New USCSB industrial failure post-mortem video came out

https://youtube.com/watch?v=hxkRjkuFQBw

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>Don't undo the bolts on the thing that keeps the pressurized scolding hot acid in

An easy mistake to make

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it really is, removing actuators is normally fine

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Ok, but what's behind the actuator? And does it need something to hold it together?

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not on any valve I've worked on, so it's a crap design.

Better to replace them all.

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I agree it's a bad design, but I expect you'd also agree that it's bad practice to just undo bolts without knowing what they are there for.

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You're telling me :marseyfacepeel:

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Sure, but painting the specific bolts that hold it in place a different color seems reasonable tbh.

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>Components that must never be removed when the system is pressurized should be color coded

It is kind of incredible that this isn't already an industry standard.

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