Advanced Interactions of Hazardous Materials

    Description: Review the case study linked below about an incident that involved fatal fires from chemicals within the Tesoro facility- This link with take you to a web page that has a number of resouces regarding this incident, including a very interesting video and final report- U-S- Chemical Safety and Investigative Board- (2014)- Tesoro Refinery fatal explosion and fire- Retrieved from http://www-csb-gov/assets/1/7/Tesoro_Anacortes_2014- May-01-pdf In you own words, describe the chemical processes and why operators thought the process was controlled- Describe high temperatu'e hydogen attack (HTHA)- What are some of the issues that resulted in high temperatue hydogen attack on the heat exchangers? What could have been done to prevent the incident, and to decrease the number of fatalities? How might this knowledge be useful for individuals involved in emergency response operations?