Causality

By The Engineered Network

Chain of Events. Cause and Effect. We analyse what went right and what went wrong as we discover that many outcomes can be predicted, planned for and even prevented.... more

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The podcast currently has 276 episodes available.

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March 31, 202558: West Fertilizer Company
In the early hours of the evening on the 17th of April, 2013 in the small city of West, Texas...smoke was seen emanating from the West Fertilizer Company building. In 20 minutes there was a massive explosion that levelled the facility and its surroundings, killing 15 people and injuring hundreds more. How this came to be, represented a failure of regulations, planning and grandfathering on every level.
With John Chidgey.
Related Episodes:
Causality Episode 44: Warehouse 12
Formal Reports:
Preliminary Findings Chemical Safety Board (PDF)
Final Chemical Safety Board Report (PDF)
West Fertilizer Explosion and Fire
CSB releases final report on West, TX blast
News Releases and Articles:
Fire that led to Texas fertilizer-plant explosion was deliberately set
West Texas Plant Explosion
Regulations:
Code of Practice: Safe storage of Solid Ammonium Nitrate (PDF)
General Information:
West Fertilizer Company Explosion
West, Texas
Polyolefin
Asphalt Shingle
Ammonium nitrate | H3N.HNO3 | CID 22985 - PubChem
This Month in Fire History: April 2024
City of West to Receive $10.4 Million in Lawsuit Settlement

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Episode Gold Producers:
'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Ian Gallagher and Jamie Russell.
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31min
January 07, 202557: Stardust Nightclub
On Valentines Day in 1981 in the North of Dublin, Ireland a fire broke out in a nightclub just following a Disco Dancing competition. We look at how measures taken to prevent illegal entry and poor building material choices cost 48 young people their lives.
With John Chidgey.
Related Episodes:
Causality Episode 43: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Formal Reports:
Report of the Stardust Victims’ Compensation Tribunal (PDF)
Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry on the fire at the Stardust
News Releases and Articles:
Stardust: A timeline of the Tribunals, reports and inquests that led to this week’s verdict
Stardust: Apology call after nightclub fire deaths verdict
Stardust fire inquest of ‘paramount importance’
A grim uncertainty that haunts Stardust families
Stardust: Apology call after nightclub fire deaths verdict
How Did The Stardust Fire Start?
Stardust 30 Years On
Stardust Verdict
How tragedy unfolded at a Valentine’s disco
Irish government makes official apology
The night that started like any other
Law Society of Ireland Gazette
Stardust nightclub was pretty horrendous fire risk
Regulations:
Fire Services Act, 1981, Section 37
The Public Dance Halls Act, 1935 on JSTOR
General Information:
Dublin Corporation
Stardust Fire
A History of the Fire Service in Ireland

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Episode Gold Producers:
'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.

With thanks to
Aileen Brennan
for the topic suggestion.
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28min
December 17, 202456: BP Husky Toledo
On the 20th of September, 2022 at the BP Husky Toledo refinery in Ohio, a level transmitter change out from a month prior triggered a chain of events that would cost two operators their lives. We look at how poor Management of Change, high alarm rates and a resistance to stopping the job, let a plant upset turn into a disaster.
With John Chidgey.
Formal Report:
U.S. Chemical Safety Board Issues Final Report into Fatal 2022 Fire at BP-Husky Refinery
Fatal Naphtha Release and Fire at BP-Husky Toledo Refinery (PDF)
CSB June 2023 Investigation Update (PDF)
CSB Comments on the OSHA September 20, 2022, Federal Register Notice (PDF)
News Releases and Articles:
BP Faces $156K OSHA Fine in Refinery Explosion
BP accused of serious violations after fatal blast at US refinery
General Information:
Naphtha
What You Need to Know About California’s PSM Regulation for Refinery Safety
OSHA Penalties

