The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is one of the federal agencies slated for elimination under the 2019 budget proposal unveiled by President Trump today.
The CSB is an independent agency whose mission is to investigate industrial chemical accidents, determine their causes and make recommendations to plants, regulatory agencies such as OSHA and the EPA, industry organizations, and labor groups about ways to reduce the risk of similar accidents in the future. The CSB investigative staff includes chemical and mechanical engineers, industrial safety experts, and other specialists who conduct detailed interviews of witnesses such as plant employees, managers, and neighbors, collect chemical samples and equipment from accident sites and examine company safety records, inventories, and operating procedures.