Guest Editorial: Process plants' safety and security dilemma
On February 7, 1904, one of the worst fires in US history consumed almost 2,500 buildings in an 80-block area in Baltimore, Maryland. That conflagration raised national attention for standardizing fir..
On February 7, 1904, one of the worst fires in US history consumed almost 2,500 buildings in an 80-block area in Baltimore, Maryland. That conflagration raised national attention for standardizing fire hose connections and screw threads when mutual aid companies could not hook up to Baltimore's hydrants and equipment.
In those days, intense pride within fire companies led them to design and register their own private hose threads. At one time, there were over 100 registered, unique hose threads. This did a lot for internal pride but little for fire protection. Cooperation overtook pride and a standardized fire hose thread was adopted.
In 2006, there is another "private hose thread" menta
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