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FIRE CHIEF: NORTH SIDE SPILL WAS OF 'GLYOXAL,' A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL USED IN PACKAGING
Tags: us_NY, industrial, release, response, other_chemical
‰??ODOR FADE‰?? LED TO EXPLOSION THAT SEVERELY BURNED NORTH TEXAS MAN
Tags: us_TX, public, follow-up, injury, methane, natural_gas
AFTER REFINERY EXPLOSION, DULUTH-SUPERIOR MAYORS CALL FOR SAFETY CHANGE ‰?? TWIN CITIES
Tags: us_WI, industrial, follow-up, response, hydrofluoric_acid
CREATIVE WRITING, CHEMISTRY, CINEMA STUDIES STUDENTS COLLABORATE ON SAFETY FILMS
Tags: us_NY, laboratory, discovery, response
CHEMICAL RAISES CONCERNS IN WAKE OF SUPERIOR REFINERY EXPLOSION, FIRE
Tags: us_WI, industrial, follow-up, environmental, hydrofluoric_acid, petroleum, toxics
CRASH, OIL SPILL PROMPTS CLOSURE OF WAUWATOSA GROCERY STORE
Tags: us_WI, public, release, response, oils
MINOR LEAK AT DAIRY CONTAINED BY SRT
Tags: us_KY, industrial, release, response, ammonia
ROAD CLOSED AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL IN SYRACUSE
Tags: us_NY, industrial, release, response, corrosives
ONE TEACHER INJURED IN LA CUMBRE JR HIGH ACID SPILL
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, release, injury, sulfuric_acid
DIDION MILLING EXPLOSION CAUSED BY COMBUSTIBLE DUST
Tags: us_WI, industrial, follow-up, death, dust
AUDIO: AQMD PANEL WANTS SAFETY MEASURES, BUT NO BAN, TO COPE WITH HAZARDOUS REFINERY CHEMICAL
Tags: us_CA, industrial, follow-up, response, hydrofluoric_acid, toxics
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FIRE CHIEF: NORTH SIDE SPILL WAS OF 'GLYOXAL,' A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL USED IN PACKAGING
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2018/05/fire_chief_north_side_spill_was_of_glyoxal_a_hazardous_chemical_used_in_packagin.html
Tags: us_NY, industrial, release, response, other_chemical
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A chemical spill that shut down an industrial section of Hiawatha Boulevard in Syracuse on Monday was due to an accident involving Glyoxal, a potentially hazardous chemical used in packaging, according to the Syracuse fire chief.
About 2,500 gallons of the chemical spilled out of a pipe due to a "mechanical failure" shortly after 5 p.m., Fire Chief Michael Monds said Tuesday. The street was closed between Hiawatha Place and Seventh North Street.
The spill was at Complete Packaging Solutions, which operates out of 935 Hiawatha Boulevard. Officials there did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday.
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‰??ODOR FADE‰?? LED TO EXPLOSION THAT SEVERELY BURNED NORTH TEXAS MAN
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/04/30/odor-fade-explosion-severely-burned-north-texas-man-family/
Tags: us_TX, public, follow-up, injury, methane, natural_gas
In a lawsuit, Pedroza‰??s family faults Atmos Energy for failing to warn him the odor in natural gas ‰??has a propensity to fade as a result of two different chemical reactions‰?? and can ‰??become undetectable to normal human olfactory senses.‰??
Natural gas is tasteless, invisible and odor-free, but federal law requires an odorant to be injected so that consumers can be alerted to leaks. For many, the odorant gives gas a rotten egg smell.
Texas became the first state to require adding the pungent odor following the March 18, 1937 schoolhouse explosion in New London, Texas. The blast ‰?? the worst school disaster in U.S. history ‰?? killed nearly 300 children and adults.
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AFTER REFINERY EXPLOSION, DULUTH-SUPERIOR MAYORS CALL FOR SAFETY CHANGE ‰?? TWIN CITIES
https://www.twincities.com/2018/05/01/after-refinery-explosion-duluth-superior-mayors-call-for-safety-change/
Tags: us_WI, industrial, follow-up, response, hydrofluoric_acid
SUPERIOR, Wis. ‰?? Superior Mayor Jim Paine and Duluth Mayor Emily Larson are calling on the Husky Energy refinery in Superior to stop using hydrogen fluoride at the site after Thursday‰??s explosion and fire burned within 200 feet of the tank containing the dangerous chemical.
The move comes a day after Paine told Forum News Service that he needed more time to learn about hydrogen fluoride and the refinery process before taking a position on the issue.
In a news release Tuesday, Paine said he met with Rob Peabody, president and CEO of Husky Energy, and Chief Operating Officer Rob Symonds, and urged them to stop using hydrogen fluoride, citing concerns from the community.
The Husky Energy refinery in Superior, Wis. burns as seen in this aerial photo taken Thursday afternoon, April 26, 2018. (Bob King / Duluth News Tribune)
‰??I asked them to discontinue its use and convert to a safer chemical process and to report back to me on any and all cost and infrastructure challenges that might prevent them from doing so,‰?? Paine wrote.
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CREATIVE WRITING, CHEMISTRY, CINEMA STUDIES STUDENTS COLLABORATE ON SAFETY FILMS
https://www.oswego.edu/news/story/creative-writing-chemistry-cinema-studies-students-collaborate-safety-films
Tags: us_NY, laboratory, discovery, response
A spirit of collaboration led to SUNY Oswego‰??s creative writing, chemistry and cinema and screen studies programs working together to create a series of short films on laboratory safety.
A 2017 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Humanities Collaboratory workshop -- where faculty members could speak with each other about their cross-discipline research and project needs -- served as the catalyst.
The chemistry department was in need of new materials to present to incoming students pertaining to lab safety, and instead of a PowerPoint lecture, the idea of student-made short films emerged as Juliet Aires Giglio, an assistant professor of cinema and screen studies, spoke with Thomas Brown of the chemistry faculty.
Giglio‰??s advanced screenwriting class got to work producing a total of eight scripts, each demonstrating a different practice of lab safety, but with a twist.
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CHEMICAL RAISES CONCERNS IN WAKE OF SUPERIOR REFINERY EXPLOSION, FIRE
http://www.businessnorth.com/kuws_wisconsin_public_radio/chemical-raises-concerns-in-wake-of-superior-refinery-explosion-fire/article_3d0d316a-4c8e-11e8-bf95-bff12f6a27f9.html
Tags: us_WI, industrial, follow-up, environmental, hydrofluoric_acid, petroleum, toxics
Environmental monitoring is ongoing after an explosion and series of fires at Husky Energy's oil refinery in Superior, Wis., prompted an evacuation order last Thursday.
Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the company continue to monitor air and water quality around the refinery. So far, monitoring since Thursday has not shown elevated levels of hazardous chemicals associated with the incident. But as the community recovers, questions are mounting over the refinery's use of hydrogen fluoride, a highly toxic chemical.
The hazardous chemical could have posed devastating health impacts for the port community of 27,000 had its tank been breached. However, Superior Fire Chief Steve Panger said the tank with hydrogen fluoride had special water systems around it that were immediately activated when the explosion occurred.
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CRASH, OIL SPILL PROMPTS CLOSURE OF WAUWATOSA GROCERY STORE
http://www.wisn.com/article/wauwatosa-grocery-store-closed-amid-hazmat-response/20106853
Tags: us_WI, public, release, response, oils
WAUWATOSA, Wis. ‰??
A Monday afternoon oil spill behind the Metcalfe's Market on State Street in Wauwatosa prompted officials to close the store to customers.
A We Energies official said a vehicle accidentally backed into a transformer behind the store at about 2 p.m., causing an oil leak.
We Energies crews wearing protective clothing were seen behind the store, trying to clean up the spill. There was no immediate word as to how much oil spilled, but a spokesperson for the energy company said "it's a quite a bit of oil."
The crash knocked out power to about 300 customers and the store, prompting the closure. Employees have covered perishable items to keep them cold.
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MINOR LEAK AT DAIRY CONTAINED BY SRT
http://www.somerset-kentucky.com/news/minor-leak-at-dairy-contained-by-srt/article_7e7a9676-4cc8-11e8-8587-a32708acf28c.html
Tags: us_KY, industrial, release, response, ammonia
A major Pulaski County workplace received a scare Monday following a potentially hazardous ammonia leak, resulting the temporary closure of a well-traveled city street.
The Prairie Farms dairy plant on Bourne Avenue was the site of the incident, which occurred at around noon.
Mike Chandler, general manager of the plant, said that the leak of anhydrous (meaning no water) ammonia took place inside a cooler at the facility, something that is ‰??always a concern,‰?? he noted. A line running into a condenser sprung a leak.
‰??We were trying to get that contained,‰?? he said, noting that the plant employees swiftly went to shut off the valve. ‰??We started evacuating people out, and shut it off up on top, got everything contained.‰??
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ROAD CLOSED AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL IN SYRACUSE
http://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2018/05/01/syracuse-chemical-spill-road-closed
Tags: us_NY, industrial, release, response, corrosives
A chemical spill in Syracuse had parts of Hiawatha Boulevard shut down Monday night.
