Comments - February 2009

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12th February 2009

Lessons From Buncefield

At 7.00pm on 10 Dec, 2005, a 14-inch pipeline began pumping aviation fuel at a rate of 550m3/hr into a massive oil storage tank, at the Buncefield ...

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6th February 2009

Flour Power - The Danger of Dust Explosions

Ingredients like sugar and flour are important to the baker, but they can also be lethal. HFL Risk Services Ltd’s Chris Martin, Head of Fire ...

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Seveso III

An overview of the Seveso III Directive Background The first Seveso Directive was adopted in 1982. It was developed following a serious ...

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24th May 2013

Cleaning solution 'illegally dumped' in Florida

A chemical spilled in Florida, US has been identified as cleaning solution by officials. The substance was held in a 55-gallon drum that appeared to ...

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