Environment & Safety
HP Viewpoint: Methanol: The other transportation fuel
In the US Congress, the Open Fuel Standard Act was introduced to direct automakers to have half of all new cars by the 2017 model year capable of operating on something other than gasoline, with model..
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US senator suggests lifting ban on oil exports    The Trans-Alaskan pipeline terminus in Valdez, Alaska. Photo courtesy of The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Senator Lisa Murk..
Investigators: Deficient refinery safety culture to blame in recent blasts
The US report cites a lax safety culture, weak industry standards for safeguarding equipment, and a regulatory system that often emphasizes activities over outcomes.
US energy groups spar over 2014 biofuel mandate
Several leading US trade groups representing the petroleum and biofuels sectors are at odds this week as the EPA prepares to finalize the nation's renewable fuels mandates for 2014.
OSHA to recognize Veolia safety program at Valero refinery in Houston
Veolia's site-based team at the Valero Houston refinery facility provides vacuum and hydro-blasting services. The company has worked on-site at the Houston refinery since 2009.
US safety board to investigate chemical spill into West Virginia river
According to local authorities the leak originated from a storage tank at Freedom Industries. The leak of unknown quantity has left thousands of West Virginia residents without clean drinking water.
Siemens to supply wastewater treatment systems for Sinopec refinery
Siemens has received an order from Sinopec Jiujiang Petrochemical Co. for the supply of a refinery wastewater treatment system that includes PACT biological treatment, Wet Air Regeneration and a Hydro-Clear filter system, and a Zimpro wet air oxidation (WAO) system for spent caustic treatment.
Reliable gauges improve safety and reliability
Caustic. Flammable. Corrosive. When these adjectives describe the agents that you work with every day, keeping them contained safely is of paramount concern. But what would you say if you knew that th..
HP Automation Strategies: ISA108 Intelligent Device Management focuses on work processes
Over the last decade, field instrumentation and analytical chemistry device suppliers have made tremendous progress incorporating value-added functionality into intelligent devices. This includes enha..
HP News: Process safety pioneer passes away
   Trevor Kletz was a giant   in the field of process safety.  One of the founders and leaders of process safety in thought and practice, Professor Trevor Kletz, died on ..
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