How sad and tragic. Many years ago we had exactly the same accident happen at a local county high school. Never assume that a drum is empty. Becky Cutlip Chem. Hygiene/Safety Officer Marietta College ---- Jennifer Wesleywrote: > Here's an additional link to a fatal accident that occurred in an Ontario > high school last week: > > http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/student-dies-after-explosion-in > -ottawa-high-school-auto-shop/article2035724/ > > > > Jennifer Wesley > > University of Guelph > > > > From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of > Secretary, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety > Sent: June 1, 2011 8:21 AM > To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU > Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety Headlines From Google (8 articles) > > > > Chemical Safety Headlines From Google > > Wednesday, June 1, 2011 8:15:01 AM > > > > A service of the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety > > Connecting Chemistry and Safety at http://www.dchas.org > > All article summaries and tags are archived at http://pinboard.in/u:dchas > > > > Table of Contents (8 articles) > > > > MAN FOUND DEAD INSIDE CAR ON ARSENAL STREET; HAZMAT TEAMS CALLED-IN WHEN > NOTE WARNED OF POISON > > Tags: us_MA, public, release, death, suicide > > > > WATER PIPE BREAKS AT ALLENTOWN SEWAGE PLANT > > Tags: us_NJ, public, release, environmental, sulfur_dioxide > > > > UPDATED: HAZMAT CLOSES PEARL STREET, BROOKLINE > > Tags: us_MA, public, release, environmental, petroleum > > > > HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILL REPORTED ON SUDBURY WATER DISTRICT PROPERTY > > Tags: us_MA, industrial, release, response, chlorine > > > > THE CLOSED DOWN AND CONTROVERSIAL DETROIT POLICE CRIME LAB BECOMES A HAZMAT > SCENE > > Tags: us_MI, laboratory, discovery, response, unknown_chemical > > > > ALON DISCOVERS LEAK WHILE STARTING UP BAKERSFIELD REFINERY > > Tags: us_CA, industrial, release, response, hydrogen_sulfide > > > > HAZMAT TEAM CONTAINS CHEMICAL SPILL > > Tags: us_OH, public, release, response, unknown_chemical > > > > UNSTABLE CHEMICALS MADE SAFE > > Tags: Ireland, public, discovery, response, picric_acid > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > MAN FOUND DEAD INSIDE CAR ON ARSENAL STREET; HAZMAT TEAMS CALLED-IN WHEN > NOTE WARNED OF POISON > > http://waltham.patch.com/articles/man-found-dead-inside-car-on-arsenal-stree > t > > Tags: us_MA, public, release, death, suicide > > > > A man was found dead inside a car on Arsenal Street this evening and > authorities are saying the death was an apparent suicide. > > > > According to Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn, a couple walking their dog > near the parking lot of 480 Arsenal St. spotted the silver Honda Accord and > called in a suspicious vehicle to police. Officers were called to the scene > just before 6 p.m. Saturday. > > > > When police arrived on scene, Lawn said they found notes on the front > driver- and passenger-side windows stating "poison used, stay away." The > note also mentioned the poison used, "H2S" (hydrogen sulfide), as well as > instructions to call hazmat teams. > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > WATER PIPE BREAKS AT ALLENTOWN SEWAGE PLANT > > http://www.app.com/article/20110531/NJNEWS/305310045/Water-pipe-breaks-Allen > town-sewage-plant?odyssey=nav%7Chead > > Tags: us_NJ, public, release, environmental, sulfur_dioxide > > > > ALLENTOWN - Emergency personnel responded to the municipal sewage plant > Monday night after a water pipe broke, causing another pipe and valve to > fail spraying sulfur dioxide inside a secured room on the site, according to > the fire marshal. > > > > Firefighters initially responded around 8:30 p.m. on Monday after an alarm > was tripped by a broken pipe spraying water inside a containment room at the > sewage plant which lead to a pipe containing the sulfur dioxide to break and > contaminate the room, Fire Marshal Dennis Symons said. > > > > The Monmouth County HazMat team responded and the situation was under > control and cleared by about 12:30 a.m Tuesday morning, Symons said. > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > UPDATED: HAZMAT CLOSES PEARL STREET, BROOKLINE > > http://brookline.patch.com/articles/hazmat-closes-pearl-street-brookline > > Tags: us_MA, public, release, environmental, petroleum > > > > [Updated 2:31 p.m.] An oil tank on the roof of the apartment complex at 77 > Pearl Street, containing between 250-300 gallons of heating oil, started to > leak into the sewer system. > > > > According to Deputy Chief Robert Ward of the Brookline Fire Department, > Firefighters and maintenance workers were able to control the leak allowing > only approximately 10-15 gallons of oil into the sewer system. > > > > Brookline Water Department and DPW responded with vaccuum trucks to try and > remove the oil and also used soak pads in the sewers. Pearl Street between > Brookline Avenue and Washington Street remains closed. > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILL