| 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] List of splash goggles, useful? Date: Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 9:34:34 PM Author: ILPI Support <info**At_Symbol_Here**ILPI.COM> |
Next by Date: Subject: [DCHAS-L] Laboratory Benchtops Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2018 12:58:08 +0000 Author: Pam |
Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Monday, October 8, 2018 at 7:26:57 AM
A service of the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
Connecting Chemistry and Safety at http://www.dchas.org
All article summaries and tags are archived at http://pinboard.in/u:dchas
Table of Contents (9 articles)
BANTAM CAMPGROUND CLEARED BY A CHEMICAL ‰??CLOUD‰??
Tags: us_CT, public, release, injury, pepper_spray
QUINTE WEST LIBRARY MARKS MUNITIONS PLANT EXPLOSION ANNIVERSARY
Tags: Canada, industrial, follow-up, environmental
WORKERS FALL SICK AT MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING; DOZENS EVACUATED
Tags: us_NY, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
2 GIRLS BURNED DURING CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT AT MORRIS HIGH SCHOOL
Tags: us_NY, laboratory, fire, injury, unknown_chemical
TWO HURT, ABANDONED RHODE ISLAND INDUSTRIAL BUILDING BURNS
Tags: us_RI, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