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Breakdown: Process Safety In The Oil & Gas Industry

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Effective Process Safety Management is critical in the oil and gas industry.

In this piece we document the following four major incidents where process safety management failed resulting in tragedy and disaster:

  • Williams Olefins Plant Explosion and Fire
    Geismar, LA
    June 13, 2013

  • Chevron Refinery Fire
    Richmond, CA
    Aug. 6,2012
  • Macondo Blowout and Explosion
    Gulf Of Mexico
    April 20, 2010
  • Tesoro Refinery Fatal Explosion and Fire
    Anacortes, WA
    April 2010

Also inlcudes links to the full CSB reports and findings.

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