Smoke inhalation is one of the most serious and often underestimated injuries that can occur during a fire, explosion, chemical release, or confined-space emergency. While visible burns may receive the most immediate attention, breathing in smoke, heated air, toxic...
Jet skis are highly responsive personal watercraft, but they can become dangerous when riders encounter wakes from larger vessels. A wake that may seem routine to a large boat can throw a jet ski off balance, launch the watercraft unexpectedly, or eject a passenger...
Cranes are central to marine terminal operations. They move containers, cargo, equipment, and materials that are far too heavy to handle by hand. But cranes also create serious hazards for longshore workers, mechanics, crane operators, signal persons, maintenance...
LNG export terminals and liquefaction facilities are massive industrial construction projects. Building or expanding one can require thousands of workers, dozens of contractors, heavy equipment, cranes, scaffolds, electrical systems, excavation work, structural steel,...
Hydrogen sulfide is one of the most dangerous toxic gas hazards in oilfield work. It can be present during drilling, production, tank gauging, flowback, well servicing, facility maintenance, and other oil and gas activities. It is often referred to as H2S. It can be...
Tropical cyclones create some of the most dangerous conditions a vessel can face. Hurricanes, tropical storms, and developing systems can bring extreme wind, heavy seas, storm surge, rapidly changing forecasts, loss of visibility, equipment failures, cargo movement,...
A construction worker was killed and two others were hospitalized on September 22, 2026, after a crane malfunctioned during bridge work on Interstate 79 near Smithtown, West Virginia. According to the West Virginia State Police, troopers responded around 9:45 a.m. to...
An oilfield tank battery fire was extinguished on September 21, 2026, at an oilfield facility on North Moss Lake Road near Big Spring in Howard County, Texas. According to the Howard County Volunteer Fire Department, the fire was reported at a facility approximately...
A contractor died on September 20, 2026, after losing consciousness while working on a refinery unit at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in St. Paul Park, Minnesota. Emergency personnel were called to the facility at approximately 4:15 p.m. after receiving a report...
Data centers require enormous amounts of electrical power. These facilities rely on switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS systems, battery banks, electrical panels, busways, breakers, and complex power distribution equipment to keep servers and cooling systems...