Fire/Explosion Protection

Major accidents with multiple fatalities continue to occur worldwide in the process industries, causing distress to those involved and massive costs to companies. Almost daily, facilities in the process industries face a number of specific major accident hazard scenarios depending upon the nature of the substances they handle and their processing activities. Implementing best practices for fire and explosion protection is paramount.

Articles

Deadly Lessons from BP Disasters
Remembering the human toll of Texas City and Deepwater Horizon and applying those lessons learned can prevent similar tragedies.
How They Made It Work: aeSolutions’ FGS 1300 Fire and Gas Alarm Controller
"How They Made it Work" is a column that features some of the latest technological advancements in the chemical process industry. Here, Chemical Processing asks experts from various...
6 Process Safety Pearls of Wisdom
We’ve extracted a few gems from the 2024 season of Process Safety with Trish & Traci. Listen in as we discuss recurring accidents, emergency systems and organizational learning...
Butterflies of Bhopal podcast -- lessons written in blood
Chemical engineer Ramin Abhari’s graphic novels communicate the lessons learned from major process safety incidents.

News

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biolab fire
April 8, 2025
BioLab faces citations and penalties from the U.S. Department of Labor after a hazardous chemical fire at its Conyers, Georgia facility Sept. 29, 2024. The incident led to hospitalizati...
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Feb. 11, 2025
OSHA to investigate fire and explosion at Parker Lord's Saegertown plant.
Emergency Response Plan
Nov. 20, 2024
Recent analysis questions whether more can be done to alert first responders and the community in case of emergency.
Chemical Safety Board
Oct. 25, 2024
Chemical Safety Board clears backlog, tackles eight new hazardous incident investigations.
June 21, 2024
Dow Louisiana Operations’ Glycol II plant explosion resulted in the release of over 31,000 pounds of ethylene oxide.
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May 31, 2024
The Flixborough disaster in 1974 resulted in 28 fatalities and significant damage, leading to the introduction of management of change processes, improved asset integrity practices...
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Understanding the two kinds of change, deliberate and creeping, will aid you in keeping your facility a safe place to work.
May 14, 2024
Stephen J. Wallace’s novel is set in an ethylene production facility where an explosion kills workers. Plant management, emboldened by powerful political allies, scramble to hide...