Instrumentation and Plant Safety Case Study: Refinery Explosion

A case study of the 2005 BP refinery explosion in Texas City, TX. This video recaps the events and circumstances leading up to a catastrophic explosion. Contributing factors include inadequate level and safety instrumentation, as well as breakdowns in safety monitoring and standard operating procedures. This video, courtesy of the Chemical Safety Board (csv.gov) is an excellent educational reference and should be viewed by engineering, maintenance, and plant management personnel everywhere.

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Instrument Specialties Inc. (ISI), is a long-standing premier manufacturers' representative and distributor, providing top quality principals comprehensive market coverage with sales, service and support. Headquartered in Central Florida, sales and service activities extend throughout Florida & Georgia. ISI has been in the business of helping customers improve and implement their processes and applications for over 25 years. A professional agency with a focused, creative, and aggressive staff, ISI takes a long term relationship approach to business. We have built our reputation by representing only the highest quality products, while utilizing our experience to find the best engineered solutions, and delivering results to help our customers reach their objectives.