Barker Library - TK1362.U38 H54 2019

With the State's civil society link broken beyond repair, the country is ill equipped to handle the consequences of possibly the largest post-Partition migration within India

Published: July 2008

In Failure to Learn: The BP Texas City Refinery Disaster, respected OHS expert Professor Andrew Hopkins discusses the causes of a major explosion at the Texas City Oil Refinery on March 23, 2005, that killed 15 workers and injured more than 170 others. Failure to Learn also analyses the similarities between this event and the Longford Gas Plant explosion in Victoria in 1998, featured in his earlier book Lessons from Longford.

Professor Andrew Hopkins is being recognized by the European Process Safety Centre in October 2008, in recognition of his contribution to safety. Professor Hopkins is the first winner to receive the award, outside of Europe, which is a demonstration of the impact of his valuable work worldwide.

Andrew has been awarded a prize by the European Process Safety Centre for “extraordinary contribution to process safety”, the first time this has been awarded outside of Europe. He also appears in the US Chemical Safety Board film on Texas City and has been invited to appear in a subsequent film.

Professor Hopkins poses questions such as:

• Why was the number of victims so large?
• Who was blamed for the explosion?
• What were the real causes?
• Had lessons been learnt from the earlier incident at Longford?
• Has anything changed as a result of the Texas City accident?

The foreword for the book was written by Carolyn Merritt, chair of the CSB at the time of the accident and subsequent inquiry.

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How prepared are you for unforeseen emergencies in your organization? The best way to prepare for unknown contingencies is to be ready for them. Proactive planning for such events makes you aware of any of the dangers associated with them. As unlikely as some events might seem to be in Canada, are you willing to take the chance of not being prepared?

Emergency Disaster Guidelines & Procedures For Employees is designed to prepare you, the employer, for any eventuality relating to any man-made or natural disaster or emergency. Most importantly, this publication discusses the elements necessary in developing an emergency response plan or business continuity plan. It also presents Canadian legislative references that are important considerations in the realization of a complete emergency plan.

Topics covered:

• Man-made contingencies like terrorism
• Fire safety
• Hazardous materials
• Bomb threats
• Crowd management
• Natural contingencies: blizzards, earthquakes, hurricanes, lightning, floods, and tornadoes

Features include:

• Tips on responding to numerous man-made and natural contingencies
• Inclusion of Canadian legislative references that will be of interest to all provinces
• Elements to consider in developing an emergency plan
• List of industry and other relevant e-mail addresses is included for further consideration

About the Authors
William Avery has an extensive background in the sport, leisure and entertainment industry. He has acted as Safety Manager for Busch Gardens, and as Corporate Safety Advisor for the Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. (including all locations of Busch Gardens, Adventure Island, Sesame Place and Grant's Farm). In 1986, he joined SeaWorld Parks Ltd. as Director of Risk Management. In 1990, he began safety consulting and loss prevention work with various organizations.

Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) is a not-for-profit, member-driven organization operating since 1917. Representing approximately 45,000 member firms and more than 1.5 million workers, IAPA is Canada's leading health and safety association, providing educational, consulting and information programs, products and services for the prevention of workplace injury and illness.

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Halpern, James, Ph.D