Technical Articles

Heater-Treater Fire Forces Evacuation of Platform

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Editor

A Safety Alert is a tool used by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) to inform the offshore oil and gas … Continue reading →

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Mitigating Strategies

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Editor

Addressees All holders of operating licenses for nuclear power reactors, except those who have permanently ceased operation and have certified that fuel has been removed … Continue reading →

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Thermal Issues Identified Loading of Spent Fuel Storage Casks

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Editor

Addresses All holders of and applicants for an independent spent fuel storage installation license under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) … Continue reading →

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ASSE Publication ‘Well Informed’

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Editor

A TECHNICAL PUBLICATION OF ASSE’S OIL AND GAS PRACTICE SPECIALTY – Vol.2 Number 3 “Well Informed” is a publication of the American Society of Safety … Continue reading →

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Confined Space Fatalities – Two Incidents involving Argon Asphyxiation !!!

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Editor

Industrial gases are used in confined spaces throughout the world, however, site accidents still happen too often, with potentially fatal consequences… Working in confined spaces … Continue reading →

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Safety Alert – 50Kg Wheeled Dry Chemical

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Editor

During routine inspections at one of our refineries in Australia it was noted that a 50kg ‘stored pressure’ extinguisher had de-pressurised. Further inspections revealed that … Continue reading →