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Reactive Hazards: Dangers of Uncontrolled Chemical Reactions
The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a new safety video.
The presentation features computerized simulations and descriptions of
four major accidents investigated by CSB, as well as commentary by two
chemical-process safety experts.
"Reactive Hazards: Dangers of Uncontrolled Chemical Reactions" was
released this month, simultaneously with CSB's final report on an
accident that killed 1 worker and injured 14 others in North Carolina on
January 31, 2007. The video features a computer animation of the
tragedy narrated by Lead Investigator Jim Lay. Other accidents discussed
in the video are:
The video begins with news footage of the Bhopal reactive chemical
accident of 1984, which killed thousands. |