At around 3.45 a.m., a spill of 2,600 litres of acetonitrile (flammable solvent) occurred during a product transfer operation in a pharmaceutical plant. When arriving at the operations room to close the bottom valve of the receiving tank and stop the[...]
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,[...]
The increase in the number of methanation facilities has also resulted in an increase in accidents from which feedback must be gathered over the last few years. As illustrated by recent accidents, incidental or accidental events can occur at all[...]
At around 15.30, the operator of a pig farm noticed that the liquid manure reception pit was overflowing. Liquid manure was running into a nearby stream, then the PENZÉ river and the KERJEAN tributary. Since early morning, in preparation for corn[...]
Analysis of the ARIA database shows a sharp increase in NaTech events in French industrial facilities between 2010 and 2019. NaTech accidents are technological events that have been triggered or exacerbated by intense natural phenomena, such as floods, high temperatures[...]
At around 11.45 p.m., a 250m³ tank of crude ethanol (flammable liquid) overflowed in a manufacturing plant for bioethanol and other products intended for human and animal consumption. The operator put in place a preventive layer of foam. A quantity of[...]
Content of newsletter Nr 14 (Second semester 2020) : Flash ARIA - Anticipate the loss of electrical utility in periods of extreme cold Flash ARIA - Hydrogen and transport: the risks should not be underestimated! Synthesis - Actuators, the last[...]
The study of accidents in the field of industrial automation, which has already addressed sensors and the processing function, continues with this third part devoted to actuators. This summary presents the causes of accidents involving actuators and makes recommendations. In[...]
Periods of cold weather are often synonymous with high electricity consumption and technical incidents. They can also cause power supply and telecommunication network outages. An imbalance between electricity supply and demand could happen this winter, generating power outages. Whatever their[...]
An explosion, followed by a fire, occurred around 4:15 p.m. on a 370 m³ tar extractor associated with a gas treatment facility in a coking plant. The extractors were actuated manually to limit the spread of fire, and the operator initiated the[...]
