This week we are delivering BS EN 1591-4:2013 Joint Integrity training at Hemel Hempstead – the heart of the 2005 Buncefield oil storage explosion, in which 40 people were injured and 250,000 litres of petrol spilled less than 30 miles from central London.
Buncefield was Europe\’s largest peacetime fire. While no one was killed, 240 people were admitted to accident and emergency departments and 2,000 homes were evacuated. The sound of the explosion was heard on the Continent and a huge plume of black smoke settled over southern England.
Although these incidents are a rare occurrence, it\’s a sobering reminder that although they are not process units, bulk storage terminals are equally as important in terms of regulatory compliance, industry guidelines and best practice – particularly process safety and ensuring that all relevant personnel possess the desired underpinning knowledge and competency to break containment and re-make bolted joints to a recognised standard.
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