http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 10:36:58 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 10:36:58 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=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=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=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." http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=384130 A close call to a fire fighter with no gear as a fire goes into a dramatic flashover http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=562711 A CSB safety video depicting events leading to the August 28, 2008, catastrophic explosion and fire at the Bayer CropScience facility in Institute, WV, that fatally injured two workers. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=633355 Three iron dust fires in 2011 fatally injure 5 workers in Gallatin, TN.