Health and Safety

Personal safety measures need improvement in oil industry

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The personal safety of many young people in the US is being threatened by inadequate regulations regarding oil tanks, it has been suggested. Writing for the New York Times, Robbie Brown claimed str...

Canada explosion hasn t affected local pipeline

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An explosion at a refinery in Canada that killed five people and risked the personal safety of others has not affected a pipeline feeding the facility. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, which operates...

Personal safety at refineries is an issue

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A recent fire at ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge refinery in Louisiana has led to the United Steelworkers (USW) stating personal safety is an issue in the industry. The blaze, which injured one staff memb...

Human error large part of gas explosion problems

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Gas explosions at refineries can often be caused by human error, it has been suggested. Contractor Kris Hanson told KUOW that personal safety is most at risk during start-up and shutdown operations...

Preventing Sparks from Flying

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When handling combustible liquids or powders, operators are faced with an invisible, often underrated risk: electrostatic discharges, a potential source of sparks that can ignite explosive atmosphe...

Multi-Spectrum Infrared MSIR Flame Detector with Improved Design for Easy Installation

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The popular Multi-Spectrum Infrared (MSIR) FL4000H Flame Detector from General Monitors (USA) now features a new housing for easy installation that simplifies wiring and other set-up tasks. The FL...

Personal safety of Transocean staff unknown after fire

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The personal safety of a number of Transocean employees is in question after a fire occured at one of the company's semisubmersible drilling rigs in the US Gulf of Mexico. In a statement, the organ...

Transocean offers condolences to staff members families

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Transocean has offered its condolences to the families of people who are presumed dead following a fire and subsequent explosion at one of the company's semisubmersible operations. The company said...

BP launches Transocean response operation

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A large-scale response operation has been started by oil giant BP following the fire and subsequent sinking of a Transocean rig. Located in the Gulf of Mexico, the platform caught ablaze earlier th...

Digital Gas Detector with Electro-chemical Sensor

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The DGTec-ex, from Detector Oy (Finland) is a new generation of digital gas detector for explosive atmospheres (zone 0, 1 and 2). The detector is fitted with an electro-chemical sensor. It is desig...