BP purports to hold safety in the highest regard, yet tragedy and accidents befall the oil giant with a disturbing regularity unseen among its peers. A panel investigating the Texas City disaster found lapses in process safety — BP was good at reducing workplace injuries, but lousy at ensuring the work routines themselves didn't lead to catastrophe."
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Steffy: BP is no stranger to tragedy | Business: Loren Steffy | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Steffy: BP is no stranger to tragedy | Business: Loren Steffy | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "The bitter irony carries an eerie sense of deja vu. Just before a March 2005 explosion at BP's Texas City refinery, workers returned to a temporary trailer after a lunch BP catered to celebrate safe operations. Within minutes, a nearby isomerization unit belched hydrocarbons that exploded.
BP purports to hold safety in the highest regard, yet tragedy and accidents befall the oil giant with a disturbing regularity unseen among its peers. A panel investigating the Texas City disaster found lapses in process safety — BP was good at reducing workplace injuries, but lousy at ensuring the work routines themselves didn't lead to catastrophe."
BP purports to hold safety in the highest regard, yet tragedy and accidents befall the oil giant with a disturbing regularity unseen among its peers. A panel investigating the Texas City disaster found lapses in process safety — BP was good at reducing workplace injuries, but lousy at ensuring the work routines themselves didn't lead to catastrophe."
