An incident in DeRidder, Louisiana, on February 8, 2017, was investigated and reported by the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB). The explosion occurred in a condensate tank (mostly water but containing some organic material) which led to an unanticipated flammable...
On February 5, 2021, a water treatment plant employee in Oldsmar, Florida, noticed that the cursor was moving strangely on the control computer screen, Initially, there was no concern; the plant used remote access software to allow staff to share screens and...
The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) collected data from 105 dust explosion from 2006 through 2017. The CSB did not review all the incidents from that timeframe. The CSB data was then categorized into several broad industry types. Figure 1: CSB Dust Explosion...
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...
