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1355 Chemical Safety Board Accident Reports (DVD)
This video was prepared by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board. It provides detailed reports on a variety of chemical accidents. Each report examines the details of the event, the cause(s) of the accident, and suggests ways to avoid future accidents. The explanations are clear and easy to understand, using computer generated graphics to dramatize each event.
The accidents and other topics included in this video include:
- Uncontrolled chemical reactions (20 min.)
- Wastewater plant explosion, Daytona Beach, FL (8 min.)
- Explosion, Formosa Plastics, Illiopolis, IL (11 min.)
- Nitrogen asphyxiation, Valero Refinery, Delaware City, DE (12 min.)
- Fire and explosions, Formosa Plastics, Point Comfort, TX (9 min.)
- Propylene cylinder fire, Praxair, St. Louis, MO (8 min.)
- Ethylene oxide exposion, Sterigenics, Ontario, CA (9 min.)
- Acetylene explosion at ASCO, Perth Amboy, NJ (7 min.)
- Explosion at BP Refinery, Texas City, TX (6 min.)
- Preventing harm from Sodium Hydrosulfide (7 min.)
- Hazards of combustible dust, public hearing excerpts (18 min.)
6-20 min. | U.S. Chemical Safety Board |