Proccess safety BEACON – JULY 2021
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...
Proccess safety BEACON – JUNE 2021
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...
Proccess safety BEACON – MAY 2021
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...
Industrial accidents : How to rethink community alert and crisis management
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...