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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines from Google (15 articles)
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 07:49:52 -0400
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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Friday, August 8, 2014 at 7:49:35 AM
A service of the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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Table of Contents (15 articles)
NO RADIATION, CHEMICAL POLLUTION IN BULGARIA?S KOSTENETS AFTER MILITARY PLANT EXPLOSION: MINISTER
Tags: Bulgaria, industrial, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical
MONTCO BUILDING FIRE SPARKS HAZMAT SITUATION
Tags: us_PA, industrial, fire, injury, unknown_chemical
HAZMAT TEAM RESPONDS TO CHLORINE GAS LEAK
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, injury, chlorine, gas_cylinders, metals, waste
NEW YORK PAINT COMPANY FINED $90,000 FOR IMPROPER HAZMAT STORAGE
Tags: us_NY, industrial, discovery, environmental, paints, waste
UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY LABS TOLD TO IMPROVE SAFETY
Tags: laboratory, follow-up, response
HERALD AND NEWS: LOCAL NEWS
Tags: us_OR, public, fire, response, cleaners
CHEMICAL SPILL AT HEALTH CENTRE IN NORTH BERWICK
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, release, response, mercury
NO INJURIES IN CHEMICAL ACCIDENT AT OSCAR MAYER
Tags: us_WI, industrial, release, response, sodium_nitrate
ROAD CLOSED AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, injury, chlorine, gas_cylinders, waste
HAZMAT TEAM CLEANS UP LEAD PAINT AT SAN GABRIEL RIVER SPILLWAY
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, response, paints
HAZMAT TEAM ON SCENE AFTER 3-VEHICLE CRASH IN NASHVILLE
Tags: us_TN, transportation, release, injury, carbon_dioxide, diesel, nitrogen, oxygen, propane
UPDATE: HAZMAT SITUATION AT JOHNSTON RECYCLING FACILITY
Tags: us_RI, industrial, release, injury, waste
EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL LEAK REPORTED IN NITRO; LEAK CONTAINED
Tags: us_WV, industrial, explosion, response, used_oil, waste
WATER COMPANY CHEMICAL LEAK COSTS TOP $10 MILLION
Tags: us_WV, industrial, follow-up, response
DAN RYAN RAMP REOPENS AT 35TH AFTER ACID LEAK NEAR SOX PARK ON GAME DAY
Tags: us_IL, transportation, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
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NO RADIATION, CHEMICAL POLLUTION IN BULGARIA?S KOSTENETS AFTER MILITARY PLANT EXPLOSION: MINISTER
Tags: Bulgaria, industrial, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical
Kostenets. ?Fortunately, the incident has been restricted. There are 10 injured people, who were already examined. They have cut wounds caused by broken glass. Four of them are being taken to a hospital in the capital city. The injured are employees of the TEREM company and of the Military Logistics Base, which is located in the same region,? Bulgarian interim Minister of Defence, Velizar Shalamanov, said speaking for the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR).
?Analyses are being done. There is no radiation or chemical pollution. There is no emission of nitrogen. There are no indications for risk of another explosion,? the minister added.
?What happened is not connected with visible violations of the technical process but there will be an investigation under the management of the Prosecutor?s Office.
Outside the region of the plant there are only broken glasses and windows. The damages will be assessed and covered by TEREM,? Mr Shalamanov remarked.
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MONTCO BUILDING FIRE SPARKS HAZMAT SITUATION
Tags: us_PA, industrial, fire, injury, unknown_chemical
A man suffered chemical burns over 60 percent of his body after a chemical fire inside a colorant company's facility caused a hazmat situation in Montgomery County Thursday night.
Fire crews responded to reports of a blaze at Penn Color Inc. on the 2800 block of Richmond Road, Hatfield around 9 p.m. The fire was declared under control at 9:32 p.m., according to officials.
Medics airlifted the man to Lehigh Valley Hospital. No word yet on his condition.
A second victim was transported to Lansdale Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to authorities.
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Officials have yet to disclose what chemical was burned in the blaze, but the building contains potentially hazardous products, according to reports. The Montgomery County Fire Marshal is investigating the fire's cause.
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HAZMAT TEAM RESPONDS TO CHLORINE GAS LEAK
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, injury, chlorine, gas_cylinders, metals, waste
Two workers were taken to hospital and then released while emergency and fire services closed a section of road in the east end of St. John's after an industrial chemical spill Wednesday.
Robin Hood Bay Road was closed between East White Hills Road and Logy Bay Road while authorities investigated a gas leak at the Newco Metal and Auto Recycling metal salvage property.
The HazMat team responded to a chlorine gas leak on Robin Hood Bay Road Wednesday. ? Photo by Rhonda Hayward/The Telegram
The workers came in contact with the substance after a cylinder containing chlorine gas was punctured during metal recovery operations.
The road was closed, but the RNC said there was no cause for public concern. A hazardous materials team from the St. John's Regional Fire Department was at the site.
