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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines from Google (17 articles)
Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 07:32:10 -0400
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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Friday, May 26, 2017 at 7:31:58 AM
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Table of Contents (17 articles)
FAULTY WELD BEHIND DAKOTA ACCESS LEAK
Tags: us_nd, industrial, release, follow-up, petroleum
THIRD-ALARM FIRE DAMAGES SLU BUILDING WITH CHEMICALS INSIDE
Tags: us_mo, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
CREWS CLEAN UP 500-GALLON NITRIC ACID SPILL IN SALT LAKE CITY
Tags: us_ut, transportation, release, response, nitric_acid
FINDINGS ON LOY LANGE BOX COMPANY EXPLOSION RELEASED BY FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS
Tags: us_mo, industrial, explosion, follow-up
CREWS RESPOND TO CHEMICAL LEAK AT BLACK RIVER FALLS GAS STATION
Tags: us_wi, transportation, release, response, zinc
FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING 6 ALARM BLAZE AT TORONTO RECYCLING FACILITY
Tags: Canada, industrial, fire, response, waste
BOY, 9, CRITICALLY ILL AFTER TOXIC WASTE DUMPED AT BONFIRECIWM JOURNAL ONLINE
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, release, injury, cleaners, toxics
POLICE: 1 PERSON INJURED AT SOMERS HIGH SCHOOL FOLLOWING SMALL EXPLOSION IN CHEMISTRY LAB
Tags: us_CT, laboratory, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical
TRUCK CRASH AND EXPLOSION CLOSES HIGHWAY 152
Tags: us_CA, transportation, explosion, death, cleaners
2 KILLED, 1 INJURED IN WV INDUSTRIAL EXPLOSION
Tags: us_WV, industrial, explosion, death, methane, thiols
CHEMICAL SMELL POSES NO DANGER TO THE SAFETY OF RESIDENTS, ENVIRONMENT NEAR PG&E‰??S CLEANUP OF FORMER GAS PLANT SITE
Tags: us_CA, public, release, response, other_chemical
CHEMICAL LEAKED IN TRACTOR ROLLOVER
Tags: Canada, transportation, release, response, ag_chems
FIRE CREW IN FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR CLEANUP CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: New_Zealand, transportation, release, response, dust
TRUMP‰??S PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET WOULD GUT SCIENCE AGENCIES
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
DATING SITE OPENS FOR HAZARD-FREE CHEMICALS
Tags: Sweden, public, discovery, environmental
NORTHBOUND TURNPIKE LANES REOPEN AFTER DAYLONG CRASH, HAZMAT CLOSURE
Tags: us_WV, transportation, release, injury, batteries, sulfuric_acid
TOO FAST, TOO SOON: HOW CHINA'S GROWTH LED TO THE TIANJIN DISASTER
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
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FAULTY WELD BEHIND DAKOTA ACCESS LEAK
Tags: us_nd, industrial, release, follow-up, petroleum
A faulty weld on the Dakota Access pipeline was responsible for a 20-gallon leak reported March 5 at an above-ground station in Mercer County, while an 84-gallon spill at a pipeline terminal in Watford City on March 3 was actually owned and operated by a different company, Caliber Midstream ‰?? though ultimately the line will feed oil into the Dakota Access system.
The faulty weld that caused the 20-gallon leak on the Dakota Access line in Mercer County was identified during a standard commissioning process designed to identify problems before a pipeline is put into service, ensuring a line‰??s integrity before it begins operation. The spill was not reported to North Dakota, but was reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, as required.
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THIRD-ALARM FIRE DAMAGES SLU BUILDING WITH CHEMICALS INSIDE
Tags: us_mo, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
ST. LOUIS - A three alarm fire tore through a St. Louis university research building Thursday evening.
The fire was on the third floor of Macelwane Hall, a building on the St. Louis University campus. In a Periscope video, Captain Garon Mosby said they were told chemicals were on the second floor of the building.
It's still unclear how the fire started, but school officials confirm the third floor was under construction. No one was in the building when crews arrived on the scene.
The fire started in the Neuroscience lab and damaged faculty offices.
There was concern about the presence of chemical's in this science building. As a result, several fire fighters were decontaminated as they left the building, as a precaution. An investigation now begins into the cause of the blaze.
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CREWS CLEAN UP 500-GALLON NITRIC ACID SPILL IN SALT LAKE CITY
Tags: us_ut, transportation, release, response, nitric_acid
SALT LAKE CITY ‰?? A 500-gallon nitric acid spill at a Salt Lake chemical plant was contained Thursday before it could cause any damage.
