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Subject: [DCHAS-L] CHAS Tweets and Chemical Safety headlines (12 articles)
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 06:03:57 -0500
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CHMMNews Colorado flooding triggers oil spills, shutdowns http://t.co/USZL84YUXd #HazMat
acsdchas J Chem Ed: Factors Contributing to the Development of Graduate Teaching Assistant Self-Image http://t.co/x1VlFJ7Ysu http://t.co/i0kvIGtr51
acsdchas ES&T: Toxicity of CuO Nanomaterials used in Al/CuO Nanothermites Before and After Combustion http://t.co/XRM4oksVcP
acsdchas J Chem Ed: Chemistry Education: Ten Facets To Shape Us http://t.co/epzs3JoQVX http://t.co/G0EPHdLLG7
labsustain Sustainable Chemistry summit - Europe | 2014, March 25th, 26th & 27th http://t.co/6IB7Y3gB7i
acsdchas C&EN: Walmart Pushes Suppliers To Disclose Ingredients, Phase Out Chemicals Of Concern http://t.co/mOmIW7urx8
labsustain Green Chemistry Institute: Shampoo Manufacturers Sued for Use of Toxics Without Label Warning http://t.co/kzuGjGPAsJ
acsdchas C&EN: Do You Hear An Echo? Science communication challenges http://t.co/frLaNWjxf4
labsustain C&EN: Walmart Pushes Suppliers To Disclose Ingredients, Phase Out Chemicals Of Concern http://t.co/ogGBqkkCnQ
acsdchas JOSH: Accuracy of Reported Flash Point Values on MSDSs and the Impact on Product Classification" http://t.co/s8IXbQUH9H
acsdchas C&EN: How The United Nations Confirmed Sarin Use In Syria http://t.co/d7bg5TZfPI
labsustain C&EN: Do You Hear An Echo? Science communication challenges http://t.co/y8ZmXnQhcj
acsdchas C&EN: California and Flame Retardants: Bill eliminating requirements for retardants in insulation for buildings http://t.co/yFSeFTqh63
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Table of Contents (12 articles)
PUPILS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER CHEMISTRY LAB SPILL AT HOVE SCHOOL (FROM THE ARGUS)
Tags: United_Kingdom, education, release, injury, unknown_chemical
HIGHER EDUCATION CHEMICAL LAB SAFETY INTERVENTIONS: EFFICACIOUS OR INEFFECTIVE?
Tags: Belgium, laboratory, discovery, environmental
MECHANICAL FAILURE MAY BE CAUSE OF GAS LEAK AT JACKSON CO. PLANT
Tags: us_MS, industrial, release, response, ammonia
POOL CHEMICAL SPILL CAUSES DISTURBANCE AT OAKNOLL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
Tags: us_IA, public, release, response, pool_chemicals
NEWS, WEATHER AND CLASSIFIEDS FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
Tags: us_RI, transportation, release, response, sodium_hydroxide
CHEMICAL REACTION BLAMED IN BETHEL FIRE
Tags: us_CT, industrial, fire, response, other_chemical
MAN LOSES HANDS IN EXPLOSION IN BOSTON APARTMENT
Tags: us_MA, public, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical
CHLORINE LEAK FORCES LOCKDOWN AT MONTESSORI SCHOOL 31 AT 7 RAVENSWOOD ROAD IN YONKERS
Tags: us_NY, education, release, response, chlorine, water_treatment
THREE TREATED AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL AT PAHRUMP FACILITY
Tags: us_NV, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
CHEMICAL PLANT EXPLOSION SENDS FIREBALL 80 FEET INTO THE AIR
Tags: us_OK, industrial, explosion, response, unknown_chemical
MAN BURNED IN HOLLYWOOD CHEMICAL FIRE
Tags: us_FL, industrial, fire, injury, unknown_chemical
FOUR AIRLIFTED AFTER FIRE AT FORMOSA PLASTICS
Tags: us_TX, industrial, fire, injury, unknown_chemical
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PUPILS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER CHEMISTRY LAB SPILL AT HOVE SCHOOL (FROM THE ARGUS)
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10690309.Pupils_taken_to_hospital_after_chemistry_lab_spill_at_Hove_school/
Tags: United_Kingdom, education, release, injury, unknown_chemical
Twenty school children and their teacher were rushed to hospital following a suspected chemical spill during a science lesson.
The Year 7 pupils at Hove?s Cardinal Newman School complained of ?stinging eyes, sore throats? and ?breathing problems? midway through the morning lesson.
