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…
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…
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[...]
A peak concentration of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) exceeding 1000 ppm for several hours was detected in a wastewater lift station. 13 days later, the source was identified by the network manager. It was a fruit processing plant which was located upstream[...]
Content of newsletter Nr 17 (First semester 2022) : Flash ARIA - Fire: the first essential measures to limit losses Synthesis - Involvement of lithium-ion batteries in accidents Brochure: The contribution of emblematic accidents Accident report - Heavy human toll[...]
Though industrial disasters are not forgotten, can the same be said for their root causes and resulting regulatory changes? BARPI has taken a look back at some of these accidents and compared them to recent events with less serious consequences.[...]
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…
When the ageing of facilities is discussed, we often think of the PMII (i.e., French facility modernisation plan for classified facilities for environmental protection). The purpose of implementing this plan is to manage the integrity of production facilities in order[...]
Given they are omnipresent in our connected societies and boosted by the boom in new mobilities and power storage, demand for lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells and batteries is constantly increasing. In this study, BARPI has analysed all events involving Li-ion batteries[...]
In the event of a fire, the very first measures implemented by the operator are essential and can reduce the loss, allowing to control the disaster more quickly. This flash aims to draw the main lessons learned from the feedback…
