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A survey done by the United Steelworkers (USW) union reveals that the conditions that led to the March 2005 explosion at BP’s Texas City refinery are widespread throughout the refining sector and that the industry is failing to learn from such explosions and near-misses.
IEC 61508 is currently being maintained and Mr. Ron Bell describes in this information note the current program schedule for the revision of the standard.
Mr. Ron Bell is Chairman IEC 61508/1-2