Substack Daily Updates – 3-13-25

Today I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:

• CSB Publishes Vol 2 of Chemical Incident Reports – Summaries of 25 incidents reported between May 2020 and August 2024 based upon company accident investigation reports – Well worth reading by all chemical professionals – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/03/csb-publishes-vol-2-of-chemical.html

• Review – Bills Introduced – 3-12-25 – 43 bills – S 1007, 9-8-8 cybersecurity – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/03/review-bills-introduced-3-12-25.html

• Reader Comment – Fla Ground Water Petition – Grass roots response to Trump EPA rollbacks – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/03/reader-comment-fla-ground-water-petition.html

• Review - Siemens Publishes Out-of-Zone Advisory – 3-13-25 – Vulnerability in Simcenter Femap product – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/03/review-siemens-publishes-out-of-zone.html

• Review – 13 Advisories Published – 3-13-25 – 12 NCCIC-ICS control system security advisories for products from Sungrow and Siemens (11) – Medical device security advisory for products from Philips – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/03/review-13-advisories-published-3-13-25.html

• Short Takes – 3-13-25 – Crew 10 launch update – CISA problems – Grid energy storage – Life in a black hole – 2015 CISA sunset approaching – Mt Spurr eruption potential (2) – Unpublished health data extension – DCHP TSCA comment extension – DHS Advisory Committees canceled – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/03/short-takes-3-13-25.html

I posted the following to my social media feeds (X, Mastodon, Substack, and LinkedIn):

• I added the following comment on a post about grammar and spelling tools: “Remember that every word in the English language was made up by someone. As a writer you have the authority and right to make up new words. If they serve a unique need, they will be adopted, even if they violate the rules.”

• I added the following comment to a LinkedIn discussion about age hiring discrimination: “I had one HR manager ask me how much longer I was intending on working. Another asked me if I would have any problems reporting to a younger manager. Both clear expressions of age discrimination. I did not take any action on either company (not worth my time), I was just glad that they did not hire me as I would not want to continue to have to fight age discrimination on an ongoing basis.”