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	Flixborough disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Flixborough disaster was an explosion at a chemical plant close to Flixborough (near Scunthorpe), North Lincolnshire, on 1 June 1974.
		The bypass had been designed by engineers who were not experienced in high-pressure pipework, was inadequately tested, and was mounted on temporary scaffolding poles that allowed the pipe to twist under pressure.
		The disaster led to a widespread public outcry over industrial plant safety, and significant tightening of the UK government's regulations covering hazardous industrial processes.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/f/fl/flixborough_disaster.html (362 words)

	Flixborough — Some Additional Lessons
		The Court of Inquiry into the Flixborough Disaster decided that the defects of this plant modification, coupled with a rise in operating temperatures and pressures, was responsible.
		In adopting this approach, alternative explanations for the disaster (Fig 1) are recalled to clarify the technical issues and to emphasise the degree of probability of such phenomena occurring (again).
		The disaster occurred whilst cyclohexane was recycling at essentially working pressures and temperatures awaiting a delivery of nitrogen to supplement the stocks needed for shutdowns and emergencies.
	freespace.virgin.net /olwen.cox/pubs/Flixborough.htm (5407 words)

	Dyadem - Technical Papers
		One of the most important lessons of Flixborough, therefore, not mentioned in the official report, is the need, whenever possible, to reduce inventories of hazardous materials.
		It is not easy to reduce the inventory in the Flixborough process, or find a better process, and all new plants built since have used the same basic process.
		Ten years after Flixborough the need to reduce inventories had still not been recognized; the industry was still confident that it could keep them under control.
	www.dyadem.com /support/techpapers/flixboro.htm (1310 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - After Flixborough
		The Nypro plant operated by Royal Dutch Shell at Flixborough, near Scunthorpe, produced caprolactam, a chemical raw material further synthesised in the manufacture of nylon.
		In the original design of the plant, there was insufficient consideration of the potential for a major disaster happening instantaneously, leading to an exposed location and insufficient blast protection for the control room.
		Twenty-eight people perished as a result of the disaster, all adult males and all but one of them working at the centre of the plant at the time of the explosion.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A2728505 (2879 words)

	Flixborough and the Almost Nuclear War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Once the bypass was complete, it, alongside the rest of the reactors, where then filled with pressurised nitrogen to check for leaks, even though the standard safety test uses water.
		The blast took off slates and whole roofs in the village of Flixborough itself; all the windows were shattered, doors ripped from there hinges, walls cracked and chimney pots fell to the streets below.
		There was a full investigation into the disaster and laws have since been changed and safety standards stepped up.
	disasters.8m.com /custom2.html (898 words)

	List of disasters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A disaster is a natural or man-made event that negatively affects life, property, livelihood or industry often resulting in permanent changes to human societies, ecosystems and environment.
		Disasters manifest as hazards exacerbating vulnerable conditions and exceeding individuals' and communities' means to survive and thrive.
		Climatic disaster of 535 AD, triggered by an Indonesian volcanic eruption; grassland failures spurred migrations of Avars and others; plagues, conjectured collapse of Late Antiquity (David Keys theory, in Catastrophe: An Investigation into the Origins of the Modern World, 2000.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-disasters.htm (2845 words)

	Flixborough (Nypro UK) Explosion 1st June 1974
		At about 16:53 hours on Saturday 1 June 1974 the Nypro (UK) site at Flixborough was severely damaged by a large explosion.
		Those concerned with the design, construction and layout of the plant did not consider the potential for a major disaster happening instantaneously.
		Health and Safety Executive, ‘The Flixborough Disaster : Report of the Court of Inquiry’, HMSO, ISBN 0113610750, 1975.
	www.hse.gov.uk /comah/sragtech/caseflixboroug74.htm (409 words)

	List of disasters - Simple English Wikipedia
		Sodom and Gomorrah which were destroyed in an undetermined Biblical disaster.
		The Flixborough disaster, North Lincolnshire (June 1 1974)
		An attack with much collateral damage may be considered a disaster, such as the attack on KdF Ship Wilhelm Gustloff, 1945, the worst or perhaps second worst maritime incident in history, in terms of loss of life in a single vessel (see also note at the end of the article RMS Titanic).
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_disasters (559 words)

	Flixborough disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Flixborough disaster was an explosion at a chemical plant close to Flixborough (near Scunthorpe), North Lincolnshire, UK, on 1 June 1974.
		These shortcomings led to a widespread public outcry over industrial plant safety, and significant tightening of the UK government's regulations covering hazardous industrial processes.
		List of United Kingdom disasters by death toll
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flixborough_disaster (385 words)

	Vic takes his leave for a second time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		r Vic Marshall, an author and expert on safety, who was a technical adviser and expert witness at the Flixborough disaster inquiry, is to retire at the end of the year, after a long career with the University.
		He was technical adviser to the trade unions over the Flixborough disaster and was called as an expert witness during the ensuing inquiry.
		He has held numerous consultancies in safety and occupational health and was secretary and subsequently treasurer of Bradford and District Industrial Safety and Welfare Association.
	www.brad.ac.uk /university/newsandviews/95-11/Vic_takes_his_leave_.html (397 words)

	InTech: Plan and design the best gas detection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The cyclohexane disaster in Flixborough (1974); the Pensacola, Fla., ammonia accident (1977); the LPG accident in Mexico City (1984); the propylene catastrophe in San Carlos, Spain (1978); the ammonia release in Houston (1976); and the methyl isocyanate catastrophe in Bhopal (1984) are all painful reminders of the hazards at chemical plants.
		To prevent future incidents such as Flixborough or Bhopal, governments draft regulations aimed at ensuring the earliest possible recognition of danger, thereby allowing time for effective action.
		Gas detection systems would not have prevented any of the disasters mentioned earlier, but such systems would have sounded a warning if used properly.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3739/is_200009/ai_n8927873 (1379 words)

	AcuSafe - Incidents - Flixborough, England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		On June 1, 1974 a vapor cloud explosion destroyed the Nypro cyclohexane oxidation plant at Flixborough, England killing 28 people.
		As a result, the U.K. produced the Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazard Act (CIMAH).
		Here are some resources on the subject of this disaster.
	acusafe.com /Incidents/Flixborough1974/incident-flixborough1974.html (135 words)

	Safety and Hazard Analysis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The long road to recovery: Community responses to industrial disaster
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		the Disaster website is produced in collaboration with the BBC TWO television series
	www.svce.ac.in /~bnedu/Subjects/SAFETY/safety.htm (131 words)

	History of ChEn: Timeline
		1974: Cyclohexan vapor from ruptured makeshift bypass pipe explodes killing 28 workers in Flixborough, England, prompting legislation for risk studies in British chemical plants.
		Mid 1970's: Toxic releases including: the Kepone tragedy at Hopewell, VA; the PCB contamination of the Hudson River; and the PBB poisoning of cows in Michigan keep environment issues in the headlines.
		It was caused by an electrician who used a candle to check for air leaks below the nuclear plant's control room.
	www.pafko.com /history/h_time.html (6115 words)

	BookkooB: Disaster at Flixborough - Victor Christopher Marshall
		BookkooB: Disaster at Flixborough - Victor Christopher Marshall
		Above you will see a list of UK book stores, along with their stock and price details for Disaster at Flixborough: Case Study by Victor Christopher Marshall.
		To allow you to quickly compare prices, the stores are arranged in order of delivered price, cheapest first.
	www.bookkoob.co.uk /book/0080226086.htm (172 words)

	1974 Article, 1974 Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		May 18 - Nuclear test : Underproject Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixthnation to do so.
		June 1 - Flixborough disaster : An explosion at a chemical plant in Flixborough, UK kills 28 people.
		June 6 - A new Instrument of Government is promulgated making Sweden a parliamentary monarchy.
	www.anoca.org /february/march/1974.html (1341 words)

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