NTSB Safety Alert Urges Pilots to ‘See and Be Seen’ in the Air

NTSB Safety Alert Urges Pilots to ‘See and Be Seen’ in the Air

The safety alert has parallels in Process Safety. I feel that with overdependence on automation and technology, plant operators also are slowly forgetting how to run a plant!


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Piping failure incident

 Read about a case study of a piping failure incident due to external corrosion in this link


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Phosphoric acid tank explosion

The late Dr Trevor Kletz had written about this incident in a safety bulletin:

'Small quantities of hydrogen are usually produced when corrosion occurs. If the hydrogen cannot escape and accumulates in the plant, an explosive mixture may be formed. This has caused some fires or explosions in surprising places. Some years ago an explosion occurred in a storage tank of phosphoric acid due to hydrogen produced by corrosion. The tank vent discharged downwards near a walkway. A welding spark ignited the escaping hydrogen and blew the roof off the tank.

The tank was modified so that the vent was in the centre of the roof and the hydrogen could escape easily".

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OSHA cites DuPont for deadly 2014 leak at La Porte facility - FOX 26 News | MyFoxHouston

OSHA cites DuPont for deadly 2014 leak at La Porte facility - FOX 26 News | MyFoxHouston



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HPCL pipeline bursts in Panjikallu - diesel leakage creates scare

HPCL pipeline bursts in Panjikallu - diesel leakage creates scare



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