In October 2009, a release of over 260,000 gal. (984 cubic m. m.) of gasoline from a storage tank led to a major explosion, killing 11 including both operators. The official report indicated that the operator made a mistake in the sequence of valve operations when...

Pourquoi, malgré les réglementations et obligations en place, la gestion de crise en cas d’accident industriel connaît-elle des dysfonctionnements le jour J ? Pour explorer cette question et identifier des solutions éprouvées et capitalisables, l’Icsi et AMARIS...

A recent event in Gainesville, Georgia, US, involved a significant leak of liquid nitrogen. A poultry processing plant used liquid nitrogen to quickly freeze chicken products. This freezing system had only been in operation for 4 6 weeks before the event. Six workers...