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Episode Gold Producers:
'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.
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41min
October 19, 202455: CrowdStrike
On Friday the 19th of July, 2024 millions of CrowdStrike Falcon Agents the world over would lead to a Windows system crash on business machines throwing parts of the world into chaos. We look into exactly what caused it and how complacency and a lack of understanding amplified the effect of this wholly preventable incident.
With John Chidgey.
About Causality (TV):
Introducing Causality TV
Causality TV Episode 1: CrowdStrike (Video Release)
Formal Report:
Falcon Content Update Preliminary Post Incident Report
Channel File 291 Incident Root Cause Analysis (PDF)
News Releases and Articles:
CrowdStrike releases root cause analysis of the global Microsoft breakdown
CrowdStrike Senior Executive Adam Meyers faces CyberSecurity Committee
CrowdStrike exec apologises before US Congress for software glitch behind July global outage | Reuters
1 In 10 Orgs Dumping Their Security Vendors After CrowdStrike Outage
General Information:
CrowdStrike
2024 CrowdStrike incident
What is CrowdStrike?
Falcon Content Update Remediation and Guidance Hub
Antivirus XML Configuration File for CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor
Named Pipes
Pipes (Interprocess Communications)
Wildcard character

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Episode Gold Producers:
'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.
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30min
June 25, 202454: Midland Resource Recovery
In 2017 during an Odoriser decontamination procedure in West Virginia, two people were killed when it unexpectedly exploded. Barely a month later, a similar procedure at the same site led to a second explosion, killing someone else. We examine how poor hazard analysis and legal interference led to yet another fatality...right in front of the eyes of the investigators on site.
With John Chidgey.
Formal Report:
Midland Resource Recovery Explosion
Midland Resource Recovery Factual Update (PDF)
Improving Reaction Hazard Management (PDF)
News Releases and Articles:
Chemical Tank Explosion in Barbour County Kills Two Employees Plus One Severely Injured
One Dead After Another Explosion at Midland Resource Recovery
Midland Resources Recovery Explosion Kills 2, Injures 1
McDonald Volunteer Fire Chief Laid To Rest After W.Va. Explosion
Widow Blames Natural Gas Odorization Company for Husband’s Death
CSB releases final report on explosions at Midland Resource Recovery Facility
Midland Resource Recovery Explosion 2017
Second Fatal Explosion at Midland Resources Recovery
General Information:
About Midland Resource Recovery
The Growing Importance of Mercaptans
Sodium Hypochlorite (PDF)
Principles of Natural Gas Odorization (PDF)
Attorney-Work Product Privilege

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Episode Gold Producers:
'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.
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29min
June 06, 2024115: Use Sparingly Use Wisely
Scott Willsey returns to pull apart the Google AI Overviews feature, the risks of trusting LLMs and Generative AI and the OpenAI Scarlett Johansson saga. Also John's returning to the USA in September and embracing Dumb Watches along with a host of other updates.
With Scott Willsey and John Chidgey.
This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced
John’s Coming Back to America: (VOTE HERE)
Arizona September 2024 | Vote Here for Meetups
SubStack Referenced Articles:
You Convinced Me Not To Buy A Tesla
Fact vs Truth: AI Edition - John Chidgey’s Substack
TechDistortion Parallel Posting in Substack
Merchandise and Spotify Integration:
The Engineered Network Store
The Engineered Network linked on Spotify
Links of Potential Interest:
Is Substack Notes a ‘Twitter clone’? CEO Chris Best
Friends with Brews
Raycast AI
Citizen Eco-Drive AW0050-82E Steel Sports Watch
Google I/O 2024 AI experiences in Search
OpenAI Just Gave Away the Entire Game
Google’s AI Overview is flawed by design, and a new company blog post hints at why | Ars Technica
What happened with AI Overviews and next steps
Britannica Global Edition 2016, 30 Vol Set Hardcover Jan 01, 2016
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Scarlett Johansson’s Statement (YouTube)
Core Intuition Episode 600 Two Robots Talking to Each Other
Manton Reece Yesterday’s AI Thoughts

