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BP, OSHA, API draw fire in hearing about refinery blast

04/02/2007
Questions during a US House committee hearing about the fatal 2005 refinery explosion in Texas City, Tex., hinted at toughened plant inspections and an end to voluntary industry standards.Members of the Education and Labor Committee criticized BP America Inc.’s failure to implement process safety procedures developed by the oil industry at the company’s 446,500 b/cd Texas City refinery and the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s enforcement of federal workplace safety laws. They also slapped American Petroleum Institute safety standards with which members can choose not to comply.The Mar. 23, 2005, accident, involving C5-C6 isomerization unit, killed 15 wo...
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