Comments on: Fire Reported Wednesday Morning At Ascend Performance Materials

By: Who cares

Who cares — Fri, 14 May 2021 01:26:42 +0000

Safety of the employees is the last thing this company is worried about. The employees working the burnout are working 12 1/2 hour shifts, 7 days a week with some of the employees being given an option to have off once every 13 days. They are going to have way more problems than a fire before this is over. Let’s have people that are working, and barely sleeping working nonstop. That sounds very safe.

By: noname

noname — Sun, 09 May 2021 14:04:51 +0000

Pardon me Kathy but thats not exactly accurate.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 08 May 2021 18:21:26 +0000

My husband, son and my husband‘s cousin all three work at this facility, ascend performance material Is all about safety and the well-being of each and every employee!!!
I myself pray each and every day for their safety!
And everyone else that works at the Cantonment Florida plants

By: Directknowledge

Directknowledge — Sat, 08 May 2021 14:22:59 +0000

Cyclohexane is a lot worse than gasoline. Look at Flixborough, England at the explosion there. Look what it did to the community there. The Pensacola plant is capable of a lot more devastation due to the amount on site. PENSACOLA IS THE ONLY CYCLOHEXANE PLANT IN THE WORLD THAT HASNT EXPLODED!!Not to mention, Thermanol, nitric acid (which leaks in certain areas like crazy.)Ascend has let go much of their good help (maintenance side) and when people leave or retire their posistions are not being filled. They want use contractors to take the place of a man who has worked in the worked in the same area for 25 yrs.

By: ekg

ekg — Fri, 07 May 2021 12:27:44 +0000

My son works there….and let me know when it happened that he was okay….

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 05 May 2021 19:48:09 +0000

Cyclohexane (similar to gasoline), butane, and anhydrous ammonia are probably the most concern to the surrounding community. Safety is almost.ridiculously engineered in to these processes. The potential is still there though.

By: Old Maid

Old Maid — Wed, 05 May 2021 19:05:04 +0000

It is just a matter of time. I worked there 35 years, every time an alarm sounded I was ready to evacuate. But at least we heard the alarm first and not the explosion!!!

By: Yikes!!!!

Yikes!!!! — Wed, 05 May 2021 17:35:22 +0000

TICK TOCK…. It’s a matter of time.

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 05 May 2021 16:09:27 +0000

I’ve worked there a lot of years.. Really afraid of the catastrophic one happening. Glad all are safe..