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Loss of electrical utility: a short circuit to an accident!

Today’s industrial world is dependent on electrical power, which is essential to business operations. Loss of this utility can lead to significant operating losses, as well as hazardous phenomena such as fires or the release of hazardous or polluting substances.…
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Feedback on the November 2023 storms

The year 2023 was marked in mainland France by a series of disruptions at the end of the year, generating episodes of strong winds and intense rainfall, leading to repeated flooding. The consequences were visible on industrial facilities, with a…
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Accidents in the methanisation sector

At the crossroads of waste treatment and energy production, methanisation is a process that can be found in agricultural installations as well as in wastewater treatment plants, in agri-food industries or in units treating bio-waste. Accidents and incidents in this[...]
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Oils and fats: handle with care!

Accidents involving oils, whether of animal, plant or mineral origin, are not limited to places where they are produced or processed. Oils are to be found everywhere in industrial facilities, and also in our daily lives. They have many and[...]
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Accidents involving fires at surface treatment facilities

Different physical and chemical treatments are used in industry to improve the qualities of certain metal parts, including their strength and appearance. These techniques mean a less noble material can be used by improving its properties locally. Over the past…
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Biomass boiler wood silos

Wood, a noble and precious raw material, deserves attention at all levels of its life cycle : silviculture, transformation, storage, energy production… because, the fires to which it is frequently the object divert it from its final use. The current…
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Accidents at crop-growing and livestock-rearing businesses

For many years, the farming sector has accounted for nearly 10% of accidents at French classified facilities for environmental protection recorded by BARPI in its ARIA database. From 2009 to 2021, this synthesis covers 1,259 events at crop-growing and livestock-rearing[...]
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Facing the recurrence : bet on the feedback !

The observation of a recurrence of certain events is too often realized. The case of fire-explosions of tanks equipped with heating devices illustrating this problem shows that it is important when faced with a given type of event to know…
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Non-Hazardous Waste Storage Facilities and High Temperatures

Summer is on its way with its seasonal heat waves. These increase the risk of fires in classified facilities, and particularly Non-Hazardous Waste Storage Facilities. This flash highlights the lessons to be learned from feedback in this sector of activity,[...]
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