The long story of barges and ammonia transportation

The long story of barges and ammonia transportation:

The recent incident in which a leak in an ammonia tank headed for the Fertilizers and Chemicals campus takes memories back to the long history of the public sector company using Kochi’s backwaters to

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Safety norms thrown to winds at pharma, chemical units?

Safety norms thrown to winds at pharma, chemical units?:

“All the three versions will be clubbed and submitted to the District Collector for action,” said Joint Collector-2 D.V. Reddy, who had come to inspect the accident site at Srikar Laboratories.“Firstl

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Barge ban leaves FACT in fix

Barge ban leaves FACT in fix:

“The very existence of FACT is dependent on the continuing production of fertilizers, for which ammonia transportation by barge is absolutely essential,” it added.
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One killed, 15 injured in pharma unit blast

Thanks to Mr Satya Subrahmanyam for sending news about this incident.

One killed, 15 injured in pharma unit blast:

Immediately after the explosion, ammonia gas leaked and a woman was among the 15 affected. “Ramakrishna’s lungs were filled with the gas and he died before we could shift him to a hospital,” said DCP
From the photo in the article, it is eerily similar to a CSB case study where an ammonia exchanger exploded due to overpressurisation as its safety valve was blocked.
Read the CSB case study in this link

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Hazards when purging hydrogen gas cooled generators by OSHA

Hazards when purging hydrogen gas cooled generators

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at-least-three-feared-dead-in-chemical-factory-explosion-in-dombivali

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/at-least-three-feared-dead-in-chemical-factory-explosion-in-dombivali/article8649508.ece

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Passive fire protection for a refinery

Passive fire protection for a refinery

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Setting a new standard in alarm management

 Setting a new standard in alarm management

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Avoiding Chemical Disasters, Managing Risks: EPA Addresses Chemical Safety - The Equation

Avoiding Chemical Disasters, Managing Risks: EPA Addresses Chemical Safety - The Equation



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Explosion-on-tanker-kills-two-one-missing

http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/explosion-on-tanker-kills-two-one-missing

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Fire in chemical factory near Hyderabad

 Reports coming in of a major fire in a chemical factory near Hyderabad. Read and see video about it in this link.

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Working at height safety by OSHA

 

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