Incident teardowns for industrial EHS and operations leaders. The systemic causes everyone misses, plus three things to check at your own plant.
Aug 3, 2026
They removed the wrong bolts. The valve was built to a standard that says that cannot happen.
Jul 27, 2026
He left his gas monitor in the truck. That was the sixth thing that failed that night, and the only one anyone talks about.
Jul 25, 2026
Issue 06 — They Went In to Drain Water
Jul 19, 2026
Incident: Esso Longford Gas Plant 1 explosion and fire, Longford, Victoria, Australia, September 25, 1998.
Jul 6, 2026
The tower filled to the top. The gauge read near the floor. Fifteen dead.
Jul 2, 2026
The headline blamed the operators. The schedule killed them.
Jun 27, 2026
The headline blamed the operator. The report did not.
A reactor landed in someone's backyard. The cause was sugar.
