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Huge blast at Lyon university campus in France leaves three injured

17 January 2019

Three people were injured in a large explosion at a university building in Lyon, France, on January 17. Footage of the blast shows a fireball erupting into the sky above the building where a large fire could already be seen on the roof. The building on the La Doua campus in Villeurbanne, north of Lyon city centre, is a science library....
Russian chemical factory blast injures four

17 January 2019

According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, four people were hospitalised with cuts and other injuries after a powerful explosion ripped through a chemical factory in the northwestern Russian city of Kingisepp. The blast destroyed a two-story building at the Polyplast plant in the city, 140 kilometres southwest of St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said....
Japanese engineering group shelves UK nuclear plans

17 January 2019

Hitachi has scrapped plans to build a nuclear power station in Wales, becoming the second firm in two months to abandon a major nuclear project. The £16bn Wylfa plant on Anglesey in north Wales was meant to be the next in a line of new nuclear plants behind Hinkley Point C but the Japanese conglomerate failed to reach an agreement with the UK government on financing for the project....
Australian newspaper casts doubt on safety of electrical equipment on Ichthys offshore field production facilities

14 January 2019

In an exclusive report, the Perth-based West Australian newspaper says it has seen documents that call into question the safety of electrical equipment in hazardous areas on the Ichthys Explorer semi-submersible platform and Ichthys Venturer oil production vessel now producing gas and condensate from the Ichthys field off the Kimberley coast....
State agency orders abandonment of 14 BP wells at Prudhoe Bay following December leak

14 January 2019

According to local media, the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has ordered BP to plug and abandon 14 wells which were identified as being at risk after a major incident in 2017. BP discovered one of its wells was leaking gas and a small amount of oil on December 7. The company estimates two gallons of oil were spilled in the well house....

India cement factory explosion kills one 14 January 2019

One person died and two are in critical condition following a blast on January 12 at a cement block factory on the Tuem Industrial Estate in Goa, India, with a further nine sustaining less serious injuries. According to local firefighters, the explosion started a large fire which was contained after several hours. Adjacent factories also sustained damage in the blast....

Four killed in Paris bakery explosion 14 January 2019

A powerful explosion at a bakery in the Rue de Trevise in the 9th arondissement in Paris killed four and injured dozens more on January 12. Two firefighters and a Spanish tourist died, as well as a women in a flat above the bakery. Around 55 people were injured, nine of them seriously, including several foreign tourists....

Hazardex 2019 Awards: Shortlist announced VOTING OPEN 14 January 2019

A total of 25 nominations were shortlisted across five categories for the Hazardex 2019 Awards, designed to recognise excellence in the hazardous area sector. **VOTING IS NOW OPEN** Winners will be announced at the Hazardex 2019 Conference and Exhibition Gala Awards dinner on February 27, 2019....

Hazardex & PPTex 2019 - Conference Schedule & Delegate Bookings 14 January 2019

The speakers and schedule for the Hazardex and PPTex 2019 Conference, to be held on February 27th & 28th 2019 at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Runcorn, Cheshire, UK, have now been confirmed. Time limited delegate offers are available but ending next week. This HAZLOC event is now CPD certified and recognised to issue certificate points to conference attendees....

Hazardex & PPTex 2019 exhibitors and sponsors 13 January 2019

The Hazardex & PPTex 2019 Conference & Exhibition will be held at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Runcorn, Cheshire, UK, on February 27th & 28th. The event will be sponsored by PR Electronics & Trolex with many more companies (listed below) confirmed to exhibit. Spaces are now limited, so get in touch soon if you wish to take a stand at the original and longest established specialist hazardous area operations event. Event now CPD certified.