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 ...

May 18th, 2012
Small fire breaks out at ADM plant in Illinois
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A small fire broke out at one of agribusiness giant Archer Daniel ...

May 18th, 2012
Chemical spill forces evacuation at Micron
FITCHBURG -- A small chemical spill at Micron Products Inc. forced the evacuation of workers ...

May 18th, 2012
Chemical spill at pool supply store leads to flash fire
A strong chemical odor inside the Leslie Pools store brought firefighters to air out the ...

May 17th, 2012
Two Workers Hurt in Texas Fracking Tank Site Blast
Two workers were hurt in an explosion at a hydraulic fracturing tank site in south ...

May 17th, 2012
Firefighters battle 2-alarm tanker fire in KC
KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) - Firefighters battled a two-alarm tanker fire at an asphalt construction ...

May 16th, 2012
7 treated after ammonia leak at Ore. potato plant
BOARDMAN, Ore. (AP) -- Authorities say seven people suffering from exposure to an ammonia leak ...

May 16th, 2012
Warehouse evacuated after ammonia leak
NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Officials had to respond to a dangerous chemical leak at ...

May 16th, 2012
Fire Ignites at Valero West Plant
CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) - Emergency crews were called to Valero West plant just before ...

May 16th, 2012
BASF investigates cause of isolated propylene spill
PORT ARTHUR — Officials with BASF’s Port Arthur plant are working to determine the cause ...

May 16th, 2012
2 energy workers burned in South Texas explosion
NIXON, Texas (AP) - Emergency officials say a fiery explosion at an energy company site ...

May 16th, 2012
Firefighters Respond to Explosion in Mason City
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) -- No injuries are reported in an explosion at a biodiesel ...

May 16th, 2012
Fire Injures 3 In Fairfax County
LORTON, Va. (WUSA) -- The Fairfax County Fire Department has brought a fire under control ...

May 16th, 2012
Ammonia Leak at Lamb Weston/Con Agra in Boardman
BOARDMAN, Ore. - Morrow County Sheriff's Deputies say an ammonia leak at a food processing ...

May 15th, 2012
Five-alarm fire at Doyle Manufacturing complex in Quincy
QUINCY, Ill. (WGEM) - Quincy fire crews continue to put out hot spots of a ...

May 15th, 2012
Giles County HAZMAT team working chlorine leak in Pearisburg
GILES COUNTY, VA -- HAZMAT crews are on the scene of a chlorine leak in ...

May 15th, 2012
UPDATE 1-LSB Industries shuts Arkansas plant after explosion
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May 15th, 2012
Sheriff: No One Hurt in El Dorado Plant Blast
EL DORADO - The Union County sheriff says no one was injured after an explosion ...

May 15th, 2012
Honeywell monitoring acid leak
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Honeywell chemical plant officials are investigating the cause of a ...

May 14th, 2012
Explosion in CSU chemistry lab injures student
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado State University doctoral student has been taken to ...

May 14th, 2012
Three hospitalized after business fire
Firefighters put out a fire at Fibertron trailers today around 3p.m in the 29,000 block ...

May 14th, 2012
Three taken to hospital after Portage blaze
PORTAGE — Two employees and a fire fighter were taken to the hospital after a fire ...

May 13th, 2012
Wyo. fire departments battle oil well fire
Lack of exact location of oil wells concerns emergency responders...

May 13th, 2012
Motiva Port Arthur HCU shut by fire -filing, company
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May 11th, 2012
Sawdust fire answered in seconds
A fire in the large rear workshop at the Woodwright Shop on the corner of ...

May 11th, 2012
Ammonia spill disrupts operations at brewery
An ammonia spill temporarily halted brewing at the Flying Dog Brewery early Thursday, but operations ...

May 10th, 2012
Second drilling mud spill reported in Dallas Twp.
DALLAS TWP. — The state Department of Environmental Protection is investigating a second release of drilling ...

May 10th, 2012
Ammonia leak temporarily shuts down Lebanon plant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTW) — A Lebanon distribution plant was temporarily shut down and evacuated because of ...

May 10th, 2012
Fire Sprinklers Set Off Explosion At Hot Tub Factory
Explosion Blows Out Wall, Caves In Section Of Roof...

May 10th, 2012
Drip vessel rupture caused explosion at gas plant
Pressure from a failed drip vessel started a fire which in turn caused the April 30 ...

May 10th, 2012
Ammonia leak at Lebanon food distributor prompts evacuation
An ammonia leak at a food distributor in Lebanon early Thursday morning required about 30 night ...