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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines from Google (14 articles)
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2017 06:31:58 -0400
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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Friday, June 2, 2017 at 6:31:41 AM
A membership benefit of the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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Table of Contents (14 articles)
CRASH CAUSES CHEMICAL SPILL IN EAST LONG BEACH; NEIGHBORS TOLD TO CLOSE WINDOWS
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, response, cleaners
OFFICIALS: CALUMET SPILL CLEANUP COULD TAKE UP TO 2 MORE DAYS
Tags: us_LA, industrial, release, response, gasoline
CREWS RESPOND TO REPORTED CHEMICAL SPILL IN LEHIGH COUNTY
Tags: us_PA, industrial, release, injury, unknown_chemical
BUILDING AT WSU EVACUATED DUE TO CHEMICAL LEAK
Tags: us_KS, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
BOILER EXPERT QUESTIONS FEDERAL AGENCY'S REPORT ON DEADLY EXPLOS
Tags: us_MO, industrial, follow-up, death
SCIENTIFIC GROUPS DISAPPOINTED IN TRUMPS MOVE ON CLIMATE
Tags: public, discovery, injury, other_chemical
LIBERIA: FIRE GUTS JFK CHOLERA UNIT
Tags: Liberia, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
UPDATE: NOBLESVILLE ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION INTO HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL SPILLS AT ITM, ITM RESPONDS
Tags: us_IN, public, discovery, environmental, unknown_chemical
CHEMICAL MIX-UP KILLS LAWN OUTSIDE ELLWOOD HOUSE MUSEUM
Tags: us_IL, public, release, environmental, pesticides
CHEMICAL LEAK AT JEFFERSON COUNTY POULTRY PLANT SENDS THREE TO HOSPITAL
Tags: us_GA, industrial, release, injury, acetic_acid, hydrogen_peroxide
U.S. AIR FORCE REFUSES TO STUDY CHEMICAL'S EFFECTS TO PLEASE PEASE VICTIMS
Tags: us_NH, public, discovery, response, other_chemical
FROZEN OUT CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD PUTS IN OWN BUDGET REQUEST
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
CHEMICAL SPILL FORCES APARTMENT EVACUATION
Tags: us_IA, public, release, injury, pool_chemicals
SOUTH KOREA‰??S HANWHA CHEMICAL SHUTS LDPE LINE IN YEOSU AFTER A FIRE
Tags: Republic_of_Korea, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
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CRASH CAUSES CHEMICAL SPILL IN EAST LONG BEACH; NEIGHBORS TOLD TO CLOSE WINDOWS
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, response, cleaners
Authorities told residents in a Long Beach neighborhood to close their windows and stay inside while hazardous material crews mopped up pool-cleaning chemicals that spilled out into the street after a traffic crash Thursday morning.
The small spill happened when a pickup truck carrying the chemicals collided with at least one other vehicle shortly before 8 a.m. near the intersection of Wardlow Road and Claremore Avenue, which is just east of the 605 Freeway, according to authorities.
Police said the crash may have involved up to four vehicles.
Nobody was injured in the collision, but some drivers complained of shortness of breath from fumes created by the spill, Long Beach Fire Department spokesman Capt. Matt Dobberpuhl said.
Authorities also notified a nearby school, Newcomb Academy, advising students and staff to shelter in place until the cleanup was finished, Dobberpuhl said.
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OFFICIALS: CALUMET SPILL CLEANUP COULD TAKE UP TO 2 MORE DAYS
Tags: us_LA, industrial, release, response, gasoline
SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) -
Authorities say it could take up to two more days to contain and clean up a spill involving a gasoline component at a Shreveport refinery.
The Louisiana highway department has been asked to bring in barricades to keep closed the section of Jewella Avenue near the plant.
Crews still were working late Thursday night to transfer the chemical out of the leaking tank and into another tank at Calumet Specialty Products Partners' lubricants and wax refinery on Midway Avenue.
It is a "slow and steady process," refinery spokesman Lyndon Johnson said. He had no estimate on when the transfer will be completed.
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CREWS RESPOND TO REPORTED CHEMICAL SPILL IN LEHIGH COUNTY
Tags: us_PA, industrial, release, injury, unknown_chemical
Emergency crews responded to a reported chemical spill Thursday afternoon in an industrial park in Hanover Township, Lehigh County.
Han-Le-Co fire Chief Robin Yoder said employees at the Health Network Laboratories headquarters at 794 Roble Road called about a chemical smell.
Employees complained about feeling ill, and some were treated for throat irritation, Yoder said.
Two employees were evaluated at a local hospital and released, said Drew Diskin, senior vice president of business development at Health Network Laboratories. At 4 p.m. Thursday, officials completed their investigation and the building was cleared for full occupancy, Diskin said.
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BUILDING AT WSU EVACUATED DUE TO CHEMICAL LEAK
Tags: us_KS, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
WICHITA, Kan. Fire crews and university police responded to an engineering building at Wichita State University Thursday afternoon in response to a chemical leak.
The reported spill caused Beggs Hall to be evacuated.
