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Investigation Report: Catastrophic Vessel Failure
ISBN: 9781500495015 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This investigation report examines a vessel explosion that occurred on April 11, 2003, at D. D. Williamson & Co., Inc., in Louisville, Kentucky. The explosion caused a massive release of aqua ammonia. Twenty-six residents were evacuated, and 1,500 people were sheltered in place. This report identifies the root and contributing causes of the incident and makes recom- mendations on overpressure protection, hazard evaluation sys- tems, layers of protection, and operating procedures and training. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is an independent Federal agency whose...
This investigation report examines a vessel explosion that occurred on April 11, 2003, at D. D. Williamson & Co., Inc., in Louisville, Kentucky. The e...
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Investigation Report: Donaldson Enterprises, Inc. Fatal Fireworks Disassembly Explosion and Fire
ISBN: 9781500495169 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On April 8, 2011, at approximately 8:50 am, an explosion and fire occurred at a magazine1 located at Waikele Self Storage in Waipahu, Hawaii, that was leased and used by Donaldson Enterprises, Inc. (DEI) for seized fireworks storage and disposal-related activities. Five DEI personnel in the magazine at the time of the incident were fatally injured. DEI is an unexploded ordnance2 (UXO) remediation company based on Oahu that employs fewer than 20 full-time workers. Pursuant to a federal seized property management contract with the Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture (TEOAF), federal...
On April 8, 2011, at approximately 8:50 am, an explosion and fire occurred at a magazine1 located at Waikele Self Storage in Waipahu, Hawaii, that was...
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Investigation Report: Chlorine Release
ISBN: 9781500495275 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On the morning of August 14, 2002, 48,000 pounds of chlorine was released over a 3-hour period during a railroad tank car unloading operation at DPC Enterprises, L.P., near Festus, Missouri. The facility repackages bulk dry liquid chlorine into 1-ton containers and 150-pound cylinders for commercial, industrial, and municipal use in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Chlorine is a toxic chemical. Concentrations as low as 10 parts per million are classified as "immediately dangerous to life or health" (NIOSH, 2003). Although the wind direction on the day of the release carried the majority of...
On the morning of August 14, 2002, 48,000 pounds of chlorine was released over a 3-hour period during a railroad tank car unloading operation at DPC E...
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Investigation Report: Chlorine Release (16 Medically Evaluated, Community Evacuated)
ISBN: 9781500495466 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On November 17, 2003, a chlorine gas release at DPC Enterprises (DPC) in Glendale, Arizona, led to the evacuation of 1.5 square miles of Glendale and Phoenix. Five residents and 11 police officers sought medical attention for symptoms of chlorine exposure and were treated and released. The DPC Enterprises facility in Glendale repackages chlorine from railcars into smaller containers. DPC captures chlorine vented from these operations in one of two caustic scrubbers that also produce household bleach for sale as a byproduct. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)...
On November 17, 2003, a chlorine gas release at DPC Enterprises (DPC) in Glendale, Arizona, led to the evacuation of 1.5 square miles of Glendale and ...
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Investigation Report: Combustible Dust Hazard Study
ISBN: 9781500495572 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Following three catastrophic dust explosions that killed 14 workers in 2003, the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) initiated a study of dust explosions in general industry and what can be done to reduce their risk. The CSB has concluded that combustible dust explosions are a serious hazard in American industry, and that existing efforts inadequately address this hazard. The CSB investigations of the 2003 incidents--West Pharmaceutical Services, CTA Acoustics, and Hayes Lemmerz International--identified a number of common causal factors, and subsequent research into...
Following three catastrophic dust explosions that killed 14 workers in 2003, the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) initiated a s...
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The United States National Climate Assessment, NCA Report Series Volume 5a: Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change: Selecting Indicators and Integratin
ISBN: 9781500495763 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The NCA Report Series summarizes regional, sectoral, and process-related workshops and discussions being held as a part of the Third National Climate Assessment (NCA) process. Three workshops focusing on monitoring changes in the physical climate system, as well as the impacts of climate change on ecosystems and socio-economic systems were completed in support of the 2013 NCA and the ongoing NCA process. The first of these workshops, on developing indicators for ecosystem responses to climate change and integrating observational networks, was organized by the Ecosystem Interagency Working...
The NCA Report Series summarizes regional, sectoral, and process-related workshops and discussions being held as a part of the Third National Climate ...
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Investigation Report: Propane Tank Explosion: (2 Deaths, 7 Injuries)
ISBN: 9781500495886 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This report explains the explosion/BLEVE that took place on April 9, 1998, at the Herrig Brothers Feather Creek Farm, located in Albert City, Iowa. Two volunteer fire fighters were killed and seven other emergency response personnel were injured. Safety issues covered in the report include protection of propane storage tanks and piping, state regulatory oversight of such installations, and fire fighter response to propane storage tank fires. Recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Herrig Brothers Feather Creek Farm, the Iowa State Fire Marshal, the Fire Service Institute of...
