IBCs and their role in significant flammable liquid and environmental events

I have probably posted more than two dozen reports and videos showing the hazards associated with Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC), almost all associated with flammable liquids.  In September 2019, a facility in Rouen, France, experienced a catastrophic event involving IBCs containing flammable liquids.  It was just a reminder of the hazards and level of risks these containers can pose to a business.   This major fire in September 2019 raised, in particular, the issue of that site’s practices of using and managing IBCs. It, therefore, prompted a look at past accidents in BARPI’s ARIA database that involve the use of IBCsThe purpose of this summary is to shed light on the risks associated with the use of IBCs. It will need to be supplemented in particular by information on the risks relating to their different fields of application, in which they meet different requirements, as well as by lessons learned from specific accidents, which certainly merit further analysis.

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