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Items Tagged with 'chemical accident'

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chemical facility

EPA amends its risk management program for chemical facilities

December 22, 2016
The EPA has finalized a rule amending its Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations to reduce the likelihood of accidental releases at chemical facilities and improve emergency response activities when those releases occur.
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Checklist

Eye Safety Checklist

October 28, 2016
This quick checklist will help you avoid workplace eye injuries and may also make you more aware of possible hazards outside of work.
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chemical facility

Kansas chemical release causes alarm, injuries

October 25, 2016
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is investigating the chemical release Friday in Atchison, Kansas that forced thousands of residents to shelter in place and caused at least 85 people to seek medical attention for respiratory problems.
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hand injury and safety standards

Burns to hands run from minor to life-altering

October 3, 2016
Individuals who are exposed to high temperatures or flames and those who must handle flammable liquids are at increased risk for burns of the hand and wrist. Burns are most frequently sustained at home (72%), whereas 5% occur in relation to motor vehicle accidents and 9% are work-related, The most common type of burn injury to the wrist and hand is a scald injury, usually from a hot water source, followed by flame burns, flash burns from explosion of flammable gases or liquids, and contact burns.
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oil worker

Bottom line of OSHA’s hand protection requirements

October 3, 2016
General requirements: Employers shall select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.
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Today's News

Here's why drinking water for thousands was contiminated

CSB: Communication, maintenance shortcomings behind 2014 Freedom Industries chemical spill
September 28, 2016
The Chemical Safety Board’s (CSB) final report into the massive release of chemicals into this valley’s primary source of drinking water in 2014 concludes Freedom Industries failed to inspect or repair corroding tanks, and that as hazardous chemicals flowed into the Elk River, the water company and local authorities were unable to effectively communicate the looming risks to hundreds of thousands of affected residents, who were left without clean water for drinking, cooking and bathing.
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nuclear power plant

Risk of another Chernobyl or Fukushima type accident plausible, experts say

September 23, 2016
A team of risk experts who have carried out the biggest-ever analysis of nuclear accidents warn that the next disaster on the scale of Chernobyl or Fukushima may happen much sooner than the public realizes.
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chemical facility

EPA proposes revisions to its Risk Management Program regulations

February 26, 2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to revise its Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations to improve chemical process safety, assist local emergency authorities in planning for and responding to accidents, and improve public awareness of chemical hazards at regulated sources.
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U.S. Chemical Safety Board

CSB safety videos win awards

November 19, 2015
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) received awards for two safety videos at the annual Television, Internet, and Video Association of DC (TIVA DC) dinner on Saturday, November 14. Award recipients included Shock to the System, a safety video detailing key lessons for preventing hydraulic shock in ammonia refrigeration systems based on the CSB’s Millard Refrigerated Services investigation, and the computer-generated animation of a massive explosion and fire at the Caribbean Petroleum terminal facility.
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laboratory

Student burned in chem lab mishap

November 16, 2015
A 17-year-old student in Waco, Texas was treated in an emergency shower after being burned in a school science lab incident in September.
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