Eyewitness News reporter Trevor Macy spoke to an officer with the Wichita State Police Department, who says he's unsure exactly what chemical leaked or how much of it did.
He and others with the department were instructed to remove anyone from the building and then get out themselves, as fire crews did not want to take any chances with what might be inside.
A hazmat crew also responded to the scene.
Wichita fire officials say chemicals were stored in the building by a professor who no longer works at WSU. They say someone noticed a leak, but did not know what it was and as a precaution, called the fire department.
There were no reports of injuries, nor what caused the leak.
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BOILER EXPERT QUESTIONS FEDERAL AGENCY'S REPORT ON DEADLY EXPLOS
Tags: us_MO, industrial, follow-up, death
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV.com) -
New questions are being raised about a federal agency's explanation of what caused a deadly explosion in Soulard in April.
A boiler expert told News 4 the Chemical Safety Board's explanation of what happened is a "cop-out."
"I would have expected more from the Chemical Safety Board than what I see in this report," said Wayne Mueller.
Mueller served more than 20 years on the Missouri Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules and he worked for decades with Ameren, in part doing analysis of boiler failures.
‰??We did this kind of work routinely, daily,‰?? Mueller said.
News 4 showed him the Chemical Safety Board's report released last week on the April explosion at Loy-Lange Box Company.
After careful review, he says, he was taken aback.
‰??Coming from an organization that is supposed to do scientific analysis and failure work, I was frustrated that it's not complete,‰?? said Mueller.
The CSB concluded that the water tank that shot into the air was quote: "uniquely vulnerable" to catastrophic failure because of severe corrosion inside it.
But Mueller says the investigators simply didn't seem to do a thorough job coming to that end.
‰??Just fundamental issues that, if you're looking at corrosion problems you should address, and they weren't addressed,‰?? Mueller said.
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SCIENTIFIC GROUPS DISAPPOINTED IN TRUMPS MOVE ON CLIMATE
Tags: public, discovery, injury, other_chemical
Leaders from the chemical and scientific enterprises expressed disappointment that President Donald J. Trump announced he will withdraw the U.S. from a landmark climate change deal.
When countries completed the Paris Agreement on climate change in December 2015, chemists and other scientists were viewed as key actors in implementing it.
‰??Climate change represents a real and current threat to our economy, health, and welfare,‰?? Thomas Connelly, CEO of the American Chemical Society, which said it was disappointed with the president‰??s plan. ‰??America should continue to take the lead in addressing global greenhouse gas emissions and become a leader in sustainable energy production and technology,‰?? Connelly adds. ACS publishes C&EN.
Moderna Therapeutics CEO Stephane Bancel said in a tweet he also was disappointed in Trump‰??s decision to leave the Paris deal. He added, ‰??We all need to continue to do the right thing.‰??
Still, Trump‰??s move doesn‰??t seem likely to change the U.S. chemical industry‰??s current direction. ‰??Chemical manufacturers will continue to meet global demand for materials and technologies that improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions,‰?? the industry group American Chemistry Council said.
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LIBERIA: FIRE GUTS JFK CHOLERA UNIT
Tags: Liberia, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
The fire that raged over the 24th street community last nigt ransacked the JFK cholera unit.
Doctors, nurses and patients at the John F. Kennedy (JFK) Memorial Hospital in Monrovia were last night hurried out of the building by security guards when the Cholera Unit (left wing), which is adjacent to the National Drug Service (NDS) and the hospital's mortuary, was gutted by fire.
NDS ON FIRE
The fire, according eyewitness account, reportedly destroyed the unit's electrical panel boxes and several important documents including patients' medical records.
Although no human casualty was reported, the Daily Observer gathered that when doctors who were on duty spotted the flames, they hurriedly relocated to safety.
Eyewitnesses said that save for the bravery of security guards attached to the hospital and onlookers who buttressed the efforts of firefighters, the situation wouldn't have been easily brought under control.
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UPDATE: NOBLESVILLE ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION INTO HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL SPILLS AT ITM, ITM RESPONDS
Tags: us_IN, public, discovery, environmental, unknown_chemical
The City of Noblesville is investigating handling of hazardous chemicals at the Indiana Transportation Museum, located within the city‰??s Forest Park at 701 Cicero Rd.
The city said it, along with the Noblesville Parks and Recreation Board have notified the ITM that it is in ‰??serious default‰?? under the terms of its lease of the grounds within Forest Park due to its ‰??unlawful handling of hazardous chemicals‰?? and has requested the ITM to begin remediation procedures. Those procedures, to be completed within 60 days, include the following: to develop a plan within 90 days for permanent removal of the contamination, to provide contact information for the licensed environmental firm or individual ITM will hire to supervise this work, and to identify the location where the materials will be properly disposed of.
‰??Despite numerous efforts over the years to encourage ITM to address some housekeeping concerns they have allowed within their property, the Parks Board had no idea what hazardous conditions existed on the other side of the fence,‰?? Scott Noel, president of the Noblesville Parks and Recreation board of directors, stated in a press release. ‰??We are disappointed that (the) ITM has violated the terms of its lease with the Parks Board and (has allowed) their carelessness to endanger one of the greatest assets in the City of Noblesville ‰?? Forest Park.‰??
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CHEMICAL MIX-UP KILLS LAWN OUTSIDE ELLWOOD HOUSE MUSEUM
Tags: us_IL, public, release, environmental, pesticides
DeKALB ‰?? A mix-up of chemicals killed a majority of the lawn outside the Ellwood House Museum, leaving a large area of brown and yellow grass near the historic mansion at 509 N. First St. in DeKalb. Amy Doll, executive director of DeKalb Park District, said Park District staff went out to spray weed killer on the lawn about two weeks ago, but a different chemical was accidentally sprayed instead. She estimated the chemical killed about 75 percent of the grass. Doll said restoring the lawn had been a project on the radar for district staff, and the mishap has given them reason to make it happen.
‰??[Restoring the lawn] was not in our original plan, but we are taking this mistake and turning it into an opportunity,‰?? she said.
Doll said crews would be working over the next few weeks to till up dead soil, level out low spots in the lawn and reseed to get the turf re-established.
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CHEMICAL LEAK AT JEFFERSON COUNTY POULTRY PLANT SENDS THREE TO HOSPITAL
Tags: us_GA, industrial, release, injury, acetic_acid, hydrogen_peroxide
A chemical leak at a Jefferson County poultry plant sent three people to the hospital Wednesday.
The three Coastal Processing workers were exposed to PAA, which Jefferson County EMS Director Maj. Chad Parker said is used as an antimicrobial. The chemical is a combination of peracetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid and water.
Jefferson Hospital CEO Lou Semrad said all three were treated and released. Semrad confirmed the individuals were decontaminated.
‰??When they use it to clean chickens, it‰??s in a diluted form. They were exposed to a concentrated version,‰?? Semrad said.
Jim Anderson, the county‰??s EMA/911 director, said the chemical leak would not require a report to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration .
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U.S. AIR FORCE REFUSES TO STUDY CHEMICAL'S EFFECTS TO PLEASE PEASE VICTIMS
Tags: us_NH, public, discovery, response, other_chemical
PORTSMOUTH ‰?? A federal agency's director said there should be national health study for PFC exposure in people who lived near the Pease Air Force Base, according to Seacoastonline.
The agency that would complete the study, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry asked the Air Force to pay for the cost. However, the Air Force said they can not and will not fund the study due to legal reasons.
READ: Families on edge over water contamination at former air base
The city and the Air Force believe the contamination in the area could be from the use of firefighting foam at the base.
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FROZEN OUT CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD PUTS IN OWN BUDGET REQUEST
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB), which carries out independent investigations of industrial chemical accidents, submitted its own budget request separate from the administration‰??s after it became apparent that President Trump planned to eliminate the board in his 2018 budget.
‰??Congress provided the CSB with concurrent authority to submit its annual budget requests directly to the Congress, as well as to the Office of Management and Budget,‰?? said CSB chairperson Vanessa Allen Sutherland in a statement. ‰??In our safety investigations of high consequence chemical accidents, we routinely examine the adequacy of the existing regulations and standards,‰?? she added. ‰??No other federal agency, or private entity for that matter, provides this comprehensive safety role.‰??
The CSB requested $12 million (å£9 million) for 2018, which would represent an increase of about 5.7% above its current budget. In contrast, the White House had proposed to give the board just $9 million to phase it out.
However, Congress is not expected to approve the budget put forward by the president. Last month, Congress rejected significant and immediate cuts that Trump had proposed for research agencies under the president‰??s budget reduction plan for 2017. In the end, lawmakers produced an omnibus spending package that increased federal R&D by 5% for the remainder of 2017.
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CHEMICAL SPILL FORCES APARTMENT EVACUATION
Tags: us_IA, public, release, injury, pool_chemicals
BETTENDORF, Iowa. (KWQC) - Residents of a Bettendorf apartment complex are back home after a chemical spill forced them to evacuate. A pool contractor at the complex accidentally mixed two chemicals causing a toxic spill. Residents said it was quite a morning wake up call.
The 911 call came in at 9:45 Tuesday morning. Soon after arriving, residents said firefighters began banging on doors telling folks they needed to get out.
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Another resident said, "he (the pool contractor) was taken to the hospital because of the chemicals and what happened."
The fire department said a contractor accidentally mixed two pool chemicals, chlorine, and muriatic acid. That mixture caused a release of toxic chlorine gas in the pool room where the chemicals were stored. Haz-mat crews took no chances. They wore full chemical suits to clean up the mess.
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SOUTH KOREA‰??S HANWHA CHEMICAL SHUTS LDPE LINE IN YEOSU AFTER A FIRE
Tags: Republic_of_Korea, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--South Korea‰??s Hanwha Chemical has shut a polyethylene (PE) line in Yeosu following a fire on Tuesday morning, a source familiar with the matter said.
The 100,000 tonne/year low density polyethylene (LDPE) line did not appear to have suffered any structural damage from the fire, which was put out quickly, the source said.
It is unclear when the facility will restart, the source added.
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