This report explains the explosion/BLEVE that took place on April 9, 1998, at the Herrig Brothers Feather Creek Farm, located in Albert City, Iowa. Tw...
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Investigation Report: Catastrophic Vessel Overpressurization: (4 Deaths)
ISBN: 9781500495992 / Angielski / Miękka / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This report examines the catastrophic vessel failure and fire that occurred on March 4, 1998, near Pitkin, Louisiana, at an oil and gas production facility owned by Sonat Exploration Company. Four workers were killed in the incident. The root causes of the incident are identified, and recommendations are made concerning engineering and design management systems and the development of good-practice guidelines. The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is an independent federal agency whose mission is to ensure the safety of workers and the public by preventing or minimizing the...
This report examines the catastrophic vessel failure and fire that occurred on March 4, 1998, near Pitkin, Louisiana, at an oil and gas production fac...
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Investigation Report: Explosives Manufacturing Incident: (4 Deaths, 6 Injuries)
ISBN: 9781500496074 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This report explains two explosions that took place on January 7, 1998, at an explosives manufacturing facility owned by Sierra Chemical Company, located in Mustang, Nevada. Four workers were killed and six were injured. Safety issues covered in the report include process safety management, process hazard analysis, training, language barriers, operating procedures, building siting, and employee participation. Recommendations concerning these issues were made to Sierra Chemical Company and other companies manufacturing explosives, the Institute of Makers of Explosives, the Nevada Occupational...
This report explains two explosions that took place on January 7, 1998, at an explosives manufacturing facility owned by Sierra Chemical Company, loca...
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Investigation Report: Explosion and Fire: (3 Injured, Potential Offsite Consequences)
ISBN: 9781500501990 / Angielski / Miękka / 78 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This investigation report examines an explosion and fire that occurred on October 13, 2002, at the First Chemical Corporation facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The decomposition of mononitrotoluene inside a distillation column resulted in a runaway reaction and explosion, with potentially catastrophic offsite conse- quences. This report identifies the root and contributing causes of the incident and makes recommendations on evaluating reactive hazards, applying lessons learned, layers of protection, work prac- tices, facility siting, and community notification. The U.S. Chemical Safety and...
This investigation report examines an explosion and fire that occurred on October 13, 2002, at the First Chemical Corporation facility in Pascagoula, ...
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Investigation Report: Vinyl Chloride Monomer Explosion: (5 Dead, 3 Injured, and Community Evacuated)
ISBN: 9781500502195 / Angielski / Miękka / 62 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On April 23, 2004, an explosion and fire at the Formosa Plastics Corporation, Illiopolis, Illinois, (Formosa-IL) polyvinyl chloride (PVC) manufacturing facility killed five and severely injured three workers. The explosion and fire destroyed most of the reactor facility and adjacent warehouse and ignited PVC resins stored in the warehouse. Smoke from the smoldering fire drifted over the local community, and as a precaution, local authorities ordered an evacuation of the community for two days. As of the date of this report, the facility is shut down and has not been rebuilt. Vinyl chloride...
On April 23, 2004, an explosion and fire at the Formosa Plastics Corporation, Illiopolis, Illinois, (Formosa-IL) polyvinyl chloride (PVC) manufacturin...
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Investigation Report: Hydrogen Sulfide Poisoning: (2 Dead, 8 Injured)
ISBN: 9781500502300 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This investigation report examines a hydrogen sulfide poisoning incident that occurred on January 16, 2002, at the Georgia- Pacific Naheola mill in Pennington, Alabama. Two contractors were killed, and eight were injured. County paramedics reported symp- toms of hydrogen sulfide exposure. This report identifies the root and contributing causes of the incident and makes recommendations on reactive hazard identification, hydrogen sulfide safety, and emer- gency response. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is an independent Federal agency whose mission is to ensure the...
This investigation report examines a hydrogen sulfide poisoning incident that occurred on January 16, 2002, at the Georgia- Pacific Naheola mill in Pe...
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Investigation Report: Aluminum Dust Explosion: (1 Killed, 6 Injured)
ISBN: 9781500502409 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An aluminum dust explosion and fire on October 29, 2003 at the Hayes Lemmerz International-Huntington, Inc. (Hayes) facility, Huntington, Indiana killed one employee and burned two other employees, one critically. Three other Hayes employees and one contractor received minor injuries. The facility manufactures cast aluminum alloy wheels. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) determined that the dust that exploded originated in a scrap re-melting system. The explosion completely destroyed the dust collection equipment outside the building and damaged equipment inside...
An aluminum dust explosion and fire on October 29, 2003 at the Hayes Lemmerz International-Huntington, Inc. (Hayes) facility, Huntington, Indiana kill...
