Literature Article: Properties of 4-Methylcyclohexene 1. Flash point: 154F 2. OSHA recommended personnel exposure level (PEL): 50 ppm (235 mg/cu m) 3. DOT classification: GUIDE 129: FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS (POLAR/WATER-MISCIBLE/NOXIOUS)/ Fire or Explosion: HIGHLY FLAMMABLE: Will be easily ignited by heat‚ sparks or flames. Vapors may form explosive mixtures with air. Vapors may travel to source of ignition and flash back. Most vapors are heavier than air. They will spread along ground and collect
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negligence in industrial safety. Since 2003‚ PDVSA has been plagued by 79 accidents which include 6 explosions and 7 fires within the refinery complex. Despite these incidents‚ no major safety measures were undertaken by the company. This makes the safety standards of PDVSA questionable. As a result‚ the negligence of safety protocols by the PDVSA is the root cause of the Amuay refinery explosion. Lack of Maintenance In PDVSA’s 2011 report‚ it was found that seven out of the nine major maintenance
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causing the water levels to go down to top of fuel and the core damage then begins which damages the reactor pressure vessel and then the fire pumps with fresh water leading to a hydrogen explosion (Fukushima Accident‚ 2016). The spent fuel storage pools survived the earthquake‚ tsunami and hydrogen explosions without any
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ING 102 MIDTERM RESEARCH MATERIAL** Wed a.m. Turkish government investigating shipyard deaths‚ AP Worldstream‚ August 12‚ 2008 C. ONUR ANT Turkey’s government launched two investigations on into the latest of several fatal accidents at the country’s leading shipyard‚ where about two dozen workers have died in the past year. The government already had recommended better training and stricter safety measures to end workrelated deaths at the booming Tuzla shipyard on Istanbul’s eastern tip. But on
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View on the Meth Epidemic The Frontline documentary‚” The Meth Epidemic”‚ is a very educational video on the drug‚ methamphetamine. The video discusses the impact of the drug on individuals and their families‚ as well as the communities they live in. Meth has been shown to be a difficult drug to control. The history of the drug and many different attempts by the Drug Enforcement Agency to control the battle against the drug are also mentioned. In the video‚ meth is described as being the most
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artillery shells owes their origin to this. Ancient necromancers searching for the elixir of everlasting life on behalf of the Emperor discovered that mixtures of certain fuels and ores could‚ if mixed in the right proportions and heated‚ produce an explosion. This led in time to the discovery of gunpowder. In 1044 Zeng Gongliang wrote “The Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques”‚ and in this text he recorded three formulae for gunpowder. Each was based on saltpetre (potassium nitrate)‚
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directly mentioning a nuclear weapon‚ makes reference to it on multiple occasions. The five spots of paint coincide with the effect a massive explosion has on people‚ they are literally vaporised against a wall. This horrific sight was witnessed during the Pearl Harbor Japanese attacks in 1945. The dog covered in sores also makes reference to a nuclear explosion as sores are a common side effect of radiation sickness. The automated house requests Mrs McClellan to state which poem she would like to be
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have never seen one in the day before.” Although many are still unsure about what was witnessed‚ there is speculation that the fireball may have been a meteor or even a burning balloon‚ according to Yahoo News. Some citizens did report hearing explosions‚ prompting a rescue
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1. WHAT IS A BLACK SWAN EVENT? It is clear that risk management is a highly important element in management today as it identifies and assesses risks and then applies resources to minimize (or maximize) and monitor the probability and impact of unfortunate events (or opportunities). This way‚ companies are able to cope with a lot of risky situations by predicting them and by setting aside the right resources to handle them. However not all risks and events can be predicted and these can have a
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Case Study: BP Texas Refinery Introduction According to Lewicki‚ Saunders & Minton (2003)‚ adopting an unethical approach to negotiation in business can have serious consequences. A recent explosion at the British Petroleum (BP) Texas refinery on 24 March‚ 2005 reiterated this and demonstrated the effect of an unethical approach to negotiation with the death of 15 contract workers. Ethical behaviour refers to the standards of conduct such as honesty‚ fairness‚ responsibility and trust. (Lewicki
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