Incidents: Not in vain
25 Jul 2018It is remarkable that, after decades of warnings, HCB’s monthly Incident Log...
/ Tag: Chemical Safety Board (CSB)
Weather hazards: Power down
29 May 2018The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has called for “more robust industry...
Unloading: A bad connection
9 Jan 2018On the morning of 21 October 2016 a driver from Harcros Chemicals arrived at...
CSB: Once more with failing
21 Sep 2017The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) continues to investigate incidents in the...
Nitrous oxide: No laughing matter
24 Apr 2017A failure to have in place an effective process safety management (PSM) system...
When controls go bad
3 Nov 2016On 13 June 2013 an explosion in a reboiler at the Williams Olefins plant in...
Freedom from pollution
28 Sep 2016On the morning of 9 January 2014 an estimated 10,000 gallons of chemicals...
Same again
3 Aug 2016The Baker report on the Texas City refinery explosion in 2005, the Buncefield...
Wild West
4 Feb 2016Fifteen people were killed in West, Texas in April 2013 when a store...
Few surprises in CSB’s report on West Fertilizer explosion
27 Jan 2016The US Chemical Safety Board has issued a draft...
Almost a catastrophe
15 Jan 2016The explosion at ExxonMobil's Torrance refinery in California last...
Same again?
30 Jul 2015CSB has released its draft report into...
Get with the programs
14 Jan 2015PROCESS SAFETY Recent investigations...
CSB wants PSM improvement
4 Dec 2014The US Chemical Safety Board has identified...
CSB demands stricter regulation of refineries
12 Nov 2014The US Chemical Safety Board is recommending...
Classroom safety
7 Nov 2014The US Chemical Safety Board has released a ...
CSB alert on chemistry classes
30 Oct 2014The US Chemical Safety Board has released a ...
CSB finds lack of inspection at Freedom
20 Jul 2014The US Chemical Safety Board says it can find no...
CSB releases West findings
23 Apr 2014The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released...
Obama orders facility safety cooperation
3 Aug 2013US President Obama has issued an executive order...
A case for safety
23 Jul 2013REFINERIES Where California leads, others tend...