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 ...

Mar 9th, 2010
Explosion at International Paper Mill
CULLEN, LA (KSLA) – Five fire departments had to respond to an explosion at the International ...

Mar 9th, 2010
Fire shuts refinery unit, releases sulfur dioxide
Motiva shut down a unit at its Port Arthur plant after a fire early Tuesday, ...

Mar 9th, 2010
Industrial accident hospitalizes Claymont man
By Frank Gerace Wilmington police are investigating an industrial accident Monday morning that left a ...

Mar 8th, 2010
US Refinery Status: Minor Fire Hits ExxonMobil's Beaumont Plant
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The following table lists unplanned and planned production outages at U.S. ...

Mar 5th, 2010
Fire At East Houston Chemical Plant
Astec Super Six Pack Caught Fire Thursday... ...

Mar 5th, 2010
No one injured after oil well explosion
No one was injured Thursday from an explosion at an oil well site in eastern ...

Mar 3rd, 2010
2 employees killed in New Mexico oil refinery fire
The Associated Press ARTESIA, N.M. (AP) - Authorities say two employees at an oil ...

Mar 3rd, 2010
Company to shutter NC Slim Jim factory damaged in fatal explosion last year, move work to Ohio
GARNER, N.C. (AP) — ConAgra Foods Inc. plans to close a Slim Jim production facility ...

Mar 3rd, 2010
Gas Explosion Rocks Western Edge Of Loop
At Least 2 Peoples Gas Employees... ...

Mar 1st, 2010
Acid spill causes minor burns to woman's arms
A 36-year-old woman suffered minor burns on her arms Monday morning when a small acid ...

Feb 27th, 2010
Gas leak sickens many at Indiana high school
CEDAR LAKE, Ind. (STMW) -- A natural gas leak that smelled like "car exhaust" sent 47 ...

Feb 26th, 2010
Chemical cloud prompts evacuation, 4 hospitalized
Crane at center probably punctured chlorine tank, says Cal Fire... ...

Feb 25th, 2010
Flash fire ignites hazmat response at Stanford
Building evacuated, streets closed during hazardous-materials investigation following a flash chemical... ...

Feb 25th, 2010
Chemical Explosion at Indio Recycling Center
CalFire has confirmed to KPSP Local 2 that a tractor crashed into a container at an ...

Feb 25th, 2010
Industrial building damaged by fire
Paint fumes may have led to a fire that damaged an industrial building Thursday morning, ...

Feb 25th, 2010
Blaze damages TVA coal unit
By Flessner, Dave By Dave Flessner dflessner@timesfreepress.com A fire Wednesday at the Shawnee ...

Feb 25th, 2010
Ammonia leak forces business to evacuate
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - A Sioux City business had to be evacuated following an ...

Feb 24th, 2010
Chemical reaction blamed for fire at factory
LITTLE ROCK A chemical reaction in a machine used to make bladders for tires caused ...

Feb 24th, 2010
Breaking News: School Evacuated For Gas Odor
Eagle Students To Go To Warner... ...

Feb 24th, 2010
No one hurt in fire at geothermal plant
FALLON — A fire erupted at about 10:25 a.m. on Monday at the Magma Energy's Amor ...