Hazardous materials crews from the Salt Lake and West Valley fire departments responded about 10:15 a.m. to Univar, 650 W. 800 South. Salt Lake fire spokeswoman Audra Sorensen said the spill was believed to have occurred in the basement of the facility, and the acid somehow made its way outside the facility. How the leak was caused or where the acid came from was not immediately known.
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Because of a steady breeze at that time, officials shut down 800 South between 200 West and 900 West for about two hours, and advised motorists to avoid the I-15 overpass at 700 West if possible. Health officials later determined the spill posed no threat to the public.
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FINDINGS ON LOY LANGE BOX COMPANY EXPLOSION RELEASED BY FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS
Tags: us_mo, industrial, explosion, follow-up
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The federal investigation continues into the deadly explosion at the Loy Lange Box Company in south St. Louis in April.
On Thursday morning, members of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board held a news conference in downtown St. Louis, where they released an update into the investigation. The findings were presented through the CSB‰??s Factual Investigative Update report.
According to federal investigators, the explosion of the giant tank called a Semi-Closed Receiver (SCR) weighing nearly 2,000 pounds, stemmed from an earlier repair. Back in 2012, the tank was repaired for a leak. The contractor recommended that the bottom portion of the tank be replaced. Investigators say Loy Lange Box Company did not comply with that recommendation.
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CREWS RESPOND TO CHEMICAL LEAK AT BLACK RIVER FALLS GAS STATION
Tags: us_wi, transportation, release, response, zinc
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (RELEASE FROM BRF FIRE DEPT.)-- The Jackson County Emergency Dispatch Center paged the Black River Falls Fire out on May 22, 2017 at 20:48 to the Flying J Truck Stop in the City of Black River Falls for a report of a chemical leak ‰?? spill from a semi unit.
The driver of the semi unit noted a liquid coming from the trailer and that his dual tires on the semi tractor were wet and shiny upon stopping at the truck stop.
The driver was complaining of some breathing trouble and was checked over by Black River EMS at the scene but refused transport.
In speaking with the driver he advised that he had put his finger into the leaking product and had smelled it. The driver did not have any burns noted to his fingers.
The driver advised the only liquid he was aware of on the mixed cargo was 144 five gallon pails and four 55 gallon drums of phosphoric acid.
The Regional Level A Hazmat Team from La Crosse was contacted and responded to the scene.
Upon off loading some the cargo the leak was found to be coming from a 55 gallon drum of liquid zinc. The leaking drum was placed into an over pack container. Some of the leaked product was soaked up with floor dri material and also then placed inside the over pack drum for disposal.
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FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING 6 ALARM BLAZE AT TORONTO RECYCLING FACILITY
Tags: Canada, industrial, fire, response, waste
Toronto firefighters have spent the night battling a large and stubborn six-alarm blaze at a recycling facility near the city's waterfront.
Fire Chief Matthew Pegg said the blaze began just before 1 a.m. on Cherry St. and "escalated through the alarm levels very quickly."
There were no reported injuries among workers who were in the facility owned by GFL Environmental Inc.
"There were staff on scene (and) shortly after our arrival, our crews were able to confirm that everyone was out of the building," said Pegg.
He also said firefighters had not yet entered the building because of risk of collapse.
"It would be hazardous for us to do that. They're outside the collapse zone working on defence and control."
Pegg said the fire was challenging because it is in a mixed waste facility that handles non-residential commercial waste and until firefighters enter the structure, it's impossible to know exactly what's inside.
"Because we can't positively identify what's in there, we're taking all the precautions necessary and making sure our crews are protected."
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BOY, 9, CRITICALLY ILL AFTER TOXIC WASTE DUMPED AT BONFIRECIWM JOURNAL ONLINE
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, release, injury, cleaners, toxics
A young boy of nine is fighting for his life in hospital after coming into contact with hazardous material dumped at a Belfast bonfire site.
Emergency services are investigating the dumping of toxic chemicals at a Belfast bonfire site after a concerned parent contacted police about the material following the hospitalisation of their son.
Cameron Dickson, nine, is in intensive care in a critical condition, according to the Belfast Telegraph.
Police and health officials have issued a warning to the public, fearing other children may have come into contact with the dumped drums at Glenwood Street, close to the Shankill Road, which are reported to contain industrial cleaner for patios and driveways.
‰??This is shocking but sadly an example of the many hazardous materials dumped on bonfires which should be disposed of legally and properly. It‰??s irresponsible.‰??
