There are many things to be concerned with, but the thing that really bothers me is that we were told the spent powder was safe, so we all went about our business cleaning and sweeping it up, breathing it in the whole time. THEN they say. "Opps" nope, it is toxic.... Talk about losing trust!
Yes, I agree, that may be the most troubling aspect of all to come out of this incident. And while we got an explanation on Monday of how that happened, we still don't know why "a safety data sheet" would have led the refinery to put out such a definitive statement that the public had nothing to worry about health-wise from the release, when that clearly was not the case. The refinery is in the business of refining oil, not public health, and it never should have made a statement like that regarding public health without first consulting with local health authorities.
No, I wasn't. Thanks for letting me know. Here's the post from the refinery's Facebook page:
The refinery experienced a power dip this evening that caused a brief flaring event at the refinery. The cause of the electrical disruption is under investigation. Refinery operations are stable.
We apologize for impacting some of our neighbors and thank our employees who safely responded.
Flares are an essential part of a refinery’s integrated, engineered safety systems. Flares are designed to safely manage excess combustible gases, by burning them off efficiently and effectively.
As always, we have a community inquiry phone number you can call 925-313-3777 or 925-313-3601 during off work hours. Thank you.
Thank you for the coverage!
There are many things to be concerned with, but the thing that really bothers me is that we were told the spent powder was safe, so we all went about our business cleaning and sweeping it up, breathing it in the whole time. THEN they say. "Opps" nope, it is toxic.... Talk about losing trust!
Yes, I agree, that may be the most troubling aspect of all to come out of this incident. And while we got an explanation on Monday of how that happened, we still don't know why "a safety data sheet" would have led the refinery to put out such a definitive statement that the public had nothing to worry about health-wise from the release, when that clearly was not the case. The refinery is in the business of refining oil, not public health, and it never should have made a statement like that regarding public health without first consulting with local health authorities.
Craig, were you aware that there was another flare yesterday?
No, I wasn't. Thanks for letting me know. Here's the post from the refinery's Facebook page:
The refinery experienced a power dip this evening that caused a brief flaring event at the refinery. The cause of the electrical disruption is under investigation. Refinery operations are stable.
We apologize for impacting some of our neighbors and thank our employees who safely responded.
Flares are an essential part of a refinery’s integrated, engineered safety systems. Flares are designed to safely manage excess combustible gases, by burning them off efficiently and effectively.
As always, we have a community inquiry phone number you can call 925-313-3777 or 925-313-3601 during off work hours. Thank you.