Safety Rules Limited for Small Fertilizer Plants | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
▻http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Safety-Rules-Limited-for-Small-Fertilizer-Plants-203932121.html
There were no sprinklers. No firewalls. No water deluge systems. Safety inspections were rare at the fertilizer company in West, Texas, that exploded and killed at least 14 people this week.
This is not unusual.
Ou vu par le Huff’
West Fertilizer Co. Failed To Disclose It Had Unsafe Stores Of Explosive Substance | ▻http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/20/west-fertilizer-company_n_3121110.html
Fertilizer plants and depots must report to the DHS when they hold 400 lb (180 kg) or more of the substance. Filings this year with the Texas Department of State Health Services, which weren’t shared with DHS, show the plant had 270 tons of it on hand last year.
soit, tout de même 1350 fois la dose nécessitant une déclaration au DHS ( Department of Home Security )
“It seems this manufacturer was willfully off the grid,” Rep. Bennie Thompson, (D-MS), ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said in a statement. “This facility was known to have chemicals well above the threshold amount to be regulated under the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act (CFATS), yet we understand that DHS did not even know the plant existed until it blew up.”
En même temps, c’est vrai qu’il n’y a jamais eu de problèmes avec le nitrate d’ammonium au Texas… ▻http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catastrophe_de_Texas_City
▻http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TworcINhDhQ
in memoriam Antoine Bazin, lieutenant sur le Grandcamp
