Process Safety Progress, Vol.34, No.4, 355-359, 2015
CSB Investigation of Chevron Richmond Refinery Pipe Rupture and Fire
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) investigated a pipe rupture of a high temperature light gas oil line at the Chevron Richmond Refinery in Richmond, CA. The CSB found technical, regulatory, and Chevron organizational factors causal to the incident. This article is a summary of the technical and organizational analysis presented in the CSB final investigation report on the Chevron Richmond Refinery incident. (C) 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Keywords:incident investigation;process safety;sulfidation corrosion;organizational analysis;pipe rupture;fire;inherently safer design