HPCL VISAK REFINERY FIRE INCIDENT INVESTIGATION

An investigation of the cooling tower explosion in HPCL Visak refinery by the joint chief  inspector of factories suggests that "HPCL failed to adopt safety steps"
Read the article in Times of India in this link.

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Implementing PSM - do not overdo it!

I often get RFQ's for PSM implementation some of which writes down everything under the earth!
Recently I got one that included occupational health, off the job safety, and customers and products! All these mentioned items are part of the basic necessities BEFORE PSM is implemented. So if you have a doubt in your basic safety do not implement PSM till you get your house in order!



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Explosion incident

"On May 8, 2005, a crew of three, a painter , an attendant and a supervisor were in the process of applying a paint/liner product on the interior of a rail tank car in an enclosed shop. The painter was inside the tank car and the attendant was standing on top of the railcar at the manhole. The supervisor had just stepped into his office when a loud explosion occurred. Flammable vapors had accumulated in the tank car and the shop.The attendant was blown from the top of the rail car to the floor of the shop but was basically unharmed' Read details in this link..

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Safety rating for chemical plants: A step in right direction | Business Standard

Safety rating for chemical plants: A step in right direction | Business Standard

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Accidents in the lab and process safety

 A recent fatal accident at a lab in a Chemical Plant in the UK highlights the need to understand that process safety also needs to be taken care of in the lab. Some sources are attributing the explosion was caused by the exposure of trimethylindium, a pyrophoric chemical, to the air.
Read more in this link
In another incident in 2008, a 23 year old Chemistry research student died form burn injuries during a lab experiment. A detailed explanation of the incident is given in this link. 

Personnel working in Labs and R & D's need to exercise the same caution, if not more, as they may be working with certain chemicals which may behave differently under different conditions.Process safety should start from the lab....



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