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February 02, 2023Sun Tzu wrote in “The Art of War” that “in the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” The manufacturing world and the electrical industry are currently in such a position because of the “silver tsunami” – the coming wave of retirements among older workers – and a severe lack of younger workers entering the field to fill the void. However, they’re also on the possible precipice of an exciting new chapter.
The chaos for employers – and the industry itself – is a skills gap that has existed for years, yet the current situation can aptly be described as growing meteorically. There’s a great loss of institutional knowledge when the employment funnel doesn’t refill to a level high enough for it to be passed on and adopted. Numerous industry and human resources studies estimate that 10,000 baby boomers are leaving the workforce each day. According to “Bridge the Gap,” a white -
February 02, 2023An investigation into the 2018 fire that injured 23 workers at the Kuraray America chemical plant in Texas was caused by 17 safety issues, including multiple process safety failures, according to the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB).
The CSB report offers a dozen recommendations on how the company can prevent a similar incident from occurring.
2,300 pounds of ethylene released in 3 minutes
On May 19, 2018, a chemical reactor system startup that occurred following a scheduled maintenance shutdown caused high pressure conditions inside the reactor.
The high pressure activated the reactor’s emergency pressure release system, discharging flammable ethylene vapor through piping into an area where several contractors were working. More than 2,300 pounds of ethylene were released in three minutes.
Work being done by the contractors included welding, which “most likely ignited the flammable vapor,”
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