A spokeswoman for the Belfast Health Trust said the schoolboy was in a critical condition. Inspector Laura Kelly urged parents who live in the area to seek medical help if their children display any symptoms.
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POLICE: 1 PERSON INJURED AT SOMERS HIGH SCHOOL FOLLOWING SMALL EXPLOSION IN CHEMISTRY LAB
Tags: us_CT, laboratory, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical
SOMERS ‰?? Somers High School was evacuated following a small explosion in chemistry lab that injured one person Tuesday afternoon, police said.
State police said around 12:55 p.m., there was a small explosion in a chemistry lab that caused the school to be evacuated. Police said one person was injured and it does not appear to be any criminal nature involved.
The cause of the fire in under investigation.
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TRUCK CRASH AND EXPLOSION CLOSES HIGHWAY 152
Tags: us_CA, transportation, explosion, death, cleaners
A big rig carrying a liquid cleaning solution crashed and exploded into flames Wednesday afternoon south of Chowchilla, the California Highway Patrol reports.
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The truck that crashed Wednesday on the Highway 152 westbound transition from Highway 99 left both roads closed for hours.
It was the second fiery truck crash in two days in the Central Valley. On Tuesday, a gas truck crashed and exploded near Atwater, killing the driver and setting off hours of delay on Highway 99 near Applegate Avenue, 25 miles north of Chowchilla.
The truck was traveling from Highway 99 to Highway 152 west when it struck a guardrail and jack-knifed, coming to rest on the transition over Highway 99, said Lt. Alfredo Vasquez. It caught fire and exploded, sparking a grass fire about 12:30 p.m.
There were no injuries in the crash, Vasquez said.
A hazardous material team from Madera County was dispatched to the scene, but workers couldn‰??t get to the crash site until the chemical is identified and the fire around the truck continues to burn, said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Jeremy Rahn.
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2 KILLED, 1 INJURED IN WV INDUSTRIAL EXPLOSION
Tags: us_WV, industrial, explosion, death, methane, thiols
Two workers were killed and a third was seriously injured Wednesday in an explosion at an industrial facility in Barbour County, officials said.
The explosion occurred when the workers at Midland Resource Recovery were either cleaning or preparing to clean a tank used for storing mercaptan, according to local officials and a report phoned in to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.
Mercaptan is most commonly thought of as the rotten egg-smelling chemical that is added to odorless natural gas for safety purposes, so that leaks can easily be noticed. Midland Resource Recovery bills itself as ‰??the leading natural gas odorization company in North America.‰??
Exact details of what occurred weren‰??t available Wednesday evening, and multiple agencies were continuing to investigate at the scene.
A spokesman for the Barbour County Office of Emergency Management said agency dispatchers received a call shortly after 11 a.m. reporting the explosion of an empty mercaptan tank. That initial report said two workers were dead and a third was injured.
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CHEMICAL SMELL POSES NO DANGER TO THE SAFETY OF RESIDENTS, ENVIRONMENT NEAR PG&E‰??S CLEANUP OF FORMER GAS PLANT SITE
Tags: us_CA, public, release, response, other_chemical
Red Bluff >> Residents living and passing near the Rio Street gas plant soil cleanup project may notice a chemical smell, similar to moth-balls, coming from the contaminated soil, but Pacific Gas and Electric‰??s Paul Moreno says the temporary smell poses no danger to residents or the environment.
To ensure the safety of the community and crew members on the project, at 600 Rio St., there are three air monitors throughout the project‰??s site to make sure the air isn‰??t polluted by the contaminated soil.
The company has been working with the city and Moreno said neither PG&E nor the city had received any complaints from residents regarding the smell as of Tuesday afternoon. If there are any concerns regarding the project, residents can call the toll-free number at (866) 247-0581.
The project is expected to be completed in the fall, Moreno said.
The excavation will continue Wednesday and then be shut down for the holiday weekend. There are several more days of excavation but crews will be working with soil that has been less impacted by the former gas plant, therefore producing less off-site odors.
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CHEMICAL LEAKED IN TRACTOR ROLLOVER
Tags: Canada, transportation, release, response, ag_chems
About 2,000 litres of an agricultural chemical leaked after a farm tractor rolled over on Bloomfield Road on Wednesday morning.
The rollover occurred between Thirteenth Line and Fourteenth Line. Station 16 Raleigh South fire crews responded to the call.
Crews were able to contain the spill quickly, said fire officials. Chatham-Kent police and public works were on scene as well. The Ministry of the Environment was also notified.
