Published: 11 January, 2011
Floating production storage and offloading units and other offshore assets require critical firewater to be readily available at a moment's notice - but how to endure fire systems and piping are not adversely affected by the challenging environments they are expected to work in? Jose Sanchez de Muniain looks at the latest in fire water protection solutions as well as more established systems.
The Passive Fire Protection Federation (PFPF) supports the project that aims to study structural safety in high rise buildings.
Networking solution ideal for control panels in sites spanning over three km.
“Hot work: hidden hazards” shows danger of inadequate gas monitoring safety.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board says its investigation into the April 20, 2010 Macondo well blowout, explosion and fire in the Gulf of Mexico is progressing, with two interim reports with findings and recommendations to be released this year.
CSB report finds company overlooked hazards; recommendation calls on company to monitor flammable vapor inside storage tanks during hot work
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