STATIC HAZARDS USING FLEXIBLE INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINERS FOR POWDER HANDLING
In the early 1990's, Dr Laurence G. Britton, a highly respected process safety engineer with Union Carbide Corp. (later Dow Corp.), conducted a study of fire and explosion incidents that occurred when FIBC were ...

DANGERS OF COMBUSTIBLE DUST EXPLOSIONS, OSHA REGULATIONS, AND ANTISTATIC FIBC
Following three fatal dust explosions in 2003 alone, the US Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) launched a wide ranging study of industrial dust explosions.  This first issue of our Electrostatic Safety ...

CHOOSING SAFE STATIC CONTROL FIBC
The second issue of our Electrostatic Safety Review outlines the development of conductive Type C FIBC and the later development of CROHMIQ, the world's first truly effective Type D FIBC fabric, which provides ...

TESTING & CERTIFYING THE SAFETY OF STATIC PROTECTIVE FIBC
The third issue in our series of Electrostatic Safety Reviews describes the rigorous testing that is demanded by national and international standards such (IEC, CENELEC, NFPA, etc.) in order to prove the safety of ...

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SAFETY STANDARDS FOR STATIC PROTECTIVE FIBC
Companies that handle combustible powders in bulk bags, or empty products from bulk bags in environments where flammable solvents may be present rely on safe antistatic FIBC to prevent fires and explosions. Proving safety ...

Sep 2nd, 2010
Oil Spill Seen In Gulf Platform Explosion
An oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded on Thursday, setting off ...

Sep 1st, 2010
Residents displaced by propane leak allowed to move back home
GILBOA, N.Y. -- The remaining residents displaced by last week's propane leak in Gilboa ...

Aug 31st, 2010
Chlorine leak contained at central Iowa General Mills plant
Officials are looking for the source of a small chlorine leak at a General Mills ...

Aug 31st, 2010
Explosion at BSU scares students, injures worker
BOISE -- It was quite the scare on the Boise State campus Monday as a ...

Aug 30th, 2010
Gas leak forces evacuations in Calhoun
Atlanta Gas Company works to repair the 2" gas line that was busted in downtown Calhoun. (...

Aug 30th, 2010
MUST SEE: Hydrogen fuel explosion caught on tape
ROCHESTER, NY (CNN) - Newly released surveillance video may help investigators figure out what caused ...

Aug 30th, 2010
Evacuation order cancelled for chemical leak
People, evacuated from their homes after a chemical in North Baton Rouge, are now allowed ...

Aug 30th, 2010
Ammonia leak reported at Georgia poultry plant
ROCKMART, Ga. -- Authorities say an ammonia leak at a West Georgia poultry plant sent 23 ...

Aug 30th, 2010
Tesoro: Hydrogen Attack Caused Anacortes Blast
Tesoro Anacortes Refinery announced Friday what investigators determined was the likely cause of an April 2 ...

Aug 30th, 2010
Blaze Erupts At Scrap Yard In Aliquippa
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. -- Firefighters spent early Monday morning battling a blaze that broke out at ...

Aug 29th, 2010
Long Island Man Burned In Garage Explosion
BY ADRIAN CARRASQUILLO A Baldwin man and his son were working in their detached garage ...

Aug 29th, 2010
BRIDGEPORT BLAZE: Fire hits abandoned ammunition plant
Click to enlarge Firefighters with Ladder 11 battle a fire at the former Remington Arms plant, ...

Aug 29th, 2010
Chemical Spill Sickens Dozens in Vegas
CNN that a chemical spill in the pool area of the MGM Grand Hotel in ...

Aug 27th, 2010
Eleven Treated At Possible SF Wharf Hazmat Site
SAN FRANCISCO -- A possible hazardous materials incident at a recycling facility at Pier 96 in ...

Aug 27th, 2010
Pinhole leak reported at Valero hydrocracker in Benicia
BENICIA -- Valero Energy Corp. this week reported yet another vapor release at its Benicia ...

Aug 27th, 2010
Explosion near Rochester airport deemed an accident
A fiery explosion that shook the Greater Rochester International Airport and was heard across the ...

Aug 25th, 2010
1 injured in gas compressor station explosion
at 4:18 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 4:18 p.m. SHONGALOO, La. - An explosion ...

Aug 25th, 2010
Rockmart poultry plant leak caused by faulty seal; More than 20 sent to hospitals
Floyd Medical Center employee Katie Hastey helps a Rome Fire fighter change into protective gear ...

Aug 24th, 2010
Fire does minor damage at S.D. ethanol plant
CHANCELLOR (AP) — A spokesman for Sioux Falls-based ethanol producer Poet says a fire at a ...

Aug 24th, 2010
At least 120 sent to hospitals by ammonia leak at Ala. plant; 4 in intensive care
THEODORE, ALA. — An ammonia leak at a coastal Alabama chicken distribution plant sent more than 120 ...

Aug 23rd, 2010
Weekend ammonia leak at Cutler packing plant sent six to hospital; repairs must be made before business can reopen
Six workers at the Wawona Packing plant in Cutler suffered what are believed to be ...

Aug 23rd, 2010
Worker injured in explosion inside Bryan tire plant
A factory worker was hurt seriously early Monday during an explosion inside a Bryan tire ...

Aug 23rd, 2010
Chemical leak sets off factory's burglar alarm
A burglar alarm at Moore Metal Finishing on Silica Avenue in Sylvania Township apparently wasn't ...

Aug 22nd, 2010
Plant Explosion in Beatrice
A plant explosion in Beatrice sent two men to the hospital Sunday morning now the ...

Aug 22nd, 2010
Portland Asphalt Factory Fire
Several Area Fire Departments On Scene Of Asphalt Factory... ...

Aug 21st, 2010
Gas leak in Niles
Several agencies across Michigan responded to a gasoline leak in Niles. It happened around 9 Saturday ...

Aug 21st, 2010
Fire at fertilizer processing facility extinguished
Firefighters extinguished a fire apparently started by spontaneous combustion overnight at the Sand Island Waste ...

Aug 21st, 2010
Update: Fire breaks out at Northeast auto body shop
Close to 20 firefighters responded to a blaze this afternoon at Armando's Body and Paint Shop ...

Aug 20th, 2010
Flowback spill occurs in west Flower Mound
A spill of flowback water occurred at a Williams Exploration drilling site in western Flower ...

Aug 20th, 2010
Texas men critically burned in gas well fire
LUBBOCK (AP) — Two men critically burned in a West Texas oil field accident didn't know ...