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FIRE CREW IN FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR CLEANUP CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: New_Zealand, transportation, release, response, dust
Firefighters were called to clean up a chemical spill in Invercargill after a bucket containing a yellow powder substance fell off the back of a truck on Thursday.
Fire crew, in full protective gear, cleaned up the spill on the Dee St overbridge on Waihopai River.
New Zealand Fire Services assistant area commander Southland Deane Chalmers said a bucket containing a yellow powder substance fell of the back of a truck on the bridge.
Kavinda Herath/Fairfax NZ
Fire crew in full protective gear cleaning up a chemical spill, of polyaluminium chloride, which fell of the back of a truck on the Dee St over bridge on Waihopai River.
It was suspected to be sulfur because of its colour, but was later confirmed to be polyaluminium chloride, Chalmers said.
Emergency services were called to the scene about 12pm, but it was believed the spill happened before 11am, he said.
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TRUMP‰??S PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET WOULD GUT SCIENCE AGENCIES
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
President Donald J. Trump is asking Congress to make wide-ranging cuts to science agencies in his 2018 budget. If enacted, they could have a potentially devastating impact on science, including chemical research.
Overall, federal R&D would take a 16.8% hit, down $12.6 billion, according to estimates from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The ‰??budget fails to recognize that federal R&D investment is the most critical step driving U.S. innovation,‰?? says Glenn Ruskin, spokesperson for the American Chemical Society, which publishes C&EN. ‰??Slashing federal research budgets will result in less innovation, less job creation, and less economic growth‰??all of which undermines our global competitiveness.‰??
Congress has widely ignored presidential budget requests in the past, and that might be the case for Trump‰??s 2018 budget as well. Many Republicans and Democrats rejected the proposal. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) declared it ‰??dead on arrival.‰?? Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, the top Democrat on the House Science, Space & Technology Committee, says, ‰??I hope and expect that by the time the appropriations process is over, we will have achieved a saner outcome.‰??
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DATING SITE OPENS FOR HAZARD-FREE CHEMICALS
Tags: Sweden, public, discovery, environmental
The Swedish environmental group ChemSec has introduced the Marketplace, a website linking companies selling alternatives to hazardous chemicals with those seeking to buy them.
Chemical firms can advertise hazard-free products on the site for free. Buyers seeking such chemicals may post requests, also at no cost. The website acts only to introduce parties and does not facilitate transactions.
Clothing retailer H&M has made the first product request: alternatives to the bisphenol A found in thermal paper for cash register and credit card receipts.
Chemical companies including Chemours, Clariant, Rivertop Renewables, and Valspar have put products on the Marketplace.
Chemours, for example, is offering Zelan R3, a nonfluorinated, 60%- biobased coating for preventing stains on fabrics. ‰??We are excited that ChemSec Marketplace can be a positive place for industry to find sustainable solutions,‰?? says Bob Buck, technical fellow for Chemours.
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NORTHBOUND TURNPIKE LANES REOPEN AFTER DAYLONG CRASH, HAZMAT CLOSURE
Tags: us_WV, transportation, release, injury, batteries, sulfuric_acid
Northbound lanes of the West Virginia Turnpike between North Beckley and Mahan reopened about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday following a daylong closure caused by a hazardous material spill from an overturned tractor-trailer.
The truck, transporting industrial-sized batteries, overturned in the northbound lanes near Mahan between 2 and 3 a.m. Tuesday, spilling battery acid onto the highway, officials said. The cause of the accident remains undetermined.
The driver of the vehicle was taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash, according to officials.
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TOO FAST, TOO SOON: HOW CHINA'S GROWTH LED TO THE TIANJIN DISASTER
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
t was almost midnight on a summer Wednesday in 2015 when Hu Xiumin was jolted awake by a loud noise. Her apartment building in the affluent Harbour City development was shaking violently. She ran from the bedroom to find her husband standing in the study, looking out of the window.
From here they could see out over the port of Tianjin; one of the warehouses was on fire. They backed away from the window just moments before the warehouse exploded in one of the worst manmade disasters in China‰??s history.
Although Hu and her husband were unscathed, 173 people died at Ruihai International Logistics, a warehouse that was storing thousands of tonnes of hazardous chemicals. Hundreds more people were injured and thousands displaced on 12 August. Videos of the explosion went viral on social media. To the world, the tragedy became known as the Tianjin explosion. To locals, it‰??s 8/12.
But the explosion also underscored a dilemma at the heart of China‰??s unprecedented economic boom: the chemical industry is critical for the country‰??s growth, but that growth is also fuelling rapid urbanisation. This is pushing residential areas closer to active chemical sites ‰?? like in Tianjin.
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