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Food Engineering
June 1, 2008 |
New Regs on Tap for Combustible Dust Explosions The Chemical Safety Board has criticized OSHA for not having the tools to conduct ongoing inspections for potential dust explosions in any environment other than grain.   |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
OSHA Takes Heat for Refinery Fire Congressional committee says it could have done more to prevent fatal blast. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Refinery Blast Reinforces Calls for Process Safety OSHA forms new alliance to address hazards. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2008
Adam Pitluk |
Explosion Savages Massive Sugar Mill: What Went Wrong The risk of dust explosions has been well-known since the early 1800s, but accidents continue to plague industries that generate fine particles. |
CIO
March 16, 2010
Stephanie Overby |
Supply Chain Management to the Rescue Imperial Sugar's supply chain systems helped save its reputation after a refinery disaster. |
IndustryWeek
January 11, 2012 |
Safety Agency Pushes for Combustible Dust Standard Significant accumulations of combustible iron ore powder fueled the flash fires that led to the fatalities at powdered metals plant last year. |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Process Safety Isn't Automatic One factor to consider in the safety equation is automation. Process manufacturers are beginning to utilize integrated safety and control systems to streamline data. |
Food Engineering
March 11, 2008 |
Tech Flash Volume 4, No. 3 OSHA under fire after plant explosion... Test for low concentrations of E. coli O157:H7... Consumer demand drives Tyson changes... Protecting your human assets... People, plant and industry news... etc. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2010
Gerard Torres |
Is Imperial Sugar a Sweet Commodities Play? Imperial Sugar offers exposure to sugar, if you don't mind its bitter taste. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Combustible Processes Process manufacturers put themselves and the surrounding community in danger when complacency sets in. |
Chemistry World
October 14, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
West Fertilizer plant cited for 24 'serious' safety violations The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the West Fertilizer chemical plant in Texas for 24 'serious safety violations', stemming from a fire and explosion there in April. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2010
Gerard Torres |
Imperial Letdown Imperial Sugar's quarterly earnings are less than sweet. |
IndustryWeek
January 11, 2012 |
Ergonomics a Good Fit for Safety, Cost Savings Is your company giving ergonomics, the science of fitting workplace conditions and job demands to the capabilities of the working population, the attention it deserves? |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2012
Sean Williams |
I'm Not Convinced This Company Will Survive 2012 After another dismal quarter, is this it for Imperial Sugar? |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2009
Dave Mock |
A Big Upgrade for Imperial Sugar This bullish call comes from more than just one analyst. |
IndustryWeek
April 21, 2010
Jonathan Katz |
Investigators Eye Refinery Safety BP's safety issues raise questions about how certain manufacturers approach safety management. |
Chemistry World
September 25, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Bayer CropScience pays $5.6m to settle 2008 accident charges Under the agreement, the company will enhance safeguards at its US chemical facilities. |
Chemistry World
September 2, 2009
Helen Carmichael |
Bayer bows to safety concerns One year after an explosion that led to two fatalities, Bayer CropScience is to eliminate 80 per cent of its methyl isocyanate stockpile at its Institute, West Virginia site. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2005 |
The Texas City Oil Refinery Disaster When fuel spewed from the stack of a Gulf Coast facility in March, it went looking for a spark. It found one. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2002
Jill Jusko |
Bitter Goodbye Confectionery manufacturers say U.S. government subsidies boost domestic sugar prices unfairly, making moving offshore an appealing prospect for some. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Imperial Sugar's New Clothes Funny what a big jump in the price of sugar can do for a sugar refiner. The good news/bad news here is that the market in which Imperial Sugar operates is volatile and subject to interference from government trade policy. Investors, take note. |
IndustryWeek
April 18, 2012 |
Setting the Safety Standard Is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration gearing up for a major expansion of its standards-setting power? |
Chemistry World
November 20, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
Methyl mercaptan leak kills four workers A chemical leak at a DuPont plant near La Porte, US killed four workers and hospitalized another on 15 November. The cause of the accident remains under investigation, but it involved a methyl mercaptan leak. |
Food Engineering
August 1, 2005
Kevin T. Higgins |
