Case study on fire incident in cooling tower

 Read and share this good case study from Oil Industry Safety Directorate. The recommendations, I think speak for themselves, where the issues were.

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Sulphuric acid leak in refinery injures two

A leak from a sulphuric acid pipe in a refinery in USA  has reportedly injured two employees. It appears that workers in the refinery were "afraid" as acid leaks continued to occur frequently. Incidentally, the company has not allowed CSB investigators to pursue their investigation. Read about the incident in this link.


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Pneumatic test accident

The dangers of pneumatic testing is again highlighted by an incident where a 335 litre vessel exploded during the test, causing a worker to loose his legs. Read about the incident in this link

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Misuse of expansion bellows as pipe supports leads to accident

An incident in a pharma company in the UK where bromine sprayed a worker causing severe injuries has been attributed to the bellows used to support pipe work and also corrosion of the bolts of the bellows. Read the incident and causes in this link


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Thumb rules for mechanical seals

Mechanical seal failures cause a hazardous chemical to come out with severe consequences. A very practical rules of thumb for mechanical seals written by Mc Nally (who has 35 years of experience) can be found in this link.


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