Emergency services were on the scene shortly before 10am and evacuated the labs ? while ordering pupils and teachers throughout the rest of the school to stay in their classrooms for more than two hours.
Head teacher Dr James Kilmartin said a ?rigorous? and ?thorough?
investigation would be carried out into what happened.
He added: ?Parents have nothing to be worried about. I hope they will be reassured that when something did happen we took the right action to respond to it.?
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HIGHER EDUCATION CHEMICAL LAB SAFETY INTERVENTIONS: EFFICACIOUS OR INEFFECTIVE?
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871553213005793
Tags: Belgium, laboratory, discovery, environmental
In this paper, we first derive a model from literature providing insights into the influence of different aspects of safety on each other, that is, knowledge, perception, attitude, behavior and its consequences. We called it the ?KPABC model?. An experiment was furthermore designed and carried out to investigate the impact of laboratory safety interventions with students, and on the different safety aspects of the KPABC model. We finally explain the research results, and based on the findings, we provide recommendations on how to improve safety within higher education chemical labs.
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MECHANICAL FAILURE MAY BE CAUSE OF GAS LEAK AT JACKSON CO. PLANT
http://www.wdam.com/story/23484214/ammonia-leak-contained-at-airgas-specialty-gas
Tags: us_MS, industrial, release, response, ammonia
JACKSON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -
A gas leak at a Jackson County plant Friday morning is being blamed on a mechanical failure. A pipe at Airgas Specialties started leaking Anhydrous Ammonia around 8:45 AM. Fortunately, no one was injured. It took county firefighters and environmental crews about an hour to contain the small leak.
Deputies blocked off a section of Saracena Road as emergency vehicles rushed to a gas leak at Airgas Specialties in the Helena Industrial Complex.
"We reported to the scene to find an actual plume, quickly dissipated. We just stayed to keep the plume down," said Escatawpa Fire Chief Donnie Lowery.
That plume originated from liquid Anhydrous Ammonia leaking from a transfer line that linked a 30,000 gallon tank to a rail car. Environmental officials say large amounts of the chemical can be corrosive if you inhale or touch it. They suspect a relief valve on the pipe malfunctioned.
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POOL CHEMICAL SPILL CAUSES DISTURBANCE AT OAKNOLL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
http://iowacity.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/pool-chemical-spill-causes-disturbance-at-oaknoll-retirement-community
Tags: us_IA, public, release, response, pool_chemicals
At approximately 1:40 PM on September 20, 2012, the Iowa City Fire Department was called to investigate fumes at the Oaknoll Retirement Community. The fire department responded with an engine, ladder truck, and Battalion Chief.
First-in units were shown to the pool equipment room by maintenance personnel. There was evidence of a moderate spill of pool chemicals. The Johnson County Hazardous Materials Team was dispatched, including off-duty Iowa City team members.
A callback of Iowa City Firefighters was initiated to backfill stations. After investigation of the spill was completed, hazmat team members made entry to the pool room and mitigated the hazard. The spill was contained to the equipment room, there was no evacuation from the building. Units were on scene for 4 hours. There were no injuries.
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NEWS, WEATHER AND CLASSIFIEDS FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
http://www.turnto10.com/story/23489530/chemical-spill-reported-at-central-landfill
Tags: us_RI, transportation, release, response, sodium_hydroxide
JOHNSTON, R.I. -
A chemical spill was reported Friday at a facility connected to the Central Landfill in Johnston.
Fire officials told NBC 10 that a hose offloading sodium hydroxide from a tanker truck became detached and spilled 10 gallons of the substance on the ground.
No injuries were reported.
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CHEMICAL REACTION BLAMED IN BETHEL FIRE
http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Chemical-reaction-blamed-in-Bethel-fire-4829183.php
Tags: us_CT, industrial, fire, response, other_chemical
BETHEL -- A volatile substance in a Taylor Avenue chemical plant took the blame for a small fire Thursday night, but the facility's safety system and the town's fire department took the credit for preventing a much larger blaze.
Bethel Fire Chief Fred Ingram said crews received an automatic fire alarm from Vanderbilt Chemical at about 8:30 p.m. and within minutes employees of the plant called in to confirm a fire in one of the plant's machines.
Carbon disulfide -- or, CS2 -- caught fire during a manufacturing process when it reached a temperature above its ignition point of 200 degrees, Ingram said. It was not yet clear how the substance reached such a temperature, he said.
A small fire broke out in the plant's scrubber system -- which cleans excess substances from other machinery at the plant, Ingram said -- and an automatic fire-suppression system activated.
