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Background (Cont’d)<br />

• Examples of disasters attributed in part <strong>to</strong> inaccurate<br />

or incomplete communication of information from shift<br />

<strong>to</strong> shift<br />

– 1968: Fire and explosion on the Piper Alpha offshore platform<br />

due <strong>to</strong> poorly documented relief valve status<br />

– 2002: Pipefitter exposed <strong>to</strong> <strong>to</strong>xic chemical at an undisclosed<br />

facility due <strong>to</strong> poorly documented tank maintenance status<br />

– 2005: Fire and explosion at the BP refinery in Texas City, TX,<br />

due <strong>to</strong> failure <strong>to</strong> log information, resulting in flammable liquid<br />

overfill condition<br />

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