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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Monday, March 25, 2013 7:54:58 AM
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Table of Contents (7 articles)
LAB WORKER INJURED IN TEST TUBE ACCIDENT
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, release, injury, unknown_chemical
TWO FEARED DEAD IN A CHEMICAL FACTORY FIRE
Tags: Malaysia, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
WEHR CHEMISTRY EVACUATED AFTER CHEMICAL LEAK
Tags: us_WI, laboratory, release, environmental, unknown_chemical
HAZMAT INCIDENT UNDER CONTROL
Tags: us_CO, public, release, response, natural_gas
ALL SB LANES OF I-225 NEAR SMITH ROAD REOPEN AFTER HAZMAT CREWS CLEAN UP CORROSIVE CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_CO, transportation, release, response, chlorine, corrosives
WVVA TV BLUEFIELD BECKLEY WV NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS
Tags: us_VA, transportation, release, response, acids
CHEMICAL ALERT FOR FIRE CREW
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, release, response, sodium_hydroxide
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LAB WORKER INJURED IN TEST TUBE ACCIDENT
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Lab-Worker-Injured-Chemical-Accident-Arnold-Mabel-Beckman-Center-199769911.html
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, release, injury, unknown_chemical
A lab worker was injured while mixing chemicals at The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for Chemical Studies on Sunday morning.
The incident happened at the Center on North Torrey Pines Road at around 10:30 a.m.
According to San Diego Fire Rescue spokesperson Maurice Luque, a lab worker was mixing together hot and cold substances when a test tube accidentally broke.
A firefighter at the scene said the lab worker sustained injuries to his face from exposure to the chemicals and glass. The victim's current condition is unknown.
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TWO FEARED DEAD IN A CHEMICAL FACTORY FIRE
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/two-feared-dead-in-a-chemical-factory-fire-1.241485
Tags: Malaysia, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
BUKIT MERTAJAM: Two workers were feared to have died while four others were left injured in a fire at a chemical factory in the Prai Industrial Area today.
It is learnt that there was a massive explosion at the three-story building prior to the fire at 12.30pm.
Firefighters have managed to put out the fire and currently scouring the areas to locate the victims but it is believed that at least two workers are feared to have died in the incident.
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WEHR CHEMISTRY EVACUATED AFTER CHEMICAL LEAK
http://marquettetribune.org/2013/03/22/news/wehr-chemistry-evacuated-after-chemical-leak/
Tags: us_WI, laboratory, release, environmental, unknown_chemical
The Wehr Chemistry building was evacuated around 11 a.m. Friday morning after a chemical was discovered to be leaking, university spokespeople and student witnesses said.
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"A harmless chemical was left open and the building is being cleared for ventilation for the time being," read the email, sent by the Office of the Registrar. "There is no safety risk. Because of this, noon classes are canceled."
Students, who were already being allowed back into the building around noon, said there was a noticeable odor in the hallways.
The specific chemical leaked could not yet be confirmed, said Andrew Brodzeller, an associate director of university communication.
"Marquette's Department of Public Safety and the Environmental Health and Safety unit have verified the chemical left open was harmless," Brodzeller said in an email. "Additional details of the incident will not be available until DPS and the Environmental Health and Safety unit have completed their report."
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HAZMAT INCIDENT UNDER CONTROL
http://www.koaa.com/news/hazmat-incident-under-control/
Tags: us_CO, public, release, response, natural_gas
The gas line leak at a restaurant in north Colorado Springs has been fixed.
It took hazmat crews with the Colorado Springs Fire Department about 10 minutes to "cap" the line at the Pizza Hut in the 15-hundred block of Briargate Blvd.
The area around the restaurant is not longer blocked off.
The gas leak was caused by a construction crew that cut a line while remodeling the now closed pizza restaurant that will soon be a Steak n' Shake.
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ALL SB LANES OF I-225 NEAR SMITH ROAD REOPEN AFTER HAZMAT CREWS CLEAN UP CORROSIVE CHEMICAL SPILL
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/hazmat-crews-cleaning-up-corrosive-chemical-on-i-225-near-smith-road
Tags: us_CO, transportation, release, response, chlorine, corrosives
AURORA, Colo. - All southbound lanes of Interstate 225 near 17th Avenue in Aurora reopened about 5:45 a.m. Friday after crews finished cleaning up a morning hazardous material.
Aurora's hazardous material clean-up crews were called to I-225 about 8:30 a.m. after a truck leaked chlorine and a corrosive chemical near Smith Road.
The chemical leaked from a truck while it was moving, according to Aurora Police Department Capt. Allen Robnett.
The amount of product released is unknown. However, it is well dispersed, Aurora city officials said on Facebook.
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WVVA TV BLUEFIELD BECKLEY WV NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS
http://www.wvva.com/story/21777136/2013/03/23/train-derails-with-hazardous-material
Tags: us_VA, transportation, release, response, acids
HAYSI, Va. (AP) -- Police and CSX officials say a train has derailed in the southwest Virginia town of Haysi.
CSX spokesman Bob Sullivan tells the Bristol Herald Courier (http://bit.ly/X3eIYK ) that the 64-car, two-locomotive train was headed from Hamlet, N.C., to Russell, Ky., when 15 cars derailed Saturday morning. Sullivan says no injuries, deaths or evacuations have been reported.
Sullivan says some of the derailed cars contain hazardous materials, and one was leaking an acid that's used in herbicides and for other purposes. CSX officials, the Virginia State Police, state hazardous material crews and local fire departments were on the scene Saturday afternoon.
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CHEMICAL ALERT FOR FIRE CREW
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Chemical-alert-crew/story-18503000-detail/story.html#axzz2OTRxIOqK
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, release, response, sodium_hydroxide
Firefighters dealt with a hazardous chemical spill at a Leicester city centre industrial unit.
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"Firefighters used breathing gear to enter the three-storey premises, where a small amount of caustic soda had spilled on the ground floor.
Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide), although non-flammable, is a highly-corrosive material.
The fire service spokesman said: "Other chemicals stored in the building were safe in their containers and fire crews liaised with on-site representatives of the company."
The building was made safe and a stop message received by fire control at 8.50p
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