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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 7:38:25 AM
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Table of Contents (9 articles)
CATALLOY FINED AFTER EXPLOSION AT METAL CATALYSTS PLANT
Tags: uk, industrial, explosion, followup, hydrogen
ACID SPILLED ON ROAD FOLLOWING ACCIDENT
Tags: malaysia, transportation, release, injury, nitric_acid
STUDENTS AND STAFF EXPOSED TO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AT CAL STATE UNIVERSITY, CHANNEL ISLANDS
Tags: us_ca, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
POOL CHEMICAL MISHAP BRINGS HAZMAT TEAM TO TURLOCK HIGH
Tags: us_ca, education, release, response, chlorine
WILMINGTON URGES PROPER DISPOSAL AFTER FIRE
Tags: us_NC, transportation, fire, response, waste
CHEMICAL SPILL CONTAINED AT JASPER TRUCK STOP
Tags: us_AL, transportation, release, response, other_chemical
WACO STUDENT TRANSPORTED TO SCOTT & WHITE WITH CHEMICAL BURNS
Tags: laboratory, release, injury, sulfuric_acid
FREDERICK COUNTY TRACKING POTOMAC RIVER CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_MD, public, release, environmental, other_chemical
VIOLENT CHEMICAL REACTION PROMPTS EVACUATION IN KETTERING| DAYTON
Tags: us_OH, industrial, explosion, injury, acids, hydrofluoric_acid, nitric_acid
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CATALLOY FINED AFTER EXPLOSION AT METAL CATALYSTS PLANT
Tags: uk, industrial, explosion, followup, hydrogen
A UK supplier of metal catalysts to the drug industry has been fined after an explosion at its site in Widnes left an employee with minor injuries.
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ACID SPILLED ON ROAD FOLLOWING ACCIDENT
Tags: malaysia, transportation, release, injury, nitric_acid
KOTA KINABALU: A major disaster was averted when eight barrels of nitric acid fell off a moving lorry near SK Kolombong in Inanam near here yesterday.
Two of the barrels subsequently burst causing massive spillage onto the road while the remaining six barrels were scattered all over the place.
The 9.30am incident occurred when the driver of the lorry, transporting 73 barrels of nitric acid, lost control of the wheel. This caused eight barrels to fall off the lorry when the securing lashes broke, while two barrels burst upon impact with the road.
State Fire and Rescue Services Department public relations officer Superintendent Mohd Affendy Ramli said about 40 litres of nitric acid spilled onto the road and firemen from the Hazmat Unit were immediately deployed to control the situation.
‰??Investigation at the scene revealed that each barrel contained about 10 litres of nitric acid.
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STUDENTS AND STAFF EXPOSED TO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AT CAL STATE UNIVERSITY, CHANNEL ISLANDS
Tags: us_ca, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
CAMARILLO, Calif. -
Five students and two staff members are being treated after being exposed to potentially hazardous chemicals at Cal State University, Channel Islands, Tuesday.
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It happened in a lab on the second floor of Aliso Hall just after 4 p.m.
Ventura County Fire Captain Mike Lindbery said a student opened a refrigerator that normally contains chemicals, when mist started coming out of it.
Officials do not know what type of substance(s) was released.
Seven people were in the room and the rest of the building was evacuated, but so far no injuries have been reported. Classes in the building have been cancelled for the rest of the day.
‰??Right now, there is no sense of urgency. None of the patients are showing significant symptoms and so far there are no hospital transports,‰?? Capt. Lindbery said.
Hazmat crews from Ventura County Fire, City Fire and Oxnard Fire are on scene. They are testing the pH levels on the skin of those exposed to determine what the chemical might be and what type of protective clothing and materials are needed to make an entry.
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POOL CHEMICAL MISHAP BRINGS HAZMAT TEAM TO TURLOCK HIGH
Tags: us_ca, education, release, response, chlorine
A pool chemical supplier accidently pumped acid into the chlorine tank at the Turlock High Pool on Tuesday, prompting the evacuation of nearby classrooms.
Turlock High officials contacted the Turlock Fire Department around 1 p.m. Tuesday after a scheduled delivery of hydrochloric acid and chlorine had accidently mixed.
The Turlock Fire Department responded to the scene and later contacted the Stanislaus County Department of Environmental Resources which assisted in decontaminating the area.
No students were injured during this incident, however, the delivery driver was transported to a nearby hospital for a precautionary evaluation.
According to school officials, students were evacuated from classrooms adjacent to the pool and a safety perimeter was set up to prevent people from walking into the contaminated area.