Protecting Life & Limb Just as production practices have been modified to deliver greater food safety, worker safety concerns are prompting food manufacturers to reexamine standard operating procedures. |
Chemistry World
February 3, 2015
Phillip Broadwith |
Fatal blast at Indian chemical plant One worker was killed and a further four injured after an explosion at a chemical manufacturing plant operated by chemicals supplier and custom synthesis firm Survival Technologies in Ankleshwar on 20 January. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2007
Jonathan Katz |
Refinery Safety Scrutinized New federal program aims to reduce refinery mishaps. |
Food Engineering
October 1, 2008 |
Don't wait for the dust to settle The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has declared that its NFPA 68 Standard on Explosion Protection by Deflagration Venting is now a "standard" rather than a "guideline." |
Chemistry World
April 25, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
US safety body says deadly West explosion 'preventable' The fire and explosion that destroyed the West Fertilizer chemical plant in Texas last April, killing 15 people and injuring more than 200, was entirely preventable and highlights a pressing need for regulatory change. |
Food Processing
April 2010
Dave Fusaro |
2010 Capital Spending Outlook: Pent-Up Demand Causes an Explosion in Projects After last year's drop in capital expenditures, budgets for the Food Processing Top 100 survey group are up 19 percent for 2010. |
Food Processing
May 2005
Mike Pehanich |
How to retrofit an aging plant Food processors looking to retrofit aging facilities to get more out of their capital budgets should heed these "rules of retro" before they bring their plants into the 21st century. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2003
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Dixie (Crystals) Dynamite Imperial Sugar is one boring company, though its return from bankruptcy has been anything but. Some tips for investors trying to understand its complicated financials. |
Food Engineering
June 1, 2008 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Tasty Baking Company has started construction of a 345,000-sq.-ft. building... Stellar has completed the United States Cold Storage facility... Louisiana Sugar Refining, LLC. broke ground for its new million-ton-per-year sugar refinery... etc. |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2006
Jonathan Katz |
Taking A Stake In Safety Instead of identifying employees as part of the problem, the safest plants make them part of the solution. |
Chemistry World
July 27, 2012
Rebecca Trager |
BP's misdirected safety focus blamed for Deepwater debacle The US Chemical Safety Board, an independent federal agency, has concluded that safety lapses by BP and others led to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in April 2010. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2010
Rich Duprey |
The Next Commodity Ready to Soar Half of the U.S. sugar supply is endangered by judge's ban on genetically modified sugar beets. |
Chemistry World
November 17, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Carbon dioxide leak at US coffee plant prompts federal probe A US federal investigation has been launched after a carbon dioxide leak at a coffee roasting and decaffeination plant in Houston, Texas, led to the death of one employee. |
Food Processing
April 2006
Dave Fusaro |
Annual Capital Spending Outlook: More ham and cheese! There are some real and widespread signs that capital spending will be up significantly in the food industry this year. |
Chemistry World
July 24, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
US regulator says DuPont's safety program 'failed' The US government agency that regulates workplace safety is proposing to fine DuPont for the second time in a matter of weeks, because of lapses in its worker safety practices. |
Food Engineering
April 4, 2006
Karen Schweizer |
Sugar coating it Automated handling system keeps sugar flowing freely for cereal processor, saving labor costs and reducing contamination risks. |
Chemistry World
September 2, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
Chemical safety board falls short The US government agency charged with investigating chemical accidents is failing to investigate even the most serious leaks and blasts, according to congressional watchdog the Government Accountability Office. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Sugar Firms Not Sweet on Cuts Companies complain, but consumers would gain if the European Union adopts cuts in sugar subsidies. |
Food Engineering
June 1, 2008 |
Keeping Sugar's Cool RT Group's new heat exchanger cooled 80 tons per hour of sugar from 110 F to 86 F using cooling water at 68 F. |
Chemistry World
November 6, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Inaction at US Chemical Safety Board criticized The independent agency charged with investigating serious industrial chemical accidents in the US, is being accused of shirking its responsibilities in the face of internal squabbles. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Sweet Deal for Imperial? An unsolicited takeover offer compels management to produce value for the sugar company's shareholders. |
