Explosion of a Vacuum Arc Remelting furnace
Accident report
- 13/07/2016
In a metallurgical plant, 2 explosions occurred at 9:30 p.m. followed by a fire in a melting furnace containing 5 t of[...]
Cooling towers: Legionnaire’s Disease still running rampant!
Flash
- 18/05/2016
The group outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease in the Lisbon suburbs in 2014 has provided a sad reminder: the propagation of[...]
Fireworks shows: Vigilance required before, during and after!
Flash
- 08/04/2016
Every year, accidents occur during the July 14 and August 15 French holiday festivities. In 2015 unfortunately, reports came in[...]
ELV and WEEE : Combating illegal treatment facilities, a challenge aimed at reducing accidental risks!
Flash
- 04/03/2016
While the fight against illegal sites in the waste sector constitutes both an environmental challenge (non-compliance with discharge standards and[...]
Accident study findings on household uses of gas
Study
- 04/03/2016
Every year in France, many deaths and injuries result from accidents involving household uses of gas. These events, which occur[...]
Analysis of pressure equipments related accidents
Study
- 26/02/2016
Pressure equipments are everywhere in our daily life: fire extinguishers, LPG tanks, compressors, oxygen bottles are just examples. The knowledge[...]
Hydrofluoric acid : the worst of all acids?
Flash
- 09/12/2015
Despite being produced 200 times less than sulphuric acid (1 M vs. 200 M tonnes/year), the ARIA database has recorded[...]
Malicious acts: Raising awareness to improve prevention
Flash
- 21/10/2015
Due to the goods and products they handle or the nuisances they create, industrial sites have long been the preferred[...]
Accident study findings on malicious acts perpetrated in industrial facilities
Study
- 21/10/2015
Beyond criminal acts targeting “Seveso” installations and having a strong media impact, the fight against "ordinary malicious acts" is a[...]
Seal boxes : not to be mistaken as a cure for ageing
Flash
- 07/08/2015
Commonly used to plug leaks on pipelines, seal boxes serve stop discharge flows without entirely shutting down production. Despite this[...]