【Haichuan Chemical Accident Updates】CNPC Petrochemical Research Institute’s “July 21” laboratory accident report: Catalyst leakage led to intense combustion upon contact with air

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The Office of the Beijing Municipal Work Safety Committee issued a bulletin regarding the \"July 21\" laboratory accident at the Sinopec Petrochemical Research Institute: Preliminary investigations indicate that the cause of the accident was a leak that occurred while laboratory technicians were preparing catalysts containing methaluminoxane – a self-igniting solid that is considered a hazardous chemical and burns when exposed to air. The catalysts ignited violently upon contact with air, resulting in injuries to the personnel present at the site. This accident revealed issues such as the affected unit’s insufficient emphasis on work safety, low safety awareness among employees, poor management of safety in high-risk experimental processes, lack of measures to control safety risks, inadequate safety operating procedures, ineffective management of contractors, and insufficient emergency response capabilities.