REPORTED ON SUDBURY WATER DISTRICT PROPERTY > > http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/top_stories/x800623296/Hazardous-materials > -spill-reported-on-Sudbury-Water-District-property > > Tags: us_MA, industrial, release, response, chlorine > > > > SUDBURY - > > Teams in hazardous materials suits fixed a chlorine gas leak yesterday at > the Sudbury water treatment plant that authorities said did not threaten a > nearby school or homes. > > > > About a third of the contents of a 150-pound tank escaped into the air > around 11 a.m. due to a faulty valve, authorities said. > > > > The gas was released when a Sudbury Water District employee could not close > a balky valve during a routine changing of the tank, officials said. When > the valve stuck, the worker left the building, and the fire department was > called. > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > THE CLOSED DOWN AND CONTROVERSIAL DETROIT POLICE CRIME LAB BECOMES A HAZMAT > SCENE > > http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/detroit/the-closed-down-and-controversia > l-detroit-police-crime-lab-becomes-a-hazmat-scene > > Tags: us_MI, laboratory, discovery, response, unknown_chemical > > > > DETROIT, Mich (WXYZ) - The entire block in front of the closed down and > controversial Detroit Police Crime Lab was closed down for hours Tuesday as > the scene turned into a HAZMAT situation. > > > > Investigators with Detroit Police Internal Affairs and Michigan State Police > say that's because of the chemicals that have been in the building, in a > closed off room since the buidling closed. The room is reportedly filled > with black mold and chemicals that if spilled or combined could reportedly > become toxic and dangerous or even explosive. > > > > Another reason the street was blocked off was because Tiger fans park on > Brush in front of the building and people walk or ride bikes by and there > was no guarantee the situation would stay safe. > > > > A company called Marine Pollution was called in to help. After hours of > being at the closed down lab they decided the chemicals that have been there > for a long time should be removed within 24 hours. > > > > People who live nearby say the whole thing makes them uneasy and they will > be glad when the place is cleaned out and torn down. > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > ALON DISCOVERS LEAK WHILE STARTING UP BAKERSFIELD REFINERY > > http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-24/alon-discovers-leak-while-starting- > up-bakersfield-refinery-1-.html > > Tags: us_CA, industrial, release, response, hydrogen_sulfide > > > > Alon USA Energy Inc. (ALJ) is trying to identify the source of a hydrogen > sulfide leak at its Bakersfield, California, refinery that was discovered > while operators were starting up production. > > The company has evacuated all contractors from the units, said Gordon > Leaman, the refinery's general manager. According to a notice filed with > state regulators, the leak was discovered at 8:10 a.m. local time today. > > Alon said in March that it expected to start the hydrocracker at the > refinery by mid-2011. The company plans to process vacuum gas oil produced > from its other California refineries. Alon bought the refinery from Flying J > Inc. > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > HAZMAT TEAM CONTAINS CHEMICAL SPILL > > http://www.wlwt.com/r/28091026/detail.html > > Tags: us_OH, public, release, response, unknown_chemical > > > > WOODLAWN -- The hazmat team has contained a chemical spill at a Woodlawn > business Wednesday morning. > > Crews were called to the location on Marion Road about 4 a.m. for a report > of a medium sized spill. At one point, they issued a "shelter in place" and > asked all nearby residents to stay inside their homes. > > Reports indicate crews were able to get the spill contained in about an > hour. Crews at the scene told News 5's Alison Montoya the chemical was > actually oil and not as hazardous as once thought. They said about 30 > gallons had spilled at the scene. > > The company in the area, Academy Rentals, will now need to cleanup the oil, > according to crews at the scene. > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > UNSTABLE CHEMICALS MADE SAFE > > http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0531/breaking38.html > > Tags: Ireland, public, discovery, response, picric_acid > > > > An Army bomb disposal team made safe a quantity of unstable picric acid in > Killmallock, Co Limerick this morning. > > > > The Defence Forces deployed the team to a retail premises on Sheare St. > where a quantity of the unstable chemical had been found during a routine > audit of chemicals. > > > > Picric acid is a chemical re-agent and is frequently used in laboratories > but can crystallise and become unstable over time. > > > > The team arrived on scene at 10.30am and the substance was made safe via a > controlled explosion. The area was declared safe at 11.40am > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > >
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