DEVELOPING STORIES
ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2024 AND CONFERENCE (French) – December 5th, 2024
On December 5th 2024, the CRAIM will hold its annual general assembly at Espace des Bâtisseurs in Varennes. All CRAIM members are invited to this meeting which is free of charge. Following the assembly, we will be presenting our latest edition of the Risk management...
Risks explained to kids!
Discover in our new article how the CMMI of the EST of Montreal raises awareness among citizens about technological risks and meets with students from elementary schools in the EST of Montreal through the civic education program on technological risksfor 2024. (French...
New board of directors for the CRAIM
Montréal, le 6 décembre 2023 – The Major Industrial Accidents Reduction Council (CRAIM), held its annual general meeting at the Club de Golf Métropolitain Anjou last Wednesday. This was an opportunity for the President, Mr. Dimitri Tsingakis to review the activities...
ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2023 AND CONFERENCE (French) – December 6th, 2023
On Wednesday December 6th 2023, the CRAIM will hold its annual general assembly at the Golf Metropolitain Anjou. All CRAIM members are invited to this meeting which is free of charge. Following the assembly, we will have a presentation on Ammonia (in french)...
SEMINAR – DUST RELATED RISKS
The MIARC will be presenting a seminar (French) on dust related risks. In french only. Nov. 20th 2023, Varennes More info
Info CRAIM – sheet #3
This fact sheet aims to clarify the concept of the safety perimeter used during an emergency response involving hazardous substances and that of the emergency measures planning zones established in the environmental emergency plans required by the Regulation...
FORMAtion RUE – PMU
Le CRAIM vous offre la possibilité de participer à un atelier sur le Règlement sur les urgences environnementales ainsi que sur les plans d’urgence en relation avec le RUE. Cet événement a pour objectifs de vous faire connaître les obligations auxquelles doit se...
Webinar – LARGE SCALE EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCh at dnv spadeadam
HISTORY AND CONTINUING RELEVANCE For almost half a century, the Spadeadam (UK) research and test facility has being used to improve our understanding and knowledge of major industrial incidents. On this unique site, full-scale tests can be carried out to help...
Proccess safety BEACON – JULY 2022
A plant experienced a piping leak and could not shutdown to properly repair it. Using their leak clamp procedure, they consulted the required experts and approved use of a temporary clamp for 6 months. After that time, the status of the clamp was to be reviewed,...
Proccess safety BEACON – JUNE 2022
A company decided to stop making a chemical product. One of the input materials was toxic and corrosive phosphorus trichloride (PCl3). The lines to the storage tank and the process area were cleared of PCl3 . A few years later, an operator found a leak outdoors. The...