New Technical Brief on Explosion, Fireball and Pool Fire Threats from Ignited Crude Oil
Anthony Kimery, Editor-in-Chief Homeland Security Today 01/21/15
In a follow-up to AristaTek’s January 2014 technical brief, Toxic Consequences of Smoke Plumes from Crude Oil Fires,
that was prepared in response to the threat of an accident involving
crude oil shipments, the company has prepared a new technical brief, Hazards Associated with Spilled Crude,
to help with planning and response to accidents involving crude oil by
consolidating several key pieces of information important to planners
and responders.
A leading provider of hazardous materials planning
and response solutions, AristaTek’s new brief to be released this week
details the consequences of vapor cloud explosions, fireballs and pool
fires for various quantities of spilled crude oil. AristaTek makes its
technical briefings available at no cost to hazmat teams, fire
departments, fire marshals, sheriffs, first responders and emergency
response officials and any other public safety and health professionals
to assist in their responsibility to protect their communities.
“We decided to do another tech brief on crude oil as
there have been several articles lately about communities having done
studies which show themselves to be largely unprepared for a disaster
involving crude oil,” Homeland Security Today was told by
AristaTek spokesman C. Scott Bunning. “Our brief provides a ‘Hazard
Table’ for explosive and burn effects of both fireballs and pool fires
for various along with other consolidated info we hope responders and
planners will find as a useful resource.”.... more here
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