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WILMINGTON URGES PROPER DISPOSAL AFTER FIRE
Tags: us_NC, transportation, fire, response, waste
WILMINGTON -- After a minor chemical fire ignited inside a trash truck, the city's solid waste office is encouraging customers to properly dispose of hazardous waste.
No one was injured by the fire in the residential trash truck, which did not damage the vehicle and was handled by the Wilmington Fire Department.
Hazardous waste, including flammable chemicals, should be taken to the New Hanover County Household Hazardous Waste facility at 3002 U.S. 421 N., according to the city. The facility is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
The facility accepts the following: acids, aerosols, antifreeze, batteries, caustics, fertilizers, fuels, cooking oil, herbicides/fungicides, household cleaners, motor oil, paint, pesticides, solvents and stains/varnishes/sealers.
The facility also accepts electronics for recycling and other items, including CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, cellphones, compact fluorescent light bulbs, ballasts, electronics, flares, helium tanks, mercury thermostats/thermometers and needles.
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CHEMICAL SPILL CONTAINED AT JASPER TRUCK STOP
Tags: us_AL, transportation, release, response, other_chemical
JASPER, AL (WBRC) - The City of Cullman Hazmat team and the Jasper Fire Department have contained hazmat situation at Love's Travel Stop at exit 65 on I-22 following a substance leak Monday.
Hazmat officials say that Dimethyl Amino Ethyl Acrylate, a liquid plastic substance was leaking from a truck stopped at Loves. The substance is described as "very dangerous," according to officials.
The scene has been contaminated.
The substance had been leaking every forty seconds. The chemical can be fatal if it is inhaled, according to fire officials.
The trucking company brought in an offload truck from Memphis to help with the situation.
According to a trucker at the stop, a perimeter was set up around the truck and people have been evacuated from the area.
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WACO STUDENT TRANSPORTED TO SCOTT & WHITE WITH CHEMICAL BURNS
Tags: laboratory, release, injury, sulfuric_acid
A 17-year-old Waco student has been released from Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center after receiving multiple chemical burns on his back Monday, Waco Independent School District officials said.
The teenager was transported to the hospital after he backed into another student carrying a beaker of sulfuric acid ‰?? which spilled on both students ‰?? at the Greater Waco Advanced Manufacturing Academy about 1:30 p.m., said Waco ISD spokesman Dale Caffey.
The students used the in-lab shower, but took the one student to the hospital as a precaution. The student holding the beaker also received a burn on his hand, which was treated at the academy, Caffey said.
Campus officials are conducting an investigation to ensure all safety procedures were followed.
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FREDERICK COUNTY TRACKING POTOMAC RIVER CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_MD, public, release, environmental, other_chemical
A chemical spill in the Potomac River is expected to make its way to Frederick County by Oct. 11.
There‰??s a chance, a Frederick County official said, that the chemical plume could arrive as soon as Friday if there‰??s more precipitation.
About 10,000 gallons of synthetic latex were spilled near a paper mill in Allegany County. The spill was reported to the Maryland Department of the Environment as a yellow or white discoloration in the river.
Frederick County Division of Utilities and Solid Waste Management Director Kevin Demosky said the plume is calculated to arrive at Frederick County‰??s water intake on Oct. 11 at 9:19 a.m.
The county‰??s intake location for drinking water from the Potomac River is roughly at the end of New Design Road.
Water utilities representatives are unsure if the chemical spill will affect drinking water.
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VIOLENT CHEMICAL REACTION PROMPTS EVACUATION IN KETTERING| DAYTON
Tags: us_OH, industrial, explosion, injury, acids, hydrofluoric_acid, nitric_acid
A violent chemical reaction tonight prompted an evacuation and sent two people to a local hospital.
Kettering fire and hazmat crews were called around 6 p.m. to Mound Laser & Photonics Center, 2941 College Drive.
‰??We got dispatched on a chemical explosion,‰?? said Battalion Chief Jon Durrenberg of the Kettering Fire Department. ‰??Two chemicals that weren‰??t compatible got mixed together and created a violent reaction.‰??
The building was evacuated, and two people in the vicinity of the incident were taken for observation to Miami Valley Hospital as a precaution, Durrenberg said.
The chemicals involved were hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid and isopropryl alcohol, the battalion chief said.
‰??It wasn‰??t an explosion, it was just, as they call it, a violent exothermic reaction,‰?? Durrenberg said. ‰??It created a lot of heat, a lot of mess (with splattering), a cloud of gas. It was enough to make them evacuate immediately.‰??
About a dozen or two people were in the building at the time of the incident.
The facility fabricates various metal components, which are laser-cut and then treated with acids and alcohol, Durrenberg said, as part of the manufacturing process.
According to the company‰??s website, it serves medical and defense industries.
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