12 injured in explosion in Tata Steel plant - The Hindu
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November 18, 2015
November 16, 2015
Chlorine accidents
Chlorine accidents
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November 13, 2015
Learn from a Safety Guru | Chemical Processing
Learn from a Safety Guru | Chemical Processing
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November 11, 2015
Process Engineering | August Process Puzzler: Avoiding a future accident | Chemical Processing
Process Engineering | August Process Puzzler: Avoiding a future accident | Chemical Processing
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November 7, 2015
Incident due to nomalization of deviation
Operators used to routinely try to clear blockages in an asphalt line by heating the line externally with a propane torch. In this incident, this normalisation of deviation turned into an incident when it caused an explosion in the tank. Read about the incident in this link.
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November 4, 2015
Key Takeaways from National Chemical Safety Symposium | Powder/Bulk Solids
Key Takeaways from National Chemical Safety Symposium | Powder/Bulk Solids
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November 1, 2015
Virtual Reality Provides Real Benefits | Chemical Processing
Virtual Reality Provides Real Benefits | Chemical Processing
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October 29, 2015
When cranes collapse
See a video and photographs of crane accident that happened in Aug 15 in the Netherlands in this link
There are lessons to learn....
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There are lessons to learn....
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October 26, 2015
Be careful when dealing with pressurised lines
A man was killed in an accident
involving a high-pressure water line at a well site. The victim along with two other men
was trying to heat a frozen
high-pressure water line when the line ruptured. The victim was hit by a stream of high pressure water at a pressure of 3,500 to 4,500 psi.The victim died from the impact of the water.
Read another safety alert from HSE UK http://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/hydraulic-injection-injury.htm
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October 22, 2015
Sealant reinjection incident investigation
A paper presented in the Process safety congress at Dordrecht on June 4th, 2015 depicts the detailed incident investigation of the accident at a refinery in Antwerp in 2013 during sealant re injection. Read about it in this link.
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October 20, 2015
Forty-Eight Case Histories of Intriguing Machinery Problems
Forty-Eight Case Histories of Intriguing Machinery Problems - Nelson Baxter, ABM Technical Services, Mooresville, Indiana
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October 19, 2015
Readers response to post
Mr M.K.Rao, Executive Director of India Glycols responded to my post "Of Mimic panels and Video walls - back to the past?"
His reply is as follows:
"The subject Blog item is interesting and highly relevant too.
When I entered the DMT control room (IPCL, Baroda) in the year 1981, the scene was similar. The space above the pneumatic controllers had a mimic panel that depicted the complete PFD. In addition, we had a model of the entire plant on a large table in the same control room at a corner. It made learning faster and we used to have a better feel of the process. It was easier to know what was going on at a glance.
Going by the best of Past & Present, I feel a combination of
I agree with his valid suggestions and thank him for responding..
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His reply is as follows:
"The subject Blog item is interesting and highly relevant too.
When I entered the DMT control room (IPCL, Baroda) in the year 1981, the scene was similar. The space above the pneumatic controllers had a mimic panel that depicted the complete PFD. In addition, we had a model of the entire plant on a large table in the same control room at a corner. It made learning faster and we used to have a better feel of the process. It was easier to know what was going on at a glance.
Going by the best of Past & Present, I feel a combination of
- DCS work stations
- Mimic panel representing the complete/ continuous PFD like in the past (Instead of Video panels – which may appear broken)
- A model (physical) of the plant right in the control room would help"
I agree with his valid suggestions and thank him for responding..
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