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CSB damns safety record.(BP Texas City)(occupational safety and health)(Brief article)
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Chemistry and Industry
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November 6, 2006
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BP has refused to be drawn on the damning report from the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) that the company had knowledge, possibly for years, of significant safety problems at its Texas City refinery and up to 34 other facilities worldwide. An explosion at Texas City in March 2005 killed 15 workers and injured 180 others.
CSB's chairman Carolyn Merritt said: 'The CSB's investigation shows that BP's global management was aware of problems with maintenance, spending and infrastructure well before March 2005. BP did respond with a variety of measures aimed at improving safety. However, the focus of many of these initiatives was on improving procedural compliance and reducing ...
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