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WATCHING GOVERNMENT: Plant safety under review

04/02/2007
More than 2 years later, shock waves from the Mar. 23, 2005, blast and fire that killed 15 people and injured 180 at BP America’s Texas City installation are increasingly being felt in plant safety. Everyone agrees that improvements are needed.The most likely results include stronger enforcement of existing rules and enactment of additional regulations. Witnesses at the US House Education and Labor Committee’s Mar. 22 hearing criticized the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for not conducting more planned process safety management (PSM) inspections at the Texas City refinery and other refineries and chemical plants. OSHA announced the same day that it is hiring mor...
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