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The document discusses several cases where changes or modifications led to unintended consequences: 1) A lighter insulating material on a pressurized storage tank made the tank buoyant, causing it to lift off its base. 2) Replacing an O-ring with a flat gasket on a vessel led to the gasket degrading over time and eventually blowing out. 3) Servicing agents replacing orifice sizes on fire extinguishers caused them to discharge too rapidly, reducing their effectiveness in controlling small liquid fires.

Author

Qasim Shahzad

Language

EN