A news article mentions that an unexploded German mine from World War Two was found near the BP Forties oil pipeline in the North Sea. The article also mentions that there is no immediate threat to the pipeline and the mine will be removed after a shutdown of the pipeline for a few days later in the year. The article reminded me of many chemical manufacturing companies taking over other organizations without doing a proper process safety due diligence. While financial due diligence is no doubt important,it becomes imperative that you also conduct a process safety due diligence to find out if you have any surprises in store!! The due diligence should cover the technical as well as the process safety cultural issues. Look before you leap and you can avoid an incident!
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