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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines (10 articles)
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 06:35:56 -0400
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Monday, July 16, 2018 at 6:35:42 AM
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Table of Contents (10 articles)
SPARKS FROM PLUG CAUSE EXPLOSION AT GRAND WIJAYA
Tags: Indonesia, industrial, explosion, injury, propane
MINOR CHEMICAL SPILL AT SHU CAMPUS
Tags: us_MI, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
INVESTIGATION INTO DEADLY CHEMICAL PLANT BLAST IN SW CHINA BEGINS
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, environmental, unknown_chemical
HOW EUROPE‰??S CHEMICAL INDUSTRY LEARNED TO LOVE REACH
Tags: Europe, industrial, discovery, environmental
HUNDREDS OF GALLONS OF GAS SPILL BEHIND MIAMI BUSINESS ‰?? WSVN 7NEWS
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, gasoline
CHLORINE DRUM RUPTURE SHUTS DOWN NOMAHEGAN SWIM CLUB IN WESTFIELD
Tags: us_NJ, public, release, response, chlorine
SF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT PARTIALLY EVACUATED FOR HAZMAT SITUATION
Tags: us_CA, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
SCIENTIST TO INVESTIGATE APPARENT CHEMICAL DRIP FROM BRIDGE
Tags: us_VT, public, release, response, petroleum
SOFTWARE-BASED CHEMICAL SCREEN COULD MINIMIZE ANIMAL TESTING
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
CHINA DETAINS SUSPECTS AFTER BLAST AT CHEMICAL PLANT
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, environmental, illegal
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SPARKS FROM PLUG CAUSE EXPLOSION AT GRAND WIJAYA
https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2018/07/12/055919920/Sparks-from-Plug-Cause-Explosion-at-Grand-Wijaya
Tags: Indonesia, industrial, explosion, injury, propane
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The police revealed gas leak allegedly caused the explosion at Grand Wijaya Center complex, South Jakarta, on Thursday, July 12. The blast damaged a car, broke window glasses of five buildings in the area, and injured a person.
South Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Indra Jafar suspected the gas leak came from a regulator of a 12-kilogram LPG canister. The gas kept leaking and filled the air up to the third floor of business and management consulting firm PT Provalindo Nusa‰??s building.
A spark from an electrical plug then triggered the explosion. ‰??It allegedly triggered a big explosion,‰?? said Indra at the scene on Thursday, July 12.
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MINOR CHEMICAL SPILL AT SHU CAMPUS
http://www.lenconnect.com/news/20180715/minor-chemical-spill-at-shu-campus
Tags: us_MI, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
A minor chemical spill Thursday night at Siena Heights University required services by the county hazardous materials, but did not disrupt campus activity.
SHU officials reported Friday a container filled with chemicals was found leaking by a custodian in one of the biology classrooms in the science building.
The Adrian Fire Department was dispatched to the scene at 8:48 p.m., said Capt. Aric Massengill. Adrian Fire Department‰??s interim fire chief. The chemical was not identified, prompting fire and university officials to call the county hazmat team to assist in cleaning up the small spill.
‰??The hazmat team determined the spill was not hazardous to anyone outside the room and posed no immediate risk to the campus,‰?? Massengill said.
There were no reported injuries and campus life continued as normal, university officials reported.
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INVESTIGATION INTO DEADLY CHEMICAL PLANT BLAST IN SW CHINA BEGINS
https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e7741444f78457a6333566d54/share_p.html
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, environmental, unknown_chemical
Authorities have started investigating the cause of the deadly blast of a chemical plant in southwest China‰??s Sichuan Province as supervision loopholes emerge.
The Sichuan provincial work safety department heads the investigation team. Those responsible for the tragedy will be held to account based on solid and clear investigation results, said a statement released by the department.
The blast occurred at about 6:40 pm Thursday in an industrial park of Jiang‰??an County in the city of Yibin, which claimed the lives of 19 people and injured another 12.
Buildings of the chemical plant caught fire after the blast. /Photo from Jiang‰??an County TV Station
‰??We will actively cooperate with the investigation team to find out the cause of the accident as soon as possible and reflect on our oversight,‰?? Zhu Li, head of the county, said during the news conference on Friday.
Though it‰??s not known when a conclusion can be made, local officials acknowledged that loopholes have existed in the supervision of the Hengda Technology Company that ran the plant.
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HOW EUROPE‰??S CHEMICAL INDUSTRY LEARNED TO LOVE REACH
https://cen.acs.org/business/economy/Europes-chemical-industry-learned-love/96/i29
Tags: Europe, industrial, discovery, environmental
The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), Europe‰??s leading chemical industry association, has made a U-turn in its view of REACH, Europe‰??s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & Restriction of Chemicals legislation. After years of kicking and screaming to resist REACH‰??the biggest and most expensive body of chemicals regulation ever introduced‰??Cefic has emerged as its biggest advocate.
Cefic Director General Marco Mensink and his colleagues now argue that if chemical firms around the world buy into a REACH-style system, which requires safety data on individual substances, then European chemical firms will be able to show that their products are among the safest and should face fewer barriers to trade.
This attitude marks an about-face in Cefic‰??s approach to REACH, industry critics say. REACH was conceived in the 1990s as a way to regulate chemicals in the European Union and encourage substitution of dangerous substances. It entered into force on June 1, 2007, and is administered by the European Chemicals Agency, or ECHA.
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HUNDREDS OF GALLONS OF GAS SPILL BEHIND MIAMI BUSINESS ‰?? WSVN 7NEWS
https://wsvn.com/news/local/hundreds-of-gallons-of-gas-spill-behind-miami-business/
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, gasoline
MIAMI (WSVN) - Crews are working to clean up a major gasoline spill in Miami.
According to City of Miami Fire Rescue, hundreds of gallons of gas spilled from a tanker truck that was parked behind Jet Ski of Miami, located along Northwest 39th Street and 29th Avenue.
Hazmat crews were called to the scene just after 10:30 p.m., Thursday.
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CHLORINE DRUM RUPTURE SHUTS DOWN NOMAHEGAN SWIM CLUB IN WESTFIELD
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/westfield/articles/chlorine-drum-rupture-shuts-down-nomahegan-swim-c
Tags: us_NJ, public, release, response, chlorine
WESTFIELD, NJ ‰?? A ruptured chlorine drum has forced closure of Nomahegan Swim Club on Springfield Avenue Friday afternoon.
According to a Westfield police officer on the scene, a 1,000-gallon drum of chlorine ruptured.
In addition to the swim club being closed, some area streets around the swim club near the border of Mountainside and Springfield were cordoned off. According to one Westfield officer, one side of Nomahegan Drive, which backs up to the edge of the swim club's property, underwent a voluntary evacuation by its residents. Residents were informed by police around 3 p.m. that it was safe to return.*
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SF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT PARTIALLY EVACUATED FOR HAZMAT SITUATION
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/San-Francisco-sewage-treatment-plant-evacuated-13073436.php
Tags: us_CA, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
A building at a sewage treatment plant near Lake Merced Park was evacuated Friday morning as San Francisco fire officials responded to a hazardous materials situation, authorities said.
Tyler Gamble, a spokesman for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, said the incident was reported because of a potential overheating of an odor-control tank. Non-essential employees were evacuated from one of five buildings on the campus, he said.
Just before noon, officials sent a text notification to avoid the area around the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant at 3500 Great Highway. The warning was lifted at 2:45 p.m.
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SCIENTIST TO INVESTIGATE APPARENT CHEMICAL DRIP FROM BRIDGE
http://www.wcax.com/content/news/Scientist-to-investigate-apparent-chemical-drip-from-bridge-488116621.html
Tags: us_VT, public, release, response, petroleum
ROYALTON, Vt. (AP) A Vermont state scientist will be investigating an apparent chemical drip from a Royalton bridge into the White River.
During a recent heat wave, multiple people who were tubing on the river say they suffered chemical burns on their skin after the black wood preservative creosote dripped off the bridge and into the water. The Valley News reports sand, concrete and vegetation beneath the bridge are streaked with the oily substance.
The bridge drippings have been an intermittent feature of the bridge for an estimated 30 years. The state Department of Environmental Conservation sent a scientist to inspect the bridge Thursday.
The Royalton Select Board expressed concern for the public's safety during a Tuesday night meeting, but members said they were not sure how to proceed.
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SOFTWARE-BASED CHEMICAL SCREEN COULD MINIMIZE ANIMAL TESTING
https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/software-based-chemical-screen-could-minimize-animal-testing-64491
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
Worldwide, millions of animals are used for toxicity testing of compounds intended for human and environmental use. Now, toxicologists have developed software that can accurately predict the outcomes of these assays.
The researchers compiled information from public databases including PubChem and the US National Toxicology Program on 10 million chemical structures and existing chemical safety data to develop an algorithm that was at least as reliable than animal testing itself. The tool was 87 percent accurate in predicting animal testing results, while repeating the animal tests was only, on average, on-target 81 percent of the time. The results were published this week (July 11) in Toxicological Sciences.
‰??There is no doubt that this is an innovative approach,‰?? Fiona Sewell, a program manager in toxicology and regulatory sciences at the National Centre for Replacement, Refinement, and Reduction of Animal in Research in the U.K. who was not involved in the work, writes in an email to The Scientist. ‰??Time will tell whether, in practice it delivers a reliable alternative to methods based on experimental animals.‰??
‰??I am extremely optimistic about this and other similar tools to limit animal testing,‰?? says Andrew Rowan, chief scientific officer for The Humane Society of the United States who was also not involved in the work. ‰??Using animals to predict human safety is significantly flawed and very expensive. It takes three years to do comprehensive testing while a tool like this takes minutes.‰??
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CHINA DETAINS SUSPECTS AFTER BLAST AT CHEMICAL PLANT
https://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/207293-china-detain-suspect-blast-chemical-plant
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, environmental, illegal
BEIJING, China ‰?? Authorities have detained "several" suspects in wake of an explosion at a chemical plant in southwest China that left 19 dead and injured 12 others, state media said.
The blast occurred at 6:30 pm (1030 GMT) Thursday, July 12 at an industrial park in Sichuan province's Yibin city, according to a statement on the website of the local work safety administration.
Photos on a local news website showed what appeared to be the burned out shell of a building surrounded by rubble.
The building was owned by chemical manufacturer Hengda, which was "conducting illegal construction at the plant which had not passed safety and fire control checks", the official Xinhua news agency said late Friday, July 13, citing local authorities.
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