http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 20:14:22 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 20:14:22 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=412380 ״the video includes a new four-minute 3-D computer animation depicting the first explosion – known as a “primary event” – that likely occurred inside a recently enclosed sugar conveyor, which was followed by massive secondary dust explosions that destroyed the plant’s sugar packing buildings. As CSB Chairman John Bresland noted in the video, “The accident at Imperial Sugar was the deadliest industrial dust explosion in the United States in decades. It illustrates the extremely serious nature of combustible dust hazards.” http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=335216 Safety Video on Welding Tanks in the Oilfield. Lessons learned are transferable to any hot work situations. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=231689 PBS Video  (aired June 20, 2006) on the Toxic Substances transportation and potential threats.  http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=335221 The anatomy of the disaster at the BP refinery. Management and technical problems are highlighted. Factors that are common to many sites are emphasized. Animated sequences show the factors and there effects on the accident sequence. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=501749 ״The CSB has identified over 60 fatalities since 1990 due to explosions and fires from hot work activities on tanks. Hot work is defined as “[w]ork involving burning, welding, or a similar operation that is capable of initiating fires or explosions.”1 Hot work also includes other activities with the potential to create a source of ignition such as cutting, brazing, grinding, and soldering. Workers are potentially at risk not only in the oil and gas industry, where flammables are handled regularly, but also in many other sectors within general industry, such as food production, paper, and wastewater treatment." This video addresses the problems and the actions necessary to prevent future tragedies http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=633854 ״״Hazards associated with conducting research at chemical laboratories in academic institutions. Investigation Details: Texas Tech University Chemistry Lab Explosion״ This video goes through the requirements for an effective prevention program for prevention of fires and physical hazards in University Chemical Laboratories http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=241645 This is a shortened edited version of a 29 minute Video produced by the University of Michigan and marketed by Pyramid Media.  The web version has some marketing information tastefully to the side.  Has some medically graphic images and may not be sutable for small children. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=332884 You tube video of the August 10, 2008 as taken by some amatuer videographers. Their speculation and comentrary give a running lay view of a serious disaster. cbc canada also has a photo gallery that gives great stills at http://www.cbc.ca/photogallery/canada/1464/ {cut and paste into your browser}. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=362663 A forklift towing a trailer collided with a line containing highly flammable liquid propylene, causing a release and a vapor cloud explosion. Sixteen workers were injured, the process unit was heavily damaged, and a nearby school was evacuated. Investigation StatusThe United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) issued a case study report about this incident at a news conference in Houston on July 20, 2006. This Case Study report is also lined on Merlot or is available at http://www.csb.gov/completed_investigations/docs/Formosa_TX_Case_Study_07-14-06.pdf http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=297877 "Nine hours into a fire involving 40 vertical storage tanks burning at a wholesale chemical distribution center, firefighters poured water on the tank farm for 15 minutes straight in preparation for an attack using alcohol-resistant foam."