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ProfessorGAC

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3. I Read The TPC Preliminary Report

Reply to Dustlawyer (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 28, 2020, 12:00 PM

Jul 2020

There's no question in my mind they did not have proper Class 1 Div 1 protections in the entire vicinity of that operation.
Butadiene is highly volatile, and the bond energy creates a combustion release higher than that of gasoline vapor.
It's much heavier than air (in vapor state) and boils at 24°F.
The ignition source had to be close to the release point as the spread would be modest and slow due to density.
They had to have had electrical systems that were underclassed.

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A small fed agency focused on preventing industrial disasters is on life support,Trump wants it gone [View all] FM123 Jul 2020 OP

The CSB has been under-funded and without teeth for years. They can only make recommendations and Dustlawyer Jul 2020 #1

Thank you Dustlawyer! FM123 Jul 2020 #2

I Read The TPC Preliminary Report ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #3