On July 17, 2007, explosions and fire erupted at the Barton Solvents facility in Valley Center, Kansas, north of Wichita, US. The incident led to the evacuation of thousands of residents and resulted in projectile damage off-site, as well as extensive damage to the facility.
Following is the CSB safety video that produced after the accident investigation completed on June 26, 2008 (Click here to get the detail reports).
Based on the following issues, CSB recommend the preventive measures and cautions when transferring & storage of chemical.
CSB also recommend to companies that prepare MSDSs to update the MSDSs to:
- Identify and include a warning for materials that are static accumulators and that may form ignitable vapor-air mixtures in storage tank.
- Include a statement that bonding and grounding may be insufficient to eliminate the hazard from static-accumulating flammable liquids, and provide examples of additional precautions and references to the relevant consensus guidance (e.g., NFPA 77, Recommended Practice on Static Electricity (2007), and API Recommended Practice 2003, Protection Against Ignitions Arising Out of Static, Lightning, and Stray Currents (2008)).
- Include conductivity testing data for the materials that are static accumulators and that may form ignitable vapor-air mixtures in storage tanks.
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