- Author
- Kaszniak, M. | Holmstrom, D. | MacKenzie, C.
- Title
- Buildup to Disaster.
- Journal
- NFPA Journal, Vol. 101, No. 4, 78-85, July/August 2007
- Keywords
- disasters | fire statistics | explosions | fire investigations | building fires | fire investigators | refineries | death | injuries | fire fighting | fire fighters | statistics | petroleum | debris | industrial accidents | industrial fires
- Identifiers
- BP Texas City Refinery, Texas City, Texas explosion and fire, March 23, 2005; ignited by the backfire of an idling diesel pickup truck; CSB investigation; key technical findings; key organizational findings; BP independent safety review panel; recommendations to OSHA; Process Safety Management (PSM) standard; recommendations to industry and labor; recommendations to BP and the Texas City refinery