January/February 2010 Inspectioneering Journal Article Index

Board Votes to Initiate Investigation on Accidents at DuPont Chemical Facility in Belle, West Virginia Braided Hose Rupture

January/February 2010 Inspectioneering Journal

Washington, DC, January 25, 2010 - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today voted to initiate an investigation of recent accidents at the DuPont chemical complex in Belle, West Virginia, following a release of highly toxic phosgene on Saturday...

CSB Issues Urgent Recommendations to CITGO - Finds Inadequate Hydrogen Fluoride Water Mitigation System during Corpus Christi Refinery HF Alky Unit Fire

January/February 2010 Inspectioneering Journal

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) issued urgent safety recommendations calling on CITGO to immediately improve its emergency water mitigation system in the event of another release of potentially deadly hydrogen fluoride (HF) vapor, as occurred...

Management Leadership and Support for PEI
January/February 2010 Inspectioneering Journal
Like all of the other 10 MSs in our filing cabinet, this MS on Management Leadership and Support of PEI (shown in Figure 2 below) is vital to success and linked inextricably to all the other PEI MSs.
Authors: John Reynolds

Recent Technological Advances in Ultrasonic-Based Intelligent Pig Technology for Fired Heater Coils
January/February 2010 Inspectioneering Journal
For years refinery and chemical plant operators have utilized ultrasonic-based intelligent pig technology to inspect coils in convection and radiant sections of fired heaters. This proven technology provides accurate inspection data which allows...
Authors: Richard D. Roberts