Proccess safety BEACON – APRIL 2021

Proccess safety BEACON – APRIL 2021

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...
Proccess safety BEACON – March 2021

Proccess safety BEACON – March 2021

On April 12, 2004, a company in Dalton Georgia, USA was contracted to make triallyl cyanurate. A runaway reaction occurred, and flammable and toxic allyl alcohol and allyl chloride were released to the atmosphere. Some material was released through a poorly sealed...