One dead, one injured in Maersk oilfield accident in Norway
A MAERSK Drilling employee has died after falling into the sea during maintenance work on the Mae...
News - Risk & Safety
People should stay in their homes after a nuclear accident
MASS relocation of residents following a major nuclear accident is largely unnecessary, according...
Japan chemical factory blast kills one man, wounds 11
ONE man has been killed and another 11 injured in an explosion and subsequent fire at the Arakawa...
New theory could re-write Chernobyl history
RESEARCHERS in Sweden have published new analysis of the Chernobyl disaster which suggests that t...
Video: CSB releases detailed animation of Arkema incident
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a detailed animation of the events leading to the...
India power station blast kills 26, injures 80
AN explosion at the Unchahar power station in Utter Pradesh, India has killed 26 people and injur...
One missing after Louisiana rig explosion
A WORKER is missing and five have been taken to hospital in Louisiana, US, after an oil platform ...
IChemE to publish guide on natural hazard infrastructure threats
AN ENGINEER-focussed guide to help better understand the threats presented by UK natural hazards ...
ISC report sets out safety roadmap
PROCESS safety incidents are not decreasing over time, and steps must be taken to reduce the repe...
Major hydrochloric acid leak in Hull
A VAPOUR cloud formed over the Port of Hull, UK, after a leak of hydrochloric acid from a tank, a...
Two injured in Nottingham gas explosion
TWO men have been seriously injured in a gas explosion at the Colwick Industrial Estate in Nottin...
Free safety data for Hurricane Harvey relief
A PROVIDER of environment, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability software has offered free acce...
Arkema sets fire to remaining chemicals stocks at flooded site
All nine chemical containers have ignited at the flooded Arkema plant in Crosby, outside Houston,...
Safety concerns raised about Arkema Crosby
ARKEMA’S organic peroxide plant in Crosby, which has already suffered reported explosions and a s...
Chemical fire reported at Arkema Texas plant
ARKEMA has reported a chemical fire at its organic peroxide (OP) plant in Crosby, Texas, amid flo...
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