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Episode Gold Producers:
'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.
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1h 39min
April 15, 2024114: Monopoly (Not The Game)
Vic and John discuss southbooth cooling progress, the lack of Apple Vision Pro internationally, Johns new Electric Ride on Mower, briefly about cricket and finally the US DoJ Anti-Trust case against Apple.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.
This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced
TechDistortion Referenced Articles:
47 At A Test Match Finally
Anti-Trust
Links of Potential Interest:
What Is Prism Correction in Eyeglasses?
Ryobi: 48V 30" 50Ah Brushless Ride-On Lawn Mower
OP3 Project

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Episode Gold Producers:
'r' and Steven Bridle.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Joel Maher, Katharina Will, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.
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2h 1min
March 30, 202453: Callide C Blackout
In 2021 the Callide C Power Station experienced a unit failure that tore the turbine-generator apart, resulted in hundreds of thousands of premises losing power, and cost hundreds of millions to repair. We look at how design errors and ultimately a lack of information led to the incident escalating out of control, when it could have been recovered.
With John Chidgey.
Formal Reports:
Callide Unit C4 Turbine Generator Failure 25 May 2021 (PDF)
Animation of the Callide Unit C4 incident
Trip of multiple generators and lines in Central Queensland and associated under-frequency load shedding on 25 May 2021 (PDF)
News Releases and Articles:
CS Energy releases report into 2021 Callide C4 Unit Failure
CS Energy releases technical report into 2021 Unit C4 incident
Dr Sean Brady to lead independent investigation into Callide incident
Battery failure led to power plant mass outage
Both units trip at Callide C on Wednesday 13th January 2021
Statement regarding IG Power
Intergen voluntary administration
Report says Callide C4 incident “could not have been anticipated”
Callide explosion blamed on battery charger failure
Callide Power Trading taken to court over system failure
CS Energy says insurers won’t agree to $300m claim over power station
Jim Soorley stands down from CS Energy
CS Energy Post about Incident on LinkedIn
Super-Critical Boilers:
Super-Critical Boiler Technology (PDF)
Supercritical Fluids
Supercritical Coal Plants
Electrical Engineering References:
Hydrogen-cooled Turbo Generator
Reverse Active Power Protection (ANSI 32P)
Court Action:
Alleged failure to obtain regulatory approval to operate a generating system
Notice of Filing: Australian Energy Regulator v Callide Power Trading Pty Ltd (PDF)
Coal generator to face court over blackouts caused by catastrophic explosion
General Information:
Callide Power Station
Stanwell Power Station
Tarong Power Station
Callide Power Station
CS Energy: Water Management
NOTE: Minor Corrections in audio updated: 31st March, 2024

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Episode Gold Producers:
'r' and Steven Bridle.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Joel Maher, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Ian Gallagher.
...more
51min
January 24, 2024113: Whack Me In The Face
Vic joins John to go discuss the new iPhone 15 Pro Max Lenses for photos and video, using the Meta Quest 3 and trying out the Fuji Real3D Camera vs iPhone 15 Pro Max Spatial Videos in anticipation of the upcoming Apple Vision Pro.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.
This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced
Links of Potential Interest:
EVSE: Electric Vehicle Fires
FujiFilm FinePix Real3D Camera
Nomad Goods: Modern Leather Case
Pragmatic Electric Episode 10: SuperCharger Blitz
Is This The Show? Episode 5: Pennywise In The Back

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Episode Gold Producers:
'r' and Steven Bridle.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Joel Maher, Katharina Will, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.
...more
1h 3min
December 31, 202310: SuperCharger Blitz
After a huge uptick in Electric Vehicle sales in Australia, Tesla responded with a blitz of new SuperChargers throughout Australia but they weren't alone. We look at how Queensland fared as multiple companies push new DC Fast Charger infrastructure forward in an attempt to keep up with surging demand.
With John Chidgey.
Links of Potential Interest:
Queensland Government: Electric Vehicle Charging Sites

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17min

FAQs about Causality:

How many episodes does Causality have?

The podcast currently has 276 episodes available.