Uploaded February 2016 | Updated September 2026, 20 hours ago
The key lesson is to review industry standards more often. The explosion and fire at the refinery was due to an undetected High Temperature Hydrogen Attack (HTHA) of the steel equipment, which led to the heat exchanger rupture. The CBS concluded that the industry’s standard for determining vulnerability of equipment to HTHA to be inadequate.
In collaboration with CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety), this video has been subtitled in Spanish by Pluspetrol with the consent of the Chemical Safety Board, in order to promote the learning of process safety in the Spanish-speaking community.
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The key lesson is to review industry standards more often. The explosion and fire at the refinery was due to an undetected High Temperature Hydrogen Attack (HTHA) of the steel equipment, which led to the heat exchanger rupture. The CBS concluded that the industry’s standard for determining vulnerability of equipment to HTHA to be inadequate.
In collaboration with CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety), this video has been subtitled in Spanish by Pluspetrol with the consent of the Chemical Safety Board, in order to promote the learning of process safety in the Spanish-speaking community.
AIChE Academy
AIChE Academy brings a full array of education and training resources to chemical engineers and the companies they work for. You’ll find courses, webinars, conference presentations and more from AIChE, CCPS, SBE, IfS, and ISWS. You can search by topic, availability of CEUs and PDHs, delivery method, skill level—even location. Start learning today.
aiche.org/academy
