US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board investigated an accident at the Morton Specialty Chemical Company in 1998. Evaluate the board s recommendations, and break them down into three layers of recommendations. See http //www.chemsafety. gov/. 

David Heller, US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board... 

US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. Investigation Report - Hydrogen Sulfide Poisoning. US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Report No. 2002-01-I-AL, January 2003. 

The US Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigation Board Declares Sweeping Recommendations - Which May Change the Way We Do Business. 

US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. Management of change. Safety Bulletin No. 2001-04-SB, August 2001, http //www.chemsafety.gov/buUetms/2001/ moc082801.pdf... 

Investigation Report Refinery expbsion and fire, BP Texas City Report 2005-04-1 -TX US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board 2007 http //www.csb.gov/assets/document/CSBFinalReportBP.pdf... 

BP s own reports during the years immediately before the accident reported multiple safety system deficiencies, and included the following comments and statements (as detailed in the report by the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board) ... 

Investigation Report (Vol. 1 and 2 and Appendices 2A and 2B), Explosion and Fire at the Macondo Well, US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, June 2014, downloadable at http //www.csb.gov/macondo-blowout-and-explosion/ which also contains an excellent 11 minute video explaining the failure of the blow-out preventer, accessible at https //www.youtube.com/watch v=FCVCOWejlag. 

To demonstrate exactly how the interpretation and classification of the data was performed, a heat exchanger rupture followed by an ammonia release, which occurred in a Tyre Rubber Factory, will be scrutinised on Table 2. This is based on the study case publication from the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (2011). 

US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board 2011. Case Study2008-06-I-TXHeat exchanger rupture and ammonia release in Houston, Texas. Washington, DC CSB Publications. 

In 1990, the US Clean Air Act authorized the creation of an independent Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), but it did not become operational until 1998. Its role, as defined by 40 CFR Part 1600, is to solely investigate chemical incidents to determine the facts, conditions, and circumstances which led up to the event and to identify the cause, probable cause or causes so that similar chemical incidents might be prevented. Its mandate is significantly different than a regulatory enforcement body, as it does not limit the investigation to only determine if there was a violation of an enforceable requirement, but to determine the cause or the causes of an incident. An assumption stated in the overview for the CSB is that it estimated that annually there would be 330 catastrophic incidents and of these, between 10 and 15 would be major catastrophic incidents with life loss. This is an alarming prediction for the industry and clearly indicates some improvement is needed. 

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