Environment & Safety
Upgrade the ALARP model as a holistic approach to project risk and decision management
The ALARP (as low as reasonably practicable) model was developed by the UK Health and Safety Executive to establish and justify risk acceptability limits.
TransCanada may abandon Energy East pipe facing tougher review
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) — TransCanada Corp seeks to suspend the application for its Energy East pipeline for 30 days and may abandon the project, the company said on Thursday, weeks after Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) announced a tougher review process.
EPA chief says ready to further relax fuel standards due to hurricanes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The US Environmental Protection Agency is preparing for Hurricane Irma's landfall on the US East Coast by securing vulnerable toxic waste sites and easing gasoline standards to ensure steady fuel supplies, its chief told Reuters on Thursday.
Police and EMTs sue Arkema over chemical plant fire after Harvey
HOUSTON (Reuters) — Police and emergency workers filed suit on Thursday against French chemicals company Arkema SA, claiming they were injured after it failed to take adequate steps to avoid a fire at its Crosby, Texas, plant after Hurricane Harvey.
California regulator approves funding for ClearSign refinery demonstration
SEATTLE — ClearSign Combustion Corporation, a provider of industrial combustion technologies that deliver reduction of pollutant emissions, announced unanimous approval for funding by the Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) during their Sept. 1 meeting to demonstrate ClearSign's Duplex products within the Torrance Refinery.
Trump administration, states headed for showdown over fuel rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Trump administration and major US states appear to be headed for a showdown over landmark rules aimed at doubling the fuel efficiency of vehicles sold in the United States.
ExxonMobil: Baytown restart activities continue, pipelines beginning to transport fuels
IRVING, Texas — ExxonMobil said that facility assessments and restart activities continue at its Baytown refinery, and that it has made significant progress in restarting chemical production, pipelines and other logistical infrastructure in the Houston area. The company’s fuel terminals in Houston are open and supplying gasoline and diesel to customers.
Refinery worker dies after fire at HollyFrontier Kansas refinery
NEW YORK (Reuters) — A worker has died due to injuries from a fire at HollyFrontier's El Dorado, Kansas refinery, a local hospital confirmed on Tuesday.
S.Korea's KPIC shuts naphtha cracker due to unplanned flaring
SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea’s Korea Petroleum Industries Co (KPIC) on Tuesday shut down its naphtha cracker due to an unplanned flaring incident, an industry source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
China to move chemical plants out of populous urban regions
BEIJING (Reuters) — China will relocate all chemical plants out of urban areas by 2020, the country’s cabinet said in statement on its website, following a blast from a major refinery in Dalian.
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