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NEW YORK PAINT COMPANY FINED $90,000 FOR IMPROPER HAZMAT STORAGE
Tags: us_NY, industrial, discovery, environmental, paints, waste
A New York paint company has agreed to pay a $90,000 penalty after environment officials discovered improperly stored hazardous waste during a spring 2012 inspection.
The US Environmental Protection Agency says it found more than 100 drums of paint solvents on the property of T.C. Dunham Paint Company in Yonkers. Many of the drums were ?leaking and corroded,? as well as improperly labelled.
The EPA adds that it found drums of lacquers, oil-based paints and solvents "haphazardly stacked in an old truck and in outdoor locations at the paint facility."
Announcing the legal settlement on August 7, 2014, EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck noted that ?every business needs to comply with environmental laws to ensure that human health and the environment are not damaged.?
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UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY LABS TOLD TO IMPROVE SAFETY
Tags: laboratory, follow-up, response
A major new report on safety in academic chemical research is calling on US universities to adopt a ?culture of safety? actively supported at all levels, from university presidents and chancellors to student researchers.
The report, issued by the US National Research Council (NRC) in response to recent serious accidents in some university research laboratories indicates that previous approaches to reduce laboratory accidents, which usually involve introducing new regulations, have not been successful enough.
Beyond compliance
While acknowledging that ?there is always room for better adherence to regulations?, the authors say the goal of the new report is to ?move chemical research beyond simple compliance to the adoption of a culture of safety in academic laboratories that transcends inspections, standard operating procedures, and chemical safety plans?. It goes on to say that a true safety culture represents a commitment to achieving safety even in the absence of specific rules or regulations.
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HERALD AND NEWS: LOCAL NEWS
Tags: us_OR, public, fire, response, cleaners
Household chemicals should not be allowed to mix, a fact several Klamath Falls residents learned the hard way Tuesday morning.
Firefighters with Klamath County Fire District No. 1 were dispatched to the 2200 block of Modoc Street shortly after 8 a.m.
They were sent out for a report of a structure fire.
The incident proved to be a small chemical fire.
According to Monte Keady, KCFD No. 1 division chief, regular household chemicals were being stored under a sink in the home?s laundry room.
While the damage done had hidden which chemicals interacted with each other, Keady said somehow one or more of the bottles leaked and made what he called ?a nasty witch?s brew.?
A small explosion and a lot of smoke followed shortly thereafter.
Keady said there was major scorch damage around the area the chemicals had been stored.
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CHEMICAL SPILL AT HEALTH CENTRE IN NORTH BERWICK
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, release, response, mercury
Firefighters were called to a doctors' surgery in North Berwick, East Lothian, after mercury leaked from a blood pressure monitor.
The incident happened at North Berwick Health Centre just after 16:00.
The building was evacuated as a precaution and two firefighters wearing chemical suits used sand to clear the spillage before removing the carpet and ventilating the room.
The surgery is due to operate as normal.
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NO INJURIES IN CHEMICAL ACCIDENT AT OSCAR MAYER
Tags: us_WI, industrial, release, response, sodium_nitrate
No one was injured but a hazardous materials team was required to neutralize a chemical accident Wednesday afternoon at Oscar Mayer's East Side plant, the Madison Fire Department said.
Just before 3 p.m., the fire department was called the plant at 910 Mayer Ave. after lactic acid and sodium nitrate were accidentally mixed together. The chemicals produce heat and acid fumes when combined. An employee realized the mistake and moved the 35-gallon barrel outside the plant and called 911, said Eric Dahl, a spokesman for the fire department.
A hazmat team was was able to neutralize the reaction using soda ash, Dahl said.
The chemicals were contained to the plastic holding tank and Oscar Mayer contacted a disposal contractor to remove the barrel.
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ROAD CLOSED AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, injury, chlorine, gas_cylinders, waste
Update: Two workers have been taken to hospital and already released while emergency and fire services closed a section of road in east end St. John's after an industrial chemical spill Tuesday.
Robin Hood Bay Road was closed between East White Hills Road and Logy Bay Road while authorities investigated a gas leak at the Newco Metal and Auto Recycling metal salvage property.
The workers came in contact with the substance after a gas cylinder containing chlorine gas was punctured during metal recovery operations.
The road remains closed but the RNC says there is no cause for public concern. A hazardous materials team from the St. John?s Regional Fire Department is on site.
The Telegram will have more on this story as it becomes available.
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HAZMAT TEAM CLEANS UP LEAD PAINT AT SAN GABRIEL RIVER SPILLWAY
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, response, paints
A subcontractor knocked loose lead-based paint at nine San Gabriel River spillway gates at the Whittier Narrows Dam last month while sandblasting ahead of gate repairs, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official said.
The spill happened during a $290,000 replacement of the cables and anchors that open the gates. The spillway gates are used to redirect excess water at the Whittier Narrows Dam.
