Tank Truck Relief Valves: Accept Them As Layers of Protection?

“The ancient Greeks and Romans also held the view that acceptance is the beginning of wisdom.”  — Simon Van Booy PHA teams often face the question of whether to address tank truck loading and unloading. On the one hand, trucks in transit are under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), not the [...]

By |2025-06-20T13:01:26-05:00June 20th, 2025|PHA, Process Safety, Workplace Safety|0 Comments

Pressure Relief: Low Pressure Vessels

“Pressure comes from within and so must be mastered from within.”  — Ed Jacoby Ten years ago, on Friday morning, April 24, 2015, a catastrophic still failure at the Silver Trail Distillery in Hardin, Kentucky seriously injured two workers, one who died 17 days later from his injuries. They were about four gallons into a [...]

By |2025-04-24T09:34:49-05:00April 24th, 2025|Chemicals, Gas, Process Safety, Process Safety Management, Workplace Safety|Comments Off on Pressure Relief: Low Pressure Vessels

Improving Safety: Lessons from Blue Food

“Did you ever notice, there’s no blue food? Whenever I say that, people say, ‘Ha! What about blueberries?’ But no-o-o…blueberries are purple.”  — George Carlin My wife loves blue food. She has George Carlin to thank for that. It’s not because George Carlin’s comedy convinced my wife to love blue food. It’s because George Carlin’s [...]

By |2024-09-12T11:37:41-05:00September 12th, 2024|Process Safety, Workplace Safety|Comments Off on Improving Safety: Lessons from Blue Food
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