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Moure-Eraso, chair of the US Chemical Safety Board, has praised a court for ordering Transocean to supply documents as part of an investigation into the Macondo drilling facility explosion in …

Process safety focuses on preventing fires, explosions and accidental chemical releases in process facilities such as refineries and oil and gas production installations. As such, it is important that managers, …

CATCH’s resident process safety training expert, John Reynolds, took to the podium this afternoon to deliver insight at the Humber Major Hazards Group’s annual conference. John, the managing director of …

Christina Roberts, policy advisor at the Health and Safety Executive, has given guidance to industry about changes to the classification of dangerous substances under the Seveso III EU Directive. Ms …

The head of regulatory law at Shulmans LLP has said high hazard sites will have to take public opinion and concerns into account when formulating safety policies. Lyn Dario made …

The Humber Major Hazards Group’s annual conference is underway at Stallingborough-based training facility, CATCH. Seveso III, Process Safety & Continuous Improvement is the name of the event and it does …

Moure-Eraso, chair of the US Chemical Safety Board, has lauded praise on a draft report released by California’s Interagency Working Group on Refinery Safety. The findings and recommendations contained in …

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s implementation of recommended changes to make refineries, chemical factories and sugar plants safer is set to come under fire. Members of the Chemical …

A wise man once said the apple never falls far from the tree. This is most certainly the case when it comes to process safety and decision making within a …

No matter how big or small, accidents must be reported. That’s just the way it is. Even so, knowing what details to include in the report can result in a …