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- HSE The national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness
- JOIFF The Organisation for the Emergency Services Management
- NCEC The National Chemical Emergency Centre plays a key role in responding to chemical incidents
- NFPA The authority on fire, electrical, and building safety
- NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission : Protecting People and the Environment
- OSHCR Occupational Safety & Health Consultants Register, helping businesses find advice on managing health & safety
- Seveso II Directive The main piece of EU Legislation that deals with the control of on-shore major accident hazards
- USFA Providing national leadership to foster a solid foundation for the fire and emergency services stakeholders.
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2 presumed dead after rig fire
Nigeria — Search called off for 2 missing foreign workers off Nigeria’s coast after fire. Two foreign workers are presumed dead after an offshore rig … Continue reading
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Tagged Chevron, FODE Drilling, offshore accidents, oil rig fire, OPEC, Shell
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Sunken ship oil spill leaves endangered species at risk
Australia — An emergency plan has been activated to respond to a sunken ship that is spilling oil and phosphate off the coast of Christmas … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Maritime Safety Authority, MC Tycoon, oil spill
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Alert lifted for nuclear plant after chem spill
USA — A broken pipe leading to a chlorine bleach tank caused a chemical spill Thursday at Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island nuclear plant on the … Continue reading
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Tagged chemical spill, nuclear leaks, Prairie Island Nuclear Plant, Xcel Energy
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16 dead, 37 missing in oil rig disaster
Russia — The bodies of 16 crew from a sunken oil rig were found Monday off Russia’s far eastern Sakhalin island as searches for survivors … Continue reading
Iran steel factory blast – seven killed
Iran — Explosion follows two blasts that occurred in Iran in recent weeks at sites linked to Tehran’s nuclear program. At least seven people were … Continue reading
Fire crews battling massive transformer blaze inside an electrical substation
USA — The Phoenix Fire Department has decided to let the large transformer fire in north Phoenix burn itself out because of safety reasons, said … Continue reading
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Tagged Phoenix transformer fire, substation fire, transformer fire
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Tank explodes, catches fire at refinery
USA — A 2.5 million gallon storage tank exploded at the Alon USA Bakersfield Refinery on Rosedale Highway shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday. No one … Continue reading
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Tagged Alon Refinery, Alon USA Energy, Paramount Petroleum, refinery fire
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14 killed in chemical plant explosion
China — An explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China has killed fourteen workers. It happened at a melamine production unit in Xintai in … Continue reading
Explosions rip through chemical plant, 1 body found
One worker still missing Fire occurs at No.2 vinyl chloride monomer plant No schedule of when fire can be put out Japan — Two explosions … Continue reading
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Tagged chemical blast, chemical explosions, Tosoh Corporation Nanyo
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45 saved in rare major mine rescue
China — Forty-five miners trapped underground after a rock blast in a Chinese coal mine were brought to the surface Saturday in a rare successful … Continue reading
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Tagged china's mines, coal mine blast, coal mine explosion, coal mine rescue
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Six confirmed dead in grain factory blast as the bodies of the three missing workers are found
Adds to the three employees already confirmed dead USA — The bodies of the final three victims of a grain elevator blast that killed six … Continue reading
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Tagged Bartlett Grain Co, factory blast, grain elevator fire
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Oil rig blowout blaze to last for days
Special crew helping put out Milam County fire USA — A specialized crew out of Houston is in Milam County trying to put out an … Continue reading
One killed, 4 injured in explosion at Refinery
India — A worker was killed and four suffered severe burns when an explosion ripped through a crude oil storage tank of Phase III of … Continue reading
Explosion and fire at refinery injures 10 contract workers
Canada — A massive explosion at the Consumers’ Co-operative Refineries Limited in Regina sent eight people to hospital Thursday afternoon. In total, 10 people were … Continue reading
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Tagged CCRL, Consumers Co-operative Refineries Ltd, refinery explosion, refinery fire
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Chemical mixing sparks massive plant fire
USA — A fire sparked as workers mixed chemicals at a plant south of Dallas shot massive plumes of black smoke and bright orange flames … Continue reading
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Tagged chemical plant, Chemplex chemical facility, Magnablend, plant fire
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