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Sellafield Ltd fined £332,500 for cyber security shortfalls

02 October 2024

Sellafield Limited has been fined £332,500 for cyber security shortfalls during a four-year period following a prosecution brought by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). The offences relate to Sellafield Ltd's management of the security around its information technology systems between 2019 to 2023 and its breaches of the Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003....
FREE-to-attend Hazardex safety conference comes to Southampton on 23 September!

01 October 2024

Our popular one-day hazardous area showcase, Hazardex in the Regions, is coming to Southampton on 23 October! It will include a conference programme consisting of leaders in the field of hazardous area engineering, sharing vital insights, knowledge, and experiences. The must-attend event also acts as a one-stop-shop with key vendors showing off their high hazard industry products & services in a table top Exhibition. Register your FREE places and check out the speaker line-up now!...
The October 2024 issue of Hazardex is now available!

01 October 2024

The October issue of Hazardex is now available to read online! This month's issue includes all the latest industry news & developments, as well features on Pipelines, Automation, Functional Safety, and Sensors. Read the issue now!...
Reward a hazardous area company by nominating for the Hazardex Awards 2025!

01 October 2024

The nomination period for the industry's most prestigious accolades is now OPEN! Get your nominations in before 31 October to reward those that you think are most deserving of recognition - remember, nominating a company is completely FREE! There are four categories to nominate for with winners announced following a Gala Dinner at Hazardex Live 2025 on 26 February. Nominate now!...
Last blast furnace at Port Talbot steelworks closes

30 September 2024

Tata Steel is ceasing operations at Blast Furnace 4 along with other associated iron and steelmaking assets at Port Talbot, the UK’s largest steel plant, bringing an end to ironmaking at the site. The first of the plant’s two blast furnaces closed in July with both set to be replace with Electric Arc Furnace technology that produce less carbon dioxide. Around 2,800 jobs across the UK will be lost as a result....

Lithium ion battery fire burns for days causing port closures 30 September 2024

A lorry overturned in San Pedro near the Port of Los Angeles on 26 September causing damage to its lithium-ion battery cargo and causing a fire that burned for days. The incident forced the closure of a highway and impacted operations at both the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach....

UK’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down 30 September 2024

The UK’s last coal-fired power station closed its doors for the final time on 30 September ending over 140 years of coal-fired generation in the UK. The closure of Uniper’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, near Nottingham UK, which started generating in 1967, marks a key milestone in the UK’s journey to cleaner power....

Dust explosion at Turkish pasta factory kills one, injures 30 30 September 2024

An explosion and fire at a pasta factory in northern Turkey's Sakarya province killed one worker and injured 30 others on 15 September. The incident occurred at a factory operated by pasta maker Oba Makarna and caused a fire to break out that spread throughout the plant....

Share your knowledge & expertise at Hazardex Live 2025 27 September 2024

The Hazardex Call for Speakers has now closed, however you can still play your part in the hazardous area industry's leading event by contacting us today! If you are still interested in sharing your knowledge & insights with the wider process safety community, then get in touch with the Hazardex team as soon as possible and you could be included on our speaker reserve list or we may have other speaking opportunities available. Email us now!...

Investigative update released into fatal molten salt eruption 26 September 2024

The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has released an update into its ongoing investigation into the 30 May 2024 release of a molten mixture of sodium hydroxide and sodium nitrate which fatally injured one employee and resulted in injuries to a second employee at the Techniques Surfaces USA (TS USA) Liquid Nitriding facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee....