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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 05:24:01 -0400
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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Friday, November 3, 2017 at 5:23:38 AM
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Table of Contents (20 articles)
RESIDENTS SUE CHEMICAL MAKER OVER FIRES DURING HURRICANE HARVEY
Tags: us_TX, industrial, follow-up, environmental
LOVELAND FIRE DEPARTMENT PLACING A GREATER EMPHASIS ON CANCER PREVENTION
Tags: us_CO, industrial, follow-up, environmental, toxics
FLUID SPILL AT UW PROMPTS HAZMAT RESPONSE [UPDATE]
Tags: us_WA, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
NO ONE INJURED IN OAKVILLE ACID SPILL
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, response, nitric_acid
HAZMAT STUDIES: HAZMATOLOGY: THE SCIENCE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Tags: industrial, discovery, environmental
CHEMICAL SPILL AT UW HOSPITAL; NOBODY INJURED, MADISON FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS
Tags: us_WI, public, release, response, xylene
HUGE FLAMES OVERNIGHT AS SAN JOSE TRAIN TRESTLE CATCHES FIRE
Tags: us_CA, transportation, fire, response, other_chemical
HAZMAT CREWS RESPOND TO CHEMICAL LEAK IN HARRISBURG
Tags: us_PA, transportation, release, response, other_chemical
GENERATOR PLACED TOO CLOSE TO AUGUSTA HOME LEADS TO MINOR FIRE
Tags: us_ME, public, fire, response, unknown_chemical
EXXON REFINERY CATCHES FIRE DAY AFTER GOVERNMENT SETTLES OVER POLLUTION FROM OTHER GULF PLANTS
Tags: us_LA, industrial, fire, response, petroleum
BARRELS OF MYSTERY WASTE HAVE NEIGHBORS CONCERNED
Tags: us_TN, public, discovery, response, unknown_chemical
HAZMAT CREWS MONITORING AIR QUALITY LEVELS AFTER LEAK AT CHEMICAL PLANT
Tags: us_NC, industrial, release, response, plastics
FIREFIGHTERS INVESTIGATE POTENTIALLY FATAL GAS AT HEALTH CENTRE
Tags: United_Kingdom, laboratory, release, response, gas_cylinders, nitrogen
LARAMIE LANDFILL FIRE RE-EVALUATION EFFORTS ‰?? THE UW STUDENT NEWSPAPER ONLINE
Tags: us_WY, industrial, fire, response, waste
FIRE IN NORTH ASHEBORO QUICKLY CONTAINED
Tags: us_NC, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
CAUSE OF CHEMICAL INFERNO ON I-495 PROBED BY OFFICIALS
Tags: us_MA, transportation, follow-up, response, ag_chems, pesticides, radiation, solvent, sulfuric_acid
NORWEGIAN STUDY FINDS HARMFUL CHEMICALS IN HOUSE DUST
Tags: Norway, public, discovery, environmental, ag_chems, dust, pesticides, solvent
HOLLISTON HIGH EVACUATED, DISMISSED AFTER SCIENCE DEMO
Tags: us_MA, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
HAZMAT TEAM RESPONDS TO CHEMICAL LEAK AT HOPEWELL PLANT
Tags: us_VA, industrial, release, response, other_chemical
THIS TALK EXPLORES HOW TECH HELPS INVESTIGATE CHEMICAL EXPLOSIONS
Tags: us_MD, industrial, follow-up, response
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RESIDENTS SUE CHEMICAL MAKER OVER FIRES DURING HURRICANE HARVEY
Tags: us_TX, industrial, follow-up, environmental
Shannan Wheeler was born and raised in Baytown, Texas, an industrial suburb east of Houston that is part of the so-called chemical coast.
Houses are tucked between chemical storage tanks. Parks back up to refinery smokestacks.
"I grew up around five of the biggest petrochemical facilities on the planet," Wheeler says. An uncle worked at Chevron. Another worked at Shell. "With my family's history I'm familiar with every one of them," he says.
The Wheeler name is synonymous with business in the area. Shannan Wheeler's mother, Tracey, is the longtime president of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce, and he has spent his entire career as an engineer designing pipe systems for petrochemical facilities.
So Shannan Wheeler, 52, is as surprised as anyone that he's part of a federal lawsuit against a chemical company, especially one that employs people in the town where he and his family live now.
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LOVELAND FIRE DEPARTMENT PLACING A GREATER EMPHASIS ON CANCER PREVENTION
Tags: us_CO, industrial, follow-up, environmental, toxics
Taking steps to prevent cancer in firefighters by limiting the amount of poisonous toxins they breathe in has been emphasized more by the Loveland fire department recently.
For past generations of firefighters, heading back to the fire station still covered in soot and ash from a blaze was a point of pride, but those toxins absorbing into the skin and getting breathed in may have caused cancer in many firefighters.
Loveland Fire Rescue Authority is now urging its firefighters to use a process to mitigate the risks of exposure to such hazardous materials.
Any time after leaving a fire, firefighters are now supposed to have their bunker gear sprayed down by a hose, whisk any remaining ash off each other's equipment with a hand-held brush, then remove their gloves first and put on rubber gloves before removing their oxygen masks, and replace the oxygen masks with cloth masks while stripping off their flame resistant jackets and pants. They are even supposed to use wet wipes to scrub their faces, necks and wrists.
Finally, the ashy gear gets put into a rubber bag that is sealed to prevent any carcinogenic particulates from leaking out into the fire engine cabs on the way back to the station.
That differs from the past, said LFRA Battalion Chief Jason Starck and Capt. Dave Schuetz, when gear still full of contaminants might sit inside a fire engine for up to a week following a fire, still exposing firefighters in the cab to cancer-causing toxins.
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FLUID SPILL AT UW PROMPTS HAZMAT RESPONSE [UPDATE]
Tags: us_WA, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
SEATTLE, WA - The Seattle fire department's hazmat team responded to the University of Washington's Bloedel Hall Wednesday morning for a reported liquid spill. After an investigation, the liquid turned out to be water, Seattle fire reported. Fire crews were clearing the scene close to 8:30 a.m.
As the incident unfolded, UW sent out a campus-wide alert warning students and staff to avoid Bloedel Hall.
"The Seattle Fire Department has responded to a report of a possible hazardous materials incident at Bloedel Hall. The building was evacuated as a precaution. University police also are on the scene. Check back for updates. As of 8 a.m. the situation was still being evaluated," the alert read.
Bloedel Hall is located at the south end of the campus adjacent to the UW Medical Center across Pacific Street. The building is part of UW's School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
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NO ONE INJURED IN OAKVILLE ACID SPILL
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, response, nitric_acid
OAKVILLE ‰?? The Oakville Fire Department says no one was injured after its HAZMAT crew was dispatched to deal with an acid spill at an industrial facility on Bristol Circle last week.
On Oct. 25 at around 4:40 p.m., firefighters were called to 2715 Bristol Circle after a damaged container of nitric acid leaked onto the floor near the storage container it was kept in.
While Deputy Fire Chief Paul Boissonneault said the spill was fairly small, it still resulted in the evacuation of the area.
‰??Our HAZMAT team went in with splash resistant suits and used a neutralizing agent for the acid,‰?? said Boissonneault.
Nitric acid is corrosive and will cause chemical burns if it comes into contact with organic tissue.
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HAZMAT STUDIES: HAZMATOLOGY: THE SCIENCE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Tags: industrial, discovery, environmental
Have you ever had a moment when an idea just came out of nowhere? I would call it being slapped upside of the head with an idea. Merriam-Webster would call it an epiphany. My epiphany was the idea of hazmat being a science, with perhaps the most appropriate name for this being hazmatology.
Hazmatology defined
Hazmatology‰??why not? There are many ‰??-ologies‰?? out there, most associated with education and the furtherance of studies in a particular subject matter, and that‰??s what we are trying to do here‰??further our knowledge of hazmat operations. So let‰??s define our new term. In its simplest form, hazmatology is the scientific study of hazardous materials. And because science is ‰??the state of knowing‰?? and ‰??knowledge as distinguished from ignorance or misunderstanding,‰?? perhaps thinking of hazmatology as a science will help us dispel myths and misconceptions related to hazardous materials. Further, if we have a science of hazardous materials, then those who study this science could be called hazmatologists.
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CHEMICAL SPILL AT UW HOSPITAL; NOBODY INJURED, MADISON FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS
Tags: us_WI, public, release, response, xylene
A small chemical spill at UW Hospital Tuesday night brought out the hazardous incident team of the Madison Fire Department, with nobody injured in the spill.
The spill of xylene happened at about 7:30 p.m. at the hospital, 1675 Highland Ave.
Xylene is a solvent and cleaning agent, and also is used as a paint thinner. About five gallons of xylene was spilled.
Engine 9 was sent to the incident at first, and after meeting with hospital staff and looking at the situation, the hazardous incident team was asked to respond.
"HIT members, wearing protective clothing and air packs, used absorbent materials to clean the spill," said MFD spokesman Eric Dahl. "The material was put into a disposal cotainer for pickup by a licensed contractor."
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HUGE FLAMES OVERNIGHT AS SAN JOSE TRAIN TRESTLE CATCHES FIRE
Tags: us_CA, transportation, fire, response, other_chemical
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- A train tressel that Caltrain and Union Pacific run on caught fire early this morning.
A handful of trains faced some major delays this morning, but Caltrain says they're back on track. The only issue now, they only have one track.
The flames were huge in San Jose off of McLellan Avenue and Willow Street just after 3 a.m. They could be seen for miles around. In fact, the fire was first spotted by a San Jose fire crew driving by on Highway 87.
A massive train trestle spanning across the Guadalupe River was burning.
"75-to-100 feet from the ground to the top where the train tracks are located. It's all heavy timber and it was a span of about 200 feet that was on fire," said San Jose Fire Captain Tremaine Thierry
It took firefighters about 45 minutes to knock down the flames. They had to be extra careful because the wood was soaked in creosote, a chemical used to prevent rot. That created a breathing hazard.
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HAZMAT CREWS RESPOND TO CHEMICAL LEAK IN HARRISBURG
Tags: us_PA, transportation, release, response, other_chemical
HARRISBURG- Hazmat crews responded to a chemical leak in Harrisburg Tuesday night.
WSOC-TV reported the leak happened just before midnight on Tuesday, Oct. 31. at Mallard Creek Polymers transfer site on Mulberry Road. The chemical butadiene leaked from the valve of a rail car at the plant, but officials don‰??t know how it happened.
According to the Harrisburg Fire Department's twitter approximately 50 employees from Southeast Packaging were evacuated, although there were no injuries at the scene.
While emergency personnel were responding, Hwy 49 was shut down in both directions between Pharr Mill Road and Stough Road.
Residents from at least a deozen homes in the area were told to shelter in place while crews worked to secure the leak, Channel 9 reported.
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GENERATOR PLACED TOO CLOSE TO AUGUSTA HOME LEADS TO MINOR FIRE
Tags: us_ME, public, fire, response, unknown_chemical
AUGUSTA ‰?? The sound of gas-powered generators has filled the air across much of Maine this week, but the risks of placing an internal combustion engine too close to a building became apparent to one Augusta family on Wednesday.
Around 6 a.m., the residents of a two-story home at 35 Lone Indian Trail woke to the discovery that a fire had started in the wall of their living room, next to the generator they were using after a storm wiped out power to their home earlier this week.
‰??The generator was too close to the siding of the building, resulting in igniting the exterior siding,‰?? said John Bennett, a battalion chief in the Augusta Fire Department.
Upon discovering the fire, the homeowner and her three children left the building with their dog and attacked the blaze with water and a dry-chemical extinguisher. It then took firefighters about 30 minutes to get the fire under control.
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EXXON REFINERY CATCHES FIRE DAY AFTER GOVERNMENT SETTLES OVER POLLUTION FROM OTHER GULF PLANTS
Tags: us_LA, industrial, fire, response, petroleum
Early morning skies Wednesday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, were alight from a fire that started around 2:30 a.m. at an ExxonMobil refinery. The blaze, though contained before the sun came up, is a reminder to the surrounding community of yet another danger of living next to refineries and chemical plants.
Exxon‰??s refinery is located along the stretch of Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans known as ‰??Cancer Alley‰?? due to the high number of chemical plants and refineries ‰?? and illnesses possibly connected to emissions ‰?? along the river‰??s banks.
Exxon issued a statement to CBS affiliate WAFB while the fire smoldered, saying the community was not impacted by emissions from the refinery fire and that air quality readings were ‰??below detectable limits.‰??
Mary Lee Orr, executive director of The Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN), questions the possibility of making such a determination so fast. Her group has been working with Cancer Alley communities, helping to reduce their exposure to pollution from the area‰??s oil and petrochemical industry.
Exxon‰??s Baton Rouge refinery is adjacent to one of the company‰??s eight facilities named in a settlement reached with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) and announced October 31.
Last year LEAN filed a lawsuit against an Exxon chemical facility in Baton Rouge, next to the refinery that caught on fire Wednesday. That suit alleges the facility has been violating the Clean Air Act by failing to report pollution releases correctly. Lisa Jordan, director of Tulane University‰??s Environmental Legal Clinic and representing LEAN in this case, said it is too early to say how the recent agreement between the federal government and Exxon will impact their own case. Jordan said LEAN‰??s case encompasses a broader range of issues than those in the one recently settled.
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BARRELS OF MYSTERY WASTE HAVE NEIGHBORS CONCERNED
Tags: us_TN, public, discovery, response, unknown_chemical
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- Homeowners are getting answers after a potentially toxic solution was dumped near a south east Shelby County neighborhood.
The barrels have been near a subdivision on what appears to be public property for months. One concerned citizen says he‰??s reached out multiple times for help but no one has cleaned up the mess, and the site is almost scary.
Large black barrels are on a small plot of land that backs up to a drainage ditch feet from the homes in the Ragan Farms subdivision off Crumpler.
The barrels sit below a sign‰??clearly stating ‰??No Dumping.‰??
The warning did not deter litter bugs.
The thought of what could be in these barrels is making residents uneasy.
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HAZMAT CREWS MONITORING AIR QUALITY LEVELS AFTER LEAK AT CHEMICAL PLANT
Tags: us_NC, industrial, release, response, plastics
HARRISBURG, N.C. - Hazmat crews are monitoring air quality levels in Cabarrus County following a chemical leak overnight in Harrisburg.
Officials told Channel 9 the leak is secure but crews are still monitoring the air in the area. Other crews are trying to determine how much of the chemical leaked and how they'll clean it up.
The leak happened just before midnight at Mallard Creek Polymers transfer site on Mulberry Road.
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FIREFIGHTERS INVESTIGATE POTENTIALLY FATAL GAS AT HEALTH CENTRE
Tags: United_Kingdom, laboratory, release, response, gas_cylinders, nitrogen
Firefighters wearing breathing masks spent two hours fixing a potentially fatal nitrogen gas leak inside the Inverness Centre for Health Science.
The gas ‰?? toxic if leaked extensively and in an enclosed area ‰?? came from a cylinder in a chemical lab occupied by the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).
It happened just five weeks after Princess Anne visited students at the Highlands and Islands Enterprise-owned building on Old Perth Road, in her role as UHI chancellor.
Professor Iain Baikie, who has expertise in chemistry and physics and founded Wick-based KP Technology, said: ‰??Any gas leak is bad, a spontaneous one even more so as this might leak for a long time. If nitrogen gas leaks into an enclosed and unventilated space it is dangerous.
‰??A high pressure gas leak requires immediate attention and it is very serious. There is a potential for serious injury or even fatal injury.
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LARAMIE LANDFILL FIRE RE-EVALUATION EFFORTS ‰?? THE UW STUDENT NEWSPAPER ONLINE
Tags: us_WY, industrial, fire, response, waste
The Laramie Landfill fire that ignited last Wednesday evening, spread over one and a half acres of green waste piled 8 feet high, engulfing the town in the smell of toxic fumes and is being re-evaluated today by the Laramie Fire Department in order to determine the source of the fire.
University of Wyoming Senior in Geology, Connor Elbert, reacted to the fire, said, ‰??It smelled like burning organic material and I was surprised by the intensity of the aroma.‰??
Laramie Landfill Supervisor, JR Slingerland, described the efforts in managing the still smoldering pile of material, containing tree and lawn trimmings, manure from ranches and other kinds of green waste, as ‰??a continuous strategy.‰??
Heavy equipment operators are separating non-burned piles from the largest portion of the site and increasing the burn rate by continuing to stir the pile.
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FIRE IN NORTH ASHEBORO QUICKLY CONTAINED
Tags: us_NC, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
ASHEBORO ‰?? Sawdust and chemical products caught fire, threatening property at Covanta Environmental Solutions on Tuesday afternoon.
The call came into Asheboro Fire Department‰??s Station 2 at 2:28 p.m. In addition to Station 2, stations 1 and 5 responded to the scene at 2503 N. Fayetteville St.
The fire began in a pit containing sawdust and other materials, some of which were chemical products.
‰??It was burning out of control,‰?? Station 2 Captain Frankie Kelly said. ‰??It was coming out of the pit and extending toward the structure.‰??
It took firefighters about 30 minutes to contain the fire with a foam and water solution. Kelly said that based on the information provided at the scene, there were no hazardous materials involved in the incident.
Responders remained on site for about two hours.
Efforts to contact a representative of Covanta were unsuccessful on Tuesday evening.
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CAUSE OF CHEMICAL INFERNO ON I-495 PROBED BY OFFICIALS
Tags: us_MA, transportation, follow-up, response, ag_chems, pesticides, radiation, solvent, sulfuric_acid
The tractor-trailer that caught fire Monday ‰?? paralyzing Interstate 495 for hours ‰?? had a ‰??cornucopia‰?? of hazardous materials onboard, including sulfuric acid, cleaning supplies and pesticides, according to officials, who are now probing how the volatile materials were secured before the truck burst into flames.
State environmental officials also returned to the scene in Andover yesterday to look for any ‰??possible environmental impacts‰?? after the fire burned through the truck‰??s trailer, completely shutting the highway for seven hours during the evening commute.
‰??It was a cornucopia of different types of hazardous materials,‰?? said Andover fire chief Michael Mansfield, adding that the 50-gallon drums included paint, thinners, and pesticides. A state police spokesman said sulfuric acid and other cleaning supplies were also on the truck.
‰??Anything from any hazard group you can imagine was onboard, with the exception of radioactive materials,‰?? Mansfield said. ‰??There obviously was some sort of reaction to create the heat within the trailer itself.‰??
State police are still investigating what specifically started the fire, and how the chemicals ‰??were stored and secured,‰?? spokesman David Procopio said. No one was injured.
The driver was not cited, and Procopio said state police performed a ‰??visual inspection‰?? of the truck and the driver‰??s records, finding no immediate ‰??violations of federal motor carrier law.‰??
State officials did not immediately release a copy of the truck‰??s manifest yesterday.
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NORWEGIAN STUDY FINDS HARMFUL CHEMICALS IN HOUSE DUST
Tags: Norway, public, discovery, environmental, ag_chems, dust, pesticides, solvent
A 2016 screening study of compounds in the environment carried out in Norway, has found that samples of house dust gave the most positive results for the chemicals it was looking for.
Furthermore, the Norwegian Environment Directorate research concluded that house dust and indoor air can serve as an early warning tool, because they are closely connected to the original product that caused them and they can reflect its composition.
The study looked at the occurrence of selected solvents, siloxanes, flame retardants, bisphenols and other PBT compounds in:
effluents;
sewage sludge;
surface water;
sediments;
house dust;
indoor air; and
biota.
With the exception of pesticides and some purely industrial chemicals, the study noted, most of the detected chemicals are either part of products used in an indoor environment or are easily transported into houses.
The chemicals were selected for screening because of their potential harm to the environment and relevance to EU regulation.
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HOLLISTON HIGH EVACUATED, DISMISSED AFTER SCIENCE DEMO
Tags: us_MA, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
HOLLISTON - A chemistry demonstration gone awry saw students evacuated from the high school Tuesday morning.
‰??In one of our chemistry labs, a chemistry teacher was doing a demonstration that involved flame,‰?? School Superintendent Bradford Jackson said, ‰??and that demonstration triggered one of the sprinkler heads to release.‰??
The sprinkler system going off set the school into an automatic evacuation, Jackson said. A few minutes later, officials estimate, the water got into ‰??a small amount‰?? of a chemical set aside for the second part of the demonstration. That chemical, which Jackson wasn‰??t able to immediately identify Tuesday afternoon, released a similarly ‰??small amount‰?? of gas as a reaction to the water, he said.
Students and staff had already evacuated, Jackson said, and no one was hurt, according to the fire department, but a state hazardous materials team was called in to test and ventilate the building. By 11:15 a.m., the administration determined that the process of testing and clearing classrooms would take too long to reasonably wait out, and dismissed students at 12:15 p.m. Students waited out the time in the field house, Jackson said, which had been cleared already.
After school activities are also canceled.
Students were not originally allowed to bring home their belongings, as the classrooms were off-limits. Fire department and school staff collected student items from classrooms, however, and brought them into the cafeteria, where students could pick them up after 2 p.m.
Jackson said damage was limited to the science lab where the demonstration took place and a classroom next to it. Use of the classrooms will likely pend a test for mold and other possible air quality issues.
‰??There will be school tomorrow at the high school, at normal hours,‰?? Jackson said.
The incident was reported as a chemical spill on the Holliston Fire Department Facebook page, but Jackson said it was not a spill.
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HAZMAT TEAM RESPONDS TO CHEMICAL LEAK AT HOPEWELL PLANT
Tags: us_VA, industrial, release, response, other_chemical
HOPEWELL, VA (WWBT) -
The Hopewell Fire Department‰??s Hazmat team is monitoring a chemical leak at the Aqualon Division plant on Hercules Road.
The call came in around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday. Officials say the chemical is Ethylene Chloride, and the smell is throughout the plant. The vapors are contained to the building, and there is no threat to the public.
No one was injured by the leak. HazMat crews are going inside to run further tests before they turn it back over to plant officials.
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THIS TALK EXPLORES HOW TECH HELPS INVESTIGATE CHEMICAL EXPLOSIONS
Tags: us_MD, industrial, follow-up, response
Thanks to an emergency text alert, word quickly spread on Sept. 18 about an ‰??acid cloud‰?? in Curtis Bay. There was a recommendation to shelter-in-place for a large part of South Baltimore as crews responded to a leak at a chemical plant. After two hours, the order was lifted, and most lives proceeded as normal.
However, that wasn‰??t the end of the response.
There‰??s lots more that goes into the investigation of such an incident. On Nov. 8 at Spark Baltimore, a talk organized by Baltimore Women in Tech will delve into efforts to get to the root cause, and take steps to prevent future emergencies.
Manuel Ehrlich, a member of the U.S. Chemical Safety Hazard and Investigation Board, will talk about investigating industrial chemical accidents. It‰??s called ‰??Using Tech to Investigate Chemical Explosions: Knowing What You Don‰??t Know.‰?? Along with info on how the federal body goes about its work, there will also be ‰??digital reenactments‰?? of such incidents. The board‰??s work has included investigations of the 2010 BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion in 2013.
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