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Styrene monomer cloud from a storage tank

Published on 06/02/23 1186 Views

Styrene Monomer (SM) polymerised exothermally in two storage tanks, evaporating SM that was released from the tank. The toxic gas cloud killed 12 and injured approximately 1000 in the area.

Ask yourself and your crew:

  • How can something like this happen here (e.g. on our site)?
  • What safety measures (i.e. procedures, controls/barriers) do we have in place to mitigate the risk?
  • How do we know the risk controls/barriers are working?
  • What improvements or changes should we make to the procedures, controls/barriers or the way we work?

Original material courtesy of the European Process Safety Centre