It happened at Complete Packaging Solutions LLC. About 2,500 gallons of a corrosive substance used in paper manufacturing leaked onto the roadway. DEC and hazmat crews were called to the scene.
Officials say the cause of the spill was mechanical failure.
A portion of Hiawatha Boulevard between Sixth North Street and Seventh North Street was closed so crews could clean it up. Several vehicles drove through the spill before it was reported.
"Anything that's not natural is not good to be on the ground," said Syracuse Fire Department District Chief George Cowburn. "So it's not something you want to be walking through, but there's no danger to the public at this point. There's no toxic plume or anything like that to worry about."
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ONE TEACHER INJURED IN LA CUMBRE JR HIGH ACID SPILL
https://www.edhat.com/news/one-teacher-injured-in-la-cumbre-jr-high-acid-spill
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, release, injury, sulfuric_acid
At approximately 8:41 a.m. Monday morning, Santa Barbara City Fire Department dispatched one engine to a medical emergency at La Cumbre Junior High School, a part of Santa Barbara Unified School District, for a reported burn victim from citric acid. Shortly after arrival, crews found one patient located in a second floor science supply room who was exposed to sulfuric acid. The room was not occupied by students at the time of the emergency. The patient, who is a teacher at La Cumbre Junior High School, was treated on scene by firefighters and transported by AMR to Cottage Hospital where she was later flown by CalStar to a burn center.
The release of an unknown quantity of the hazardous material, along with other unknown chemicals in the near vicinity prompted the quick and timely evacuation of both the main building and cafeteria to isolate exposure to any other staff and students. Incident command worked closely with La Cumbre Junior High administration and Santa Barbara Unified School District officials on the response. Once safe locations were identified, school staff made the determination to keep students on campus and resume normal school sessions.
Santa Barbara South Coast HazMat Response Team was activated which prompted the response of additional resources from Santa Barbara City Fire, Carpinteria-Summerland Fire and Montecito Fire Protection Districts. Each of these departments have specific pre-assigned roles within the team. Santa Barbara City Fire provided a total of 3 fire engines, a HazMat Unit, and a chief officer who was in command of the incident. Carpinteria-Summerland Fire provided an additional vehicle and decontamination trailer. Montecito Fire provided additional HazMat Specialist to support operations.
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DIDION MILLING EXPLOSION CAUSED BY COMBUSTIBLE DUST
https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/state/2018/04/30/didion-milling-filter-blew-off-apparatus-before-plant-explosion-may/565537002/
Tags: us_WI, industrial, follow-up, death, dust
MADISON - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a Factual Investigative Update into the fatal May 31, 2017, combustible dust explosions at the Didion Milling facility in Cambria, Wisconsin. The explosions killed five of the 19 employees working at the facility on the night of the incident. The other 14 were injured.
Officials with the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board held a news conference on April 30 to discuss preliminary findings from their investigation into the deadly blast.
The explosion occurred in Didion‰??s ‰??dry corn milling‰?? facility, where raw corn is processed to create a variety of corn products. The dry corn milling process ‰?? particularly the acts of grinding and separating individual kernels of corn into distinct components ‰?? produces corn dust.
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AUDIO: AQMD PANEL WANTS SAFETY MEASURES, BUT NO BAN, TO COPE WITH HAZARDOUS REFINERY CHEMICAL
http://www.scpr.org/news/2018/04/30/82649/aqmd-panel-wants-safety-measures-but-no-ban-to-cop/
Tags: us_CA, industrial, follow-up, response, hydrofluoric_acid, toxics
Air quality regulators have backed away from a proposal to ban use of a toxic chemical at two Southern California refineries, citing the potential loss of jobs and economic harm.
Instead, they are researching potential new safety measures to keep an accidental release of hydrofluoric acid from endangering people who live in densely populated neighborhoods in the refineries in Torrance and Wilmington.
Some residents have pressed for a ban on the chemical since the 2015 explosion at the Torrance Refinery. That blast came close to rupturing a tank holding tens of thousands of pounds of the substance. It is potentially dangerous because if it mixes with air at about 70 degrees, it can vaporize, creating a toxic ground-hugging cloud that can injure or kill those in its path.
Scientists and other staffers at the South Coast Air Quality Management District had been drafting a rule that would ban hydrofluoric acid from being used at the refineries in Torrance and Wilmington, the only two in California that use it. About 50 refineries nationwide use hydrofluoric acid or the modified form of it, including two in Texas and Wisconsin that experienced explosions in the past two weeks.
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