oil refinery chemical storage

Oil Refinery Chemical Storage

Although oil refineries power America’s industrial core, hydrocarbon production centers pose a multitude of risks to employees and surrounding communities. Negligible petroleum operations can produce fires, toxic air pollution, chemical leaks, and inadvertent personnel exposure. While oil refineries are more commonly associated with the finished petroleum products, other chemical dangerous persist. Onsite benzene, toluene, sulfur…

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Natural Disaster Chemical Storage

If there is a silver lining to infer from the generational transcending destruction from Tropical Storm Helene in western North Carolina, it’s the absence of a coinciding hazardous material incident on the natural disaster bingo card for the region. Cataclysmic chemical incidents invariably follow most natural disasters. Although most storm-stricken residents immediately notice the absence…

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Battery Storage Fires Increase Nationwide

Battery storage fires are like the Energizer Bunny – once they start, they just keep going and going. Lithium-ion battery fires have become so problematically enigmatic that some communities are considering moratoriums on future battery storage construction. Towns’ energized fears of battery thermal runaway aren’t unwarranted. Firefighters evacuated hundreds of Escondido, Ca. residents last week…

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Charter School Tornado Shelters

Protecting our children should be a top priority for every community. Schools were once a sanctuary for precocious youth acquiring the necessary life skills for a successful transition from youthful dalliances to the maturity of adulthood. Unfortunately, these hallowed halls have become mired with persistent threats of violence and chaotic weather. With an uptick in…

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Niche Industry Chemical Storage

Which industries require compliant chemical storage? While oil refineries, auto manufacturing, and construction are the more common industries requiring on-site chemical storage, the list is not exhaustive. Almost every sector of the economy is affected by chemical storage. Hazardous chemicals are any substance that poses a threat to the environment or human health. Dangerous chemicals…

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Would Chemical Storage Regulations Change Under Trump?

A second Trump presidency could be disastrous for policy initiatives fighting Climate Change. Under a series of collective policies proposed in Project 2025, conservative think tanks have hinted at “systematically dismantling” the Environmental Protection Agency while more closely aligning federal regulations that favor the fossil fuel industries. While Trump has distanced himself from the conservative…

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