Explosion At Brazil Chemical Factory Injures 16 An explosion in an aerosol factory on the outskirts of Sao Paulo injured at least 16 people, according to local sources. Images in local media showed towering flames and thick clouds of black…
Oil Worker Dies Following Congo Platform Fire An oil and gas worker has died after a fire occurred on the Foukanda platform, located offshore the Republic of Congo, Italian energy firm Eni said Friday. The platform was immediately evacuated and…
Road Tanker Explosion Fatalities rise to 80 - 160 Injured Some 80 people died and a further 160 were injured in an explosion and fire next to a road tanker in Tete province, in the country's remote western region near Malawi. One…
Dust Explosion At Korean Chemical Plant Kills One, Injures Four A dust explosion in a silo at the Star Chemical company plant in the city of Gumi in south eastern South Korea left one worker dead and four others injured,…
Third China Mine Explosion In A Week Brings Death Toll To 60 Seven coal miners are confirmed dead and another four still missing after a gas explosion in a mine in the central province of Hubei, Chinese authorities said on…
Massive Fire At ENI Refinery In Northern Italy A fire broke out at the Sannazzaro de' Burgondi refinery near Pavia just before 4pm local time on December 1. The refinery, owned by Italy's national oil company, ENI, is one of…
Four Citically Injured In Fire At ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge Refinery Four people were in critical condition after a fire at the ExxonMobil refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a local hospital said. The fire broke out at an alyklation unit, which…
Norway To Investigate Oil Industry Safety After Accidents Rise STAVANGER, Norway, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Norway will appoint a public commission to look into the safety of the country's offshore oil and gas industry following a recent string of accidents,…
The first JOIFF International Fire & Explosion Hazard Management Conference took place on 3rd & 4th November 2016 at the Corinthia Hotel, St Georges Bay, Malta in association with JOIFF member organisation International Safety Training College (ISTC) Malta. The Annual…
CSB Investigators Deploying to Fire at ExxonMobil Refinery in Baton Rouge, LA Washington DC, November 23, 2016 – A three person investigative team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying to the scene of an incident that injured…