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Investigation Report: Chlorine Release July 20, 2003 (7 Injured): CONTAMINATED ANTIMONY PENTACHLORIDE EXPOSURE JULY 29, 2003 (1 Killed) HYDR
ISBN: 9781500502492 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On July 20, 2003, a release of chlorine gas from the Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell) chemical plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, resulted in injuries to seven plant workers and issuance of a shelter-in- place advisory for residents within a 0.5-mile radius. On July 29, 2003, a 1-ton cylinder at the same plant released its contents to the atmosphere, fatally injuring a plant worker by exposing the worker to contaminated antimony pentachloride. On August 13, 2003, two workers at the plant were exposed to hydrogen fluoride requiring hospitalization for one of those workers. The U.S....
On July 20, 2003, a release of chlorine gas from the Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell) chemical plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, resulted in i...
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Investigation Report: Sugar Dust Explosion and Fire: (14 Killed, 36 Injured)
ISBN: 9781500502591 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On February 7, 2008, at about 7:15 p.m., a series of sugar dust explosions at the Imperial Sugar manufacturing facility in Port Wentworth, Georgia, resulted in 14 worker fatalities. Eight workers died at the scene and six others eventually succumbed to their injuries at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Georgia. Thirty six workers were treated for serious burns and injuries-some caused permanent, life altering conditions. The explosions and subsequent fires destroyed the sugar packing buildings, palletizer room, and silos, and severely damaged the bulk train car loading area and...
On February 7, 2008, at about 7:15 p.m., a series of sugar dust explosions at the Imperial Sugar manufacturing facility in Port Wentworth, Georgia, re...
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Investigation Report: Chemical Waste Mixing Incident: (36 Injured)
ISBN: 9781500502713 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This investigation report examines a chemical waste-mixing incident that occurred on April 25, 2002, at the Kaltech Industries Group, Inc., sign manufacturing facility in the Chelsea district of New York City. An explosion and fire in a confined basement workspace in a mixed-occupancy building injured several employees, members of the public, and six firefighters. This report identifies the root and contributing causes of the incident and makes recommendations on hazard communication, hazardous waste handling, and municipal oversight. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board...
This investigation report examines a chemical waste-mixing incident that occurred on April 25, 2002, at the Kaltech Industries Group, Inc., sign manuf...
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The United States National Climate Assessment NCA Report Series, Volume 3: Knowledge Management Workshop, September 20-22, 2010
ISBN: 9781500502782 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The National Climate Assessment (NCA), under the auspices of the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), convened a workshop on "Knowledge Management, Data, and Review Strategies for the National Climate Assessment" from September 20 to 22, 2010. The workshop was held at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) headquarters in Reston, Virginia. The purpose of this workshop was to begin to identify approaches and methodologies for managing the large quantities of data that will be either developed or redeployed in the context of the Assessment, as well as ways of archiving and...
The National Climate Assessment (NCA), under the auspices of the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), convened a workshop on "Knowle...
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EPA's Response to External Peer Review and Public Comments of ?Preliminary Steps Towards Integrating Climate and Land Use: the Development of Land-use
ISBN: 9781500502874 / Angielski / Miękka / 38 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. EPA Responses to Peer Reviewers' Comments based on specific questions and topics.
EPA Responses to Peer Reviewers' Comments based on specific questions and topics.
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Land-Use Scenarios: National-Scale Housing-Density Scenarios Consistent with Climate Change Storylines
ISBN: 9781500502898 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Climate and land-use change are major components of global environmental change with feedbacks between these components. The consequences of these interactions show that land use may exacerbate or alleviate climate-change effects. Based on these findings it is important to use land-use scenarios that are consistent with the specific assumptions underlying climate-change scenarios. The Integrated Climate and Land-Use Scenarios (ICLUS) project developed land-use outputs that are based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) social,...
Climate and land-use change are major components of global environmental change with feedbacks between these components. The consequences of these int...
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Investigation Report: Toxic Chemical Vapor Cloud Release: (154 Treated, Five Hospitalized for Toxic Chemical Exposure)
ISBN: 9781500502997 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This report examines a toxic chemical release. On April 12, 2004, a runaway chemical reaction during the production of triallyl cyanurate at MFG Chemical, Inc. (MFG) in Dalton, Georgia, released highly toxic and flammable allyl alcohol and toxic allyl chloride into the nearby community, forcing the evacuation of more than 200 families. One worker received chemical burns and 154 people, including 15 police and ambulance personnel, required decontamination and treatment for chemical exposure. This report makes recommendations to the companies involved in the incident, as well as the local,...
This report examines a toxic chemical release. On April 12, 2004, a runaway chemical reaction during the production of triallyl cyanurate at MFG Chemi...
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