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MAN LOSES HANDS IN EXPLOSION IN BOSTON APARTMENT
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/20/us/massachusetts-apartment-blast/
Tags: us_MA, public, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical
(CNN) -- A man lost both of his hands and four other people were injured in an explosion Friday morning at a southern Boston apartment building, Boston police said.
Police spokeswoman Neva Coakley said the nature of the explosion at the building in the Hyde Park neighborhood wasn't immediately clear. However, Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis told The Boston Globe that the man who lost his hands had been mixing chemicals in his basement apartment, and that the chemicals exploded.
Two people, including the man who lost his hands, were taken to a hospital, and three others were treated at the site in the Hyde Park neighborhood for unspecified injuries, Boston police said.
Davis said the man mixing the chemicals might have been experimenting with fireworks, and investigators didn't immediately know why the chemicals exploded, according to the Globe.
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CHLORINE LEAK FORCES LOCKDOWN AT MONTESSORI SCHOOL 31 AT 7 RAVENSWOOD ROAD IN YONKERS
http://westchester.news12.com/news/chlorine-leak-forces-lockdown-at-montessori-school-31-at-7-ravenswood-road-in-yonkers-1.6102488
Tags: us_NY, education, release, response, chlorine, water_treatment
YONKERS - Four DPW workers had to be evacuated from a water treatment facility on Wainwright Avenue in Yonkers after a 150-pound chlorine tank was found to be leaking.
The fire department and hazmat team responded to the scene around 9:30 a.m. and closed off sections of Tuckahoe Road for a short time. Montessori School 31 at 7 Ravenswood Road was also placed on lockdown as a safety precaution.
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THREE TREATED AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL AT PAHRUMP FACILITY
http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/story/pahrump-chemical-spill-outpatient-care-facility/0DrPHwbZ0EOlpYRZ-3k0dg.cspx
Tags: us_NV, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
? Three people were treated at a Pahrump Hospital this morning after a chemical spill at an outpatient care facility.
The Pahrump Valley Times reports that at least three people were treated for respiratory symptoms at Desert View Hospital after an unknown quantity of the chemical phenyl was spilled shortly before 9:30 a.m. The newspaper said it believed all three were staffers at Health Care Partners.
It was unknown how the spill occurred, but it did prompt an evacuation of the Health Care Partners facility on East Calvada Boulevard.
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CHEMICAL PLANT EXPLOSION SENDS FIREBALL 80 FEET INTO THE AIR
http://www.wlns.com/story/23479719/chemical-plant-explodes-sends-fire-ball-80-feet-into-the-air
Tags: us_OK, industrial, explosion, response, unknown_chemical
Okla. (WLNS) - A rural Oklahoma town received a major shock late Wednesday night when a chemical plant exploded. A witness at the scene was able to capture one of the explosions. The explosion sent a fireball over 80 feet into the air and forced officials to evacuate homes up to four miles north of the facility.
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MAN BURNED IN HOLLYWOOD CHEMICAL FIRE
http://mobile.sun-sentinel.com/p.p?m=b&a=rp&id=4103227&postId=4103227&postUserId=42&sessionToken=&catId=6558&curAbsIndex=2&resultsUrl=DID%3D6%26DFCL%3D1000%26DSB%3Drank%2523desc%26DBFQ%3DuserId%253A42%26DL.w%3D%26DL.d%3D10%26DQ%3DsectionId%253A6558%2
Tags: us_FL, industrial, fire, injury, unknown_chemical
One person was severely burned and dozens more were evacuated when an explosive chemical mix sparked a fire in a warehouse district on Monday, Hollywood Fire Rescue officials said.
A small explosion and fire was reported around 2 p.m. in Synergy Labs at 3201 SW 42nd Street, Battalion Chief John Kuklinski said.
"Crews had the fire put out but there were some kind of hazardous chemicals," he said. "The company mixes these chemicals together for hair conditioner [but] by themselves they are toxic so we had to figure out what we had."
An employee suffered second-degree burns and was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital but it was unclear whether flames or chemicals caused his injuries.
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FOUR AIRLIFTED AFTER FIRE AT FORMOSA PLASTICS
http://www.crossroadstoday.com/content/news/local/story/Four-Airlifted-After-Fire-at-Formosa-Plastics/z1pDNaHQg0WtsWzu5CvUEw.cspx
Tags: us_TX, industrial, fire, injury, unknown_chemical
Four workers at the Formosa Plastics Corp facility in Point Comfort were airlifted to area hospitals and fifth taken by ambulance Friday after what authorities are calling a "flash fire".
According to a press release from the plant, the accident happened while five employees were performing maintenance on an out-of-service tower in one of the plant units.
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