Winter 2017 Newsletter – BakerRisk Staff Receives Best Paper Award

BakerRisk Staff Receives Best Paper Award BakerRisk’s paper “Managing Cold Temperature and Brittle Fracture Hazards  in Pressure Vessels” authored by Nick Cherolis, David Wood and Dan Benac  was recognized as the Best Paper in Volume 16 of the Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention. The paper addresses brittle fractures of pressure vessels that can be both catastrophic…

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Winter 2017 Newsletter – PHMSA Spotlight

PHMSA Adopts New Safety Regulations for Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities On December 19, 2016, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) to regulate the safety of underground natural gas facilities throughout the United States.  PHMSA’s rule making identified twelve key items for operators…

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Winter 2017 Newsletter

Below you can find our Winter 2017 Newsletter.  If you’d like to receive these topics directly in your email inbox, click here.  If you’d like to learn more about these topics or speak with a consultant, please Contact Us. PHMSA Adopts New Safety Regulations for Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities On December 19, 2016, the U.S. Department…

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Industrial Disasters and What Was Learned from Them

The Lessons Learned from Industrial Disasters The history of human innovation through industry, while remarkable, is not without its pitfalls. Occasionally, progress is marked not by the chiming bells of success but by the thunderous booms of catastrophe. Such is the nature of industrial explosions – devastating, tragic, yet imbued with powerful lessons for the…