USB sticks and security issues

In 2012, two power plants in the USA were affected by malware attacks, brought in by USB sticks. Read the article in this link.
Have you banned USB sticks in your plant?
 
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OSHA announces new requirements

2014 - 09/11/2014 - OSHA announces new requirements for reporting severe injuries and updates list of industries exempt from record-keeping requirements



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Refinery disaster report

Venezuelan Report: Refinery Disaster Caused by Intentional Manipulation of Gas Pump Bolts - courtesy of venezuelanalysis.com


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Risk Management: Learn More from Near-Misses | Chemical Processing

Risk Management: Learn More from Near-Misses | Chemical Processing



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Snake in the control room

 In 1984, when I was shift in charge in an ammonia plant, the control room was ordinary building with three aluminium doors. Two doors were in front of the building and one at the back. The door at the back was near to a locker room. One day as an operator was changing his dress, he spotted a snake in the room. Immediately he raised an alarm (Basically he screamed his lungs out!!) and we managed to isolate the snake inside the room till help came and the snake was taken out. Imagine the plight if the snake had entered the main control room which was just a few feet away. Are you prepared for "snakes" in your control room? By this I mean are you ready with a plan in case the control room becomes uninhabitable due to some emergency? The emergency could be a fire, toxic gas ingress or anything else. Don't think it will not happen. Instead, be prepared.


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DuPont Chemical leak kills 4 in Texas

 http://guardianlv.com/2014/11/dupont-chemical-leak-kills-four-in-texas/


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Planning for mock drills

Mayday! Mayday! The distress calls from Mukesh Ambani's plane that shook ATC - Times of India

The above article from Times of India shows how preparation for mock drills could cause an incident.
  
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News article from BBC

 Thanks to Sanjeevi for sending this news article from BBC http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29997074


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El Al crew briefly 'lost control' of plane in August incident, investigation shows - National Israel News | Haaretz

El Al crew briefly 'lost control' of plane in August incident, investigation shows - National Israel News | Haaretz

The incident highlights the need for a human being to take control during emergencies. Automation will not solve all problems.

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Fire in turbine in power plant

A leak in an oil pipeline of a steam turbine has caused a fire which has stopped power production in a Chennai power plant. Though no persons were injured, it highlights the dangers of lube oil leaks.
Read an article on Controlling the risks of lubrication oil fires - from Machinery Lubrication.

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Firefighter killed in ammonia leak in Israel

On 6.11.14, according to news reports, a firefighter was killed and hundreds of people living around an industrial area in Israel were asked to take shelter in their homes after an ammonia leak from a pressurised 60 MT ammonia  vessel. As per news reports, an initial investigation found that maintenance workers at the factory accidentally hit a pipe from the vessel, causing a crack to develop.The firefighter who died was responding to the emergency and trying to locate the leak when he became separated from his team due to the heavy cloud of ammonia vapors, and eventually ran out of air.

He was found unconscious shortly before midnight, but despite the efforts of medical teams, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Similar flight numbers spark scare - Times of India

 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Similar-flight-numbers-spark-scare/articleshow/45053195.cms

See the human factors in the above article.

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