| About This Archive | | DCHAS-L 2018 Index | | DCHAS-L Yearly Index | |
Check out Safety Emporium for your N95, N99, and face shield needs.
|
Previous by Date: Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] "Read the SDS" Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 7:29:16 AM Author: Ben Ruekberg <bruekberg**At_Symbol_Here**CHM.URI.EDU> |
Next by Date: Subject: Fwd: [DCHAS-L] NLM Community Health Maps supports citizen scientists and communities Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:05:15 -0400 Author: DCHAS Membership Chair |
Article summaries are also available at http://pinboard.in/u:dchas
Table of Contents (10 articles)
ELEVATED METHANE GAS LEVELS DETECTED AFTER TOWNSHIP WORKERS FALL SICK
Tags: us_MI, public, release, response, methane
HIGHWAY 50 CLOSED IN LA JUNTA FOR HAZMAT INCIDENT
Tags: us_WY, public, release, response, chlorine
HAZMAT RESPONSE CLOSES ROUTE 50 IN WILTON
Tags: us_NY, industrial, release, response, flammables
HAZMAT CALLED TO CHULA VISTA HOUSE FOR PROPANE LEAK
Tags: us_CA, public, release, response, propane
CISCE TO SOON PUBLISH AN UPDATED SCHOOL SAFETY MANUAL
Tags: India, education, discovery, environmental
RIVERS WORLDWIDE THREATENED BY PHARMA WASTE: STUDIES
Tags: Netherlands, public, discovery, environmental, drugs, pharmaceutical, waste
HAZMAT SITUATION CAUSES EVACUATION IN ADRIAN
Tags: us_MI, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
PARENT INVOLVED IN DEER LAKE POOL INCIDENT LOOKING FOR MORE ANSWERS
Tags: Canada, public, release, injury, chlorine
DRUG EXPOSURE THE LATEST CONCERN FOR POLICE AFTER COLUMBUS OFFICER HOSPITALIZED
Tags: us_OH, public, discovery, response, clandestine_lab
CHLORINE LEAK REPORTED AT NORTH MERIDIAN WATER PLANT
Tags: us_MS, industrial, release, response, chlorine, water_treatment
---------------------------------------------
ELEVATED METHANE GAS LEVELS DETECTED AFTER TOWNSHIP WORKERS FALL SICK
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2018/04/elevated_levels_of_methane_gas.html
Tags: us_MI, public, release, response, methane
BRIDGEPORT TWP, MI -- Preliminary results from environmental testing done at Bridgeport Township's main offices after several workers became ill show elevated levels of methane gas outside the building, officials say.
Results from the full range of testing at the Bridgeport Charter Township Governmental Center, 6206 Dixie Highway, are expected by Thursday, April 12, said Rose Licht, the township's manager.
Once officials have the full results, they'll determine if and when the offices, which closed since last week, will reopen.
Methane gas is nontoxic, but it is an asphyxiant, meaning it can displace oxygen supply in high concentrations, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Among other sources, the gas can come from decomposition of organic materials in landfills. The township offices were built atop a landfill in 1980, Licht said.
---------------------------------------------
HIGHWAY 50 CLOSED IN LA JUNTA FOR HAZMAT INCIDENT
http://www.koaa.com/story/37926470/highway-50-closed-in-la-junta-for-hazmat-incident
Tags: us_WY, public, release, response, chlorine
Hazmat Response Teams responded to a gas leak that was quickly neutralized Tuesday night.
La Junta Fire and Hazmat crews responded to a chlorine gas release at the La Junta Waste Water Treatment Facility on the east side of La Junta.
This prompted authorities to closed a stretch of Highway 50 from Bradish Ave to Lacey Ave, along with 3rd Street from Lacey to Adams, but those roads are now back open.
La Junta Fire says the leak contained two 150 pound chlorine cylinders, the all clear was given around 6:30 p.m.
---------------------------------------------
HAZMAT RESPONSE CLOSES ROUTE 50 IN WILTON
http://www.news10.com/news/local-news/hazmat-response-closes-route-50-in-wilton/1112189558
Tags: us_NY, industrial, release, response, flammables
WILTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Crews responded to a reported hazmat situation in Wilton Tuesday night.
Around 7:50 p.m., officials received a report that a highly flammable chemical had been spilled inside an industrial building at 4300 Route 50. When crews responded, they evacuated a church across the street, and closed Route 50 in both directions at Jones Road and Edee Road.
It was later found that the spill was a less hazardous chemical.
Two workers were inside the building at the time. They were evaluated by Wilton EMS and were found to be okay.
---------------------------------------------
HAZMAT CALLED TO CHULA VISTA HOUSE FOR PROPANE LEAK
https://www.10news.com/news/hazmat-called-to-chula-vista-house-for-propane-leak
Tags: us_CA, public, release, response, propane
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) -- A Hazmat crew was called to a propane leak at a home in Chula Vista Tuesday night.
Crews at the scene tell 10News that a food truck parked in the driveway of the home was leaking propane. Initially the plan was to jack the truck so crews could access, but they were unable to do so.
They're now planning to safely light off the propane until it burns off.
At this time one home has been evacuated, others may be evacuated soon.
---------------------------------------------
CISCE TO SOON PUBLISH AN UPDATED SCHOOL SAFETY MANUAL
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/cisce-to-soon-publish-an-updated-school-safety-manual/articleshow/63702321.cms
Tags: India, education, discovery, environmental
KOLKATA: All schools affiliated to the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) will have to set up a school safety sub-committee that involves teachers, parents and students along with the school management to play important roles in adopting practice of periodic and repeated safety guidelines.
The 2300 plus Council affiliated schools across the country and abroad will also have to secure its school premises and be receptive to adopt new technologies to ensure safety. The institute henceforth also have to allocate special budget for it.
These are just some of the measures which the schools will soon have to adopt as institutes affiliated to the Council will thereafter have to abide by the safety manual that will be distributed to schools in April, failing which the school will be held responsible in case of occurrence of any incident, jeopardizing the life of students and teachers alike. The School Safety Manual will be published in April where the Council will elaborate various mechanism required to be put in place for prevention of any untoward incident.
---------------------------------------------
RIVERS WORLDWIDE THREATENED BY PHARMA WASTE: STUDIES
https://phys.org/news/2018-04-rivers-worldwide-threatened-pharma.html
Tags: Netherlands, public, discovery, environmental, drugs, pharmaceutical, waste
River systems around world are coursing with over-the-counter and prescription drug waste harmful to the environment, researchers said Tuesday.
On current trends, the amount of pharmaceutical effluence leaching into waterways could increase by two-thirds before mid-century, they told a major science conference in Vienna.
"A large part of the freshwater ecosystems is potentially endangered by the high concentration of pharmaceuticals," said Francesco Bregoli, a researcher at the Delft Institute for Water Education in the Netherlands, and leader of an international team that developed a method for tracking drug pollution "hotspots".
A large number of drugs found in the environment‰??analgesics, antibiotics, anti-platelet agents, hormones, psychiatric drugs, anti-histamines‰??have been detected in nature at levels dangerous for wildlife.
Endocrine disruptors, for examples, have notoriously induced sex changes in fish and amphibians.
---------------------------------------------
HAZMAT SITUATION CAUSES EVACUATION IN ADRIAN
http://www.lenconnect.com/news/20180410/hazmat-situation-causes-evacuation-in-adrian
Tags: us_MI, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
An overheated tanker truck at Anderson Development was successfully cooled and neutralized after several hours by Lenawee County emergency crews.
ADRIAN ‰?? Hundreds were evacuated today, April 10, after a tanker truck carrying the chemical n-Butyl Methacrylate began heating up at Anderson Development.
Authorities issued an evacuation order for a half mile around the facility at 1415 E. Michigan St. shortly before noon as the Adrian Fire Department and the Lenawee Hazmat team responded to the incident.
The evacuation order was a precautionary measure according to a news release issued by the Lenawee County Sheriff‰??s Office, Lenawee County Emergency Manager Craig Tanis, the Adrian Fire Department and the Madison Township Fire Department.
The evacuation order was lifted after 5 p.m. There was no release of chemical, the news release said, and the reaction process was being neutralized. Emergency crews could be seen cooling it with water.
---------------------------------------------
PARENT INVOLVED IN DEER LAKE POOL INCIDENT LOOKING FOR MORE ANSWERS
http://www.thewesternstar.com/news/local/parent-involved-in-deer-lake-pool-incident-looking-for-more-answers-200508/
Tags: Canada, public, release, injury, chlorine
Craig Parsons would like a bit more investigation onto the incident that sent several children who had been at a hotel pool in Deer Lake to hospital last Friday evening.
Parsons was with his two children, aged 5 and 7, as they enjoyed the water of the Holiday Inn Express pool.
Just before 7 p.m., one of his kids complained about a funny smell. Seconds later, Parsons said, the entire pool facility was overtaken with an unbearable odour.
He helped get his kids and some of the other hotel guests at the pool out of the area as quickly as possible.
The pool was shut down for what the hotel and the Corner Brook Fire Department, which is the regional hazardous materials emergency response unit responsible for Deer Lake, described as a chlorine gas issue.
Parsons said the people who were at the pool dispersed, but later sought medical attention when some of the kids began getting sick. He said paramedics did arrive and began checking those who were exposed to the noxious substance.
---------------------------------------------
DRUG EXPOSURE THE LATEST CONCERN FOR POLICE AFTER COLUMBUS OFFICER HOSPITALIZED
http://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/drug-exposure-the-latest-concern-for-police-after-columbus-officer-hospitalized
Tags: us_OH, public, discovery, response, clandestine_lab
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) -- Drug exposure is becoming a new concern for police officers' safety.
The concern comes after a Columbus Police officer needed naloxone after being exposed to a drug at a west Columbus gas station over the weekend. A police report says an officer witnessed a woman at the gas station getting ready to use a mix of meth and some other drug.
Drug exposure has been an issue for officers in other parts of Ohio. In 2017, an Orwell police officer was exposed to drugs and showed signs of an overdose while responding to a scene. Also in 2017, an East Liverpool police officer accidentally touched fentanyl and overdosed.
Both officers in Orwell and East Liverpool were treated with Naloxone.
Columbus Police Sergeant Dean Worthington said officers rely on plastic gloves and communication with suspects for protection.
"We're equipped with hazmat suits. However, that would be kind of impractical to don one of those suits whenever you're dealing with any narcotics situation. So, what we generally do is just put on gloves. We communicate with the suspect,‰?? explained Sgt. Worthington.
---------------------------------------------
CHLORINE LEAK REPORTED AT NORTH MERIDIAN WATER PLANT
http://www.meridianstar.com/news/chlorine-leak-reported-at-north-meridian-water-plant/article_00579fa0-3bfc-11e8-ba21-977187736309.html
Tags: us_MS, industrial, release, response, chlorine, water_treatment
Emergency responders arrived at the North Meridian Water Plant, on 48th Place, for a reported chlorine leak around 8:15 a.m. Monday.
No injuries were reported.
According to Meridian Fire Marshall Jason Collier, the Meridian Fire Department responds to chemical leaks with the Lauderdale County Emergency Management Agency.
While protocols vary by chemical, Collier said that firefighter suits protected firefighters sufficiently from chlorine leaks for firefighters to enter the building and manually shut off leaks.
---------------------------------------------
---
For more information about the DCHAS-L e-mail list, contact the Divisional membership chair at membership**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org
Follow us on Twitter **At_Symbol_Here**acsdchas
Previous post | Top of Page | Next post