• CSB Urges Chemical Facilities to Prepare Now for Extreme Cold-Weather this Winter

    With winter and cold weather rapidly approaching, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is re-emphasizing to chemical facilities the importance of being prepared for extreme cold outdoor weather, which…

    December 10, 2024

  • Explosion at Italian Gas Refinery Leaves Two Dead, Nine Injured

    An explosion at a gas refinery near Florence, Italy, claimed the lives of at least two people and left nine others injured on Monday, according to local authorities. Four individuals remain unaccounted…

    December 9, 2024

  • Process Safety Beacon: Stored chemicals are still hazardous

    This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster where highly toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) was released from a storage tank. This event caused thousands of fatalities. None of the safeguards…

    December 5, 2024

  • Oil Spill Detected in Western Poland; Supply Remains Unaffected

    On Sunday morning, December 1, a leak was identified in the Druzhba pipeline in western Poland. According to a statement from Ewa Sochacka-Urban, spokesperson for PERN S.A., the spill occurred near Pniewy,…

    December 3, 2024

  • Second Fire at Pemex Refinery in a Week Raises Operational Alarms

    A fire broke out on Thursday 28th November morning at Pemex’s Minatitlán refinery in Veracruz, marking the second incident at a company facility within a week. Local reports indicate that onsite teams…

    November 29, 2024

  • One Dead, 20 Hospitalized After Gas Leak at Pharma Plant in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

    A gas leak at Tagoor Laboratories Private Limited, a pharmaceutical unit in Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, claimed one life and left 20 others affected. The incident occurred on November 27th when hydrogen…

    November 29, 2024

  • CSB Releases Investigation Update into September 2024 Massive Fire and Toxic Plume at Bio-Lab Facility in Georgia

    the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an investigation update into the chemical reaction and toxic gas release on September 29, 2024, at the Bio-Lab, Inc. facility in Conyers, Georgia, that…

    November 29, 2024
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        Bio Dynamic Penalized £300,000 After Explosion Severely Injures Two Workers

        An electricity production company utilizing anaerobic digestion to convert food waste into energy has been fined over £300,000 following an explosion that left two employees with severe, life-altering injuries. The incident occurred…

        November 28, 2024

      • Fire Breaks Out at Oil Refinery in Western Turkey

        A fire erupted at the TÜPRAŞ Refinery in the Aliağa district of İzmir, originating in the U-7000 unit, which contains the facility’s crude oil furnace. The blaze escalated rapidly, prompting the refinery…

        November 27, 2024

      • Oil Rig in North Sea Evacuated Following Supply Vessel Collision

        A North Sea oil rig was evacuated after a supply vessel collided with the installation. Harbour Energy reported that 52 “non-essential personnel” were removed from the Valaris 120 rig. Before the incident,…

        November 27, 2024
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