A contractor handling the repairs chemically removed lead-based paint around the points where each of the gates? 18 new anchors would be welded on. However, a subcontractor brought on to sandblast rust ahead of the welding did not stay within the 3-foot by 3-foot area abated on the downstream side, said Greg Fuderer, a Corps of Engineers spokesman. The name of the contractor and subcontractor could not be provided for publication.
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HAZMAT TEAM ON SCENE AFTER 3-VEHICLE CRASH IN NASHVILLE
Tags: us_TN, transportation, release, injury, carbon_dioxide, diesel, nitrogen, oxygen, propane
A hazmat team is cleaning up hazardous material after a crash at Old Hickory Boulevard involving two trucks and a car.
Police said a small car hit the back of a flatbed truck, causing it to hit a semi tanker and overturning both trucks. The flatbed truck was carrying tanks of oxygen, nitrogen, CO2 and propane. Police and fire dispatchers confirmed that the semi tanker was leaking diesel fuel.
Two people were injured in the crash. The driver of the car was cut out of her vehicle and transported to a local hospital with severe, but not life-threatening, injuries to her lower extremities. The semi tanker driver cut himself out of his truck and was transported to a local hospital. Police said he had a possible minor head injury.
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UPDATE: HAZMAT SITUATION AT JOHNSTON RECYCLING FACILITY
Tags: us_RI, industrial, release, injury, waste
JOHNSTON - Nearly 30 workers were evacuated to the front lawn of the Materials Recycling Facility in Johnston and 14 were rushed to Rhode Island Hospital after being exposed to a hazardous vapor.
"It caused some of the workers to have some respiratory issues... just some itchiness when you breath and some hyperventilating slightly," said Gary Maddocks, Security Chief, RI Resource Recovery.
It started just after 10:30 am, when a small container with liquid in it was accidentally sent through the processing machine.
That liquid was turned into a vapor that caused some smoke on the sorting line, and before the line was stopped for emergency procedures several workers were already exposed.
The people who work there are trained to make sure that no liquids go through that processing machine but officials tell us that this one just slipped by, by accident.
"That belt moves a hundred feet a minute," said Johnston Fire Chief Timothy McLaughlin. "I think when the guy went to grab it he just missed it, and has he missed it it just went down and got caught in the screen portion of it which goes through the entire system."
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EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL LEAK REPORTED IN NITRO; LEAK CONTAINED
Tags: us_WV, industrial, explosion, response, used_oil, waste
A pipe burst at a used oil recycling facility in Nitro Wednesday, causing an explosion and leak that was contained behind a secondary containment wall.
Kanawha Metro 911 received a call at 2:03 p.m. Wednesday reporting an explosion at Spirit Services of West Virginia at 4 Plant Rd. in Nitro. Kanawha Fire Coordinator C.W. Sigman initially said a ?flash fire? and leak of a ?non-hazardous? chemical was reported at the facility, though he later reported there was no fire.
No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.
Sigman said a pipe blew off the bottom of a tank at the Nitro site and that waste oil then leaked into a new secondary containment area. Officials with the facility told the state Department of Environmental Protection that the spilled material totaled approximately 22,000 gallons of compressor station process water and used oil.
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WATER COMPANY CHEMICAL LEAK COSTS TOP $10 MILLION
Tags: us_WV, industrial, follow-up, response
American Water Works, Inc., the parent company of West Virginia American Water, spent nearly $5 million in the second quarter to deal with continued effects of the Freedom Industries chemical leak.
The Vorhees, N.J.-based company detailed the costs in its second quarter earnings announcement Wednesday evening.
So far this year, the leak has cost the company $10.8 million in increased costs and lost revenue since the leak was discovered Jan. 9.
During the first quarter, the leak cost the company more than $1 million in lost revenue (a result of West Virginia American?s 1,000-gallon credits to affected customers), and $4.86 million in increased operating and maintenance costs.
Those costs including $1.9 million in legal fees to deal with the series of lawsuits filed following the leak of thousands of gallons of coal-cleaning chemicals into the Elk River.
The company racked up an additional $4.96 million in operating and maintenance expenses during the second quarter, according to its latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company did not detail legal costs in its latest filing.
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DAN RYAN RAMP REOPENS AT 35TH AFTER ACID LEAK NEAR SOX PARK ON GAME DAY
Tags: us_IL, transportation, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police reopened the 35th Street ramp from the Dan Ryan Expressway after a muriatic acid leak from a truck closed the area for several hours. The CTA and Metra have resumed service near 35th Street after temporary closures.
The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, just half an hour before first pitch at the White Sox v. Texas Rangers game at U.S. Cellular Field.
A 3600-gallon truck traveling southbound on the Dan Ryan started leaking the acid, so the driver pulled off the roadway and called for help. As the Chicago Fire Department's HAZMAT unit cleans up the spill, Illinois State Police are blocking the 35th Street exit. The acid is a strong corrosive used in cleaning bricks and concrete and has done some damage to the asphalt, officials said. HAZMAT investigators believe that spill was as a result of loose bolts on one of the valves.
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Division of Chemical Health and Safety
American Chemical Society
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