Simulates jet fire and 3 diminsional pool/spill fires. Notice 4 phases simultaneously. Liquid at -256 F, vapor, gas, burning fuel. Conact and comment on this site for LNG safety sytems and training.

The Flixborough disaster was an explosion at a chemical plant close to the village of Flixborough (near Scunthorpe), Humberside orignally Lindsey, Lincolnshire (now North Lincolnshire), England, on 1 June 1974. It killed 28 people and seriously injured 36. At 16:53 on Saturday 1 June 1974, the temporary bypass pipe (containing cyclohexane at 150°C (302°F) and 1 MPa (10 Bar)) ruptured, possibly as a...

In the early hours of Sunday 11th December 2005, a number of explosions occurred at Buncefield Oil Storage Depot, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. At least one of the initial explosions was of massive proportions and there was a large fire, which engulfed a high proportion of the site. Over 40 people were injured; fortunately there were no fatalities. Significant damage occurred to both commercial and...

UPDATED 8/25/12 – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is aware of hazardous materials (HM) incidents involving Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) occurring during the transfer of these materials from cargo tanks to storage tanks, and vice-versa. One recent event was a release of NH3 that occurred in Swansea, South Carolina, during which the hose...

 Incidents by Transportation Phase   Category of DOT Incidents Transportation Phase     Incidents     Hospitalized     Non-Hospitalized     Fatalities     Damages     IN TRANSIT 1,751 0 21 5 $21,785,584 IN TRANSIT STORAGE 245 0 0 0 $509,083 LOADING 1,359 3 13 0 $2,094,525 UNLOADING 3,374 5 35 0 $13,485,293 Grand Total 6,729 8 69...

Learn the regulation making process from initial planning to publishing in the Code of Federal Regulations.  This is an awesome tool for those who, like me, sometimes forget all the work that goes into get a new regulation passed.  This is the other side of the “story” regarding the balance of “regulation vs. free enterprise”.  Click Here to see the full size...

  Closer examination reveals the presence of supervisory switches on the backflow preventer’s outside stem and yoke (OS&Y) valves, a water pressure gauge measuring about 150 pounds per square inch (psi) (10.3 bar), a main drain assembly, and a water metering assembly on the backflow preventer. The OS&Y valves are open—as evidenced by the visible stems—and the water pressure gauge appears...

  MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety” for their support!  since 2011 since 2012 since 2012 since 2009 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical             51 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 38 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 49 (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009...

Seems like I get to be the messenger once again this month in how a change at one agency MAY impact yet again our compliance with another agency.  Last week I reminded the SAFTENG family about how a 2010 change in OR-OSHA impacted some facilities RMPs.  This week I have discovered that a change in OSHA’s HAZCOM standard (1910.1200) MAY impact our efforts to comply with EPA rules, specifically Sections...

B31 Code for pressure piping, developed by American Society of Mechanical Engineers – ASME, covers Power Piping, Fuel Gas Piping, Process Piping, Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids, Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components and Building Services Piping.    ASME B31 was earlier known as ANSI B31. B31.1 – 2001 – Power Piping...

In the world of process safety, pressure vessel safety plays a major role!  Yet many facilities do not have engineers available to them and thus some will  struggle with which code(s) apply and what must be done to maintain their pressure vessel(s) in tip top safety shape.  This is my cheat sheet that I have used for years that helped me when others were talking BPVC lingo.  It...

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 charged the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) with the responsibility for the development and evaluation of sampling and analytical methods for workplace compliance determinations.  Under that charge and by a 1974 contract, NIOSH and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration jointly undertook the evaluation of sampling...