At least two killed in explosion at German chemical disposal site
AN EXPLOSION at a hazardous chemical disposal site in Germany has killed at least two people, wit...
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Fire at Thailand chemicals facility
AN EXPLOSION and fire at a chemicals facility in Bangkok has killed one person and injured more t...
US refinery shutdown serves as a lesson for process safety
“PROCESS safety is more than just life preservation, it’s about making sure that we look after th...
Explosion at Illinois lubricants facility
AN explosion occurred at a facility in Rockton, Illinois, US, on 14 June. The subsequent fire has...
Oil spill preparations underway for stricken ship off Sri Lanka
EXPERTS have begun modelling how oil might spill from a cargo ship that caught fire off the coast...
CSB releases final report on hydrogen sulfide release at Texas waterflood station
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released its final report on the 2019 hydrogen sulfide rel...
Fire at Aussie power plant set to knock out unit for 12 months
A FIRE at the Callide coal-fired power plant in Queensland, Australia has caused blackouts across...
Firefighter injured at US chemical plant explosion
ONE firefighter was injured while responding to a large fire at a chemical plant in Affton, St Lo...
Regulator stops Tepco nuclear plant restart over security issues
TEPCO has been prevented from restarting units at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata...
Wastewater leak causes concern for Florida marine life
ENVIRONMENTALISTS are concerned about the impacts on marine life after days of leakage of contami...
Fire occurs at oil refinery in Mexico
A FIRE broke out at the Lazaro Cardenas oil refinery in Minatitlan, Mexico, resulting in seven pe...
Five seriously injured in Indonesian refinery explosion
AN EXPLOSION, which occurred at 00:45 local time on 29 March at an Indonesian refinery, has serio...
Parties reach US$7.02bn settlement for fatal Brazil dam collapse
MINING giant Vale and Brazilian authorities have agreed on a global settlement of about R$37.69bn...
Brazil dam collapse victims take TÜV SÜD to court
TWO years after the fatal collapse of a Vale dam, victims have brought landmark action against TÜ...
Lebanon Prime Minister charged with negligence over Beirut explosion
AN investigating prosecutor has charged Lebanon’s acting Prime Minister Hassan Diab and three for...
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