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Effective space safety efforts require learning from success and from failure. One way to learn is to examine investigation reports of accidents... Read more →
Design Reviews: The Hanford Double-Shell Tank Nuclear Waste Leak
On July 27, 2007, approximately 85 gallons of highly radioactive waste was spilled at the Hanford Tank Farms in Hanford, Washington. Fortunately, no... Read more →
Hazard Analysis: The BP Amoco Thermal Decomposition Incident
On March 13, 2001, three workers at the BP Amoco Polymers plant in Augusta, Georgia were killed when a partially unbolted cover blew off a... Read more →
Hazard Controls: The Lawrence Aero Commander 500B Double Engine Power Loss
On November 30, 2007, a Hicks & Lawrence Aero Commander 500B aircraft departed from Dryden, Ontario en route to Geraldton, Ontario, Canada.... Read more →
Hazard Identification: Acetylene Service Company Gas Explosion
On January 25, 2005, an explosion occurred at the Acetylene Services Company (ASCO) facility in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. ASCO... Read more →
Flawed Risk Assessment Leads to In-Flight Engine Failure
On March 25, 2009, a Bombardier DHC-8-402 operated by Japan Air Commuter Company departed from Tanegashima Airport in Tanegashima, Japan. While... Read more →