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October 2019

Special Focus: Plant Safety and Environment

Looking back at the Phillips 66 explosion in Pasadena, Texas: 30 years later

October 23, 2019 marks the 30-yr anniversary of a devastating fire and explosion that claimed the lives of 23 workers at a major chemical plant in Pasadena, Texas.

Contributing Writer: Bloch, K. P.
AIChE: Vaughen, B.K.
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somucin@yahoo.com • 10/16/19 8:17 AM
Excellent Article. It reminded me the early days of my plant. However in IPCL-India at that time also the safety practice was much superior than this. I am not in agreement that no process safety engineers were on role. IPCL was fully equipped with the safety department and running the polymer plants successfully.
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