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Lessons Learned from Recent Accidents in the Chemical Industry in Japan
Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
- 1 Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
- 2 Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
- 3 Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
Open Journal of Safety Science and Technology·Volume 04 (2014)·Pages 145–156·Published 3 September 2014·DOI10.4236/ojsst.2014.43016
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Abstract
Japanese chemical companies should extensively study the accidental fires and explosions that occurred in the industrial complexes of Japan in 2011 and 2012. We picked two major accidents and distributed questionnaires to large chemical companies in the Keihin Complex, Japan. Here, we report the results of our investigation of improvements in process safety.
KeywordsChemical AccidentLessons LearnedExplosionFire
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