Process Safety Beacon Archives

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September, 2006 - Overfilling Tanks - What happened?

August, 2006 - Static electricity

July, 2006 - Do you have storage pallets that look like this?

June, 2006 - Is this valve open, or closed?

May, 2006 - Dust explosion hazards

April, 2006 - Mechanical integrity

March, 2006 - Pressure relief systems - do you see any hazards here?

February, 2006 - 2005 Beacon Review

January, 2006 - Time sensitive chemicals

December, 2005 - Startup hazards

November, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina - Emergency response and recovery

October, 2005 - Gas leak destroys plant

August, 2005 - Toxic reaction in sewer is fatal

July, 2005 - Piper Alpha Oil Platform Destroyed

June, 2005 - Too many start-stop switches

May, 2005 - Storage area completely destroyed

April, 2005 - Pressure explosion results

March, 2005 - Tower top rockets off

February, 2005 - Insulation does not prevent corrosion

January, 2005 - 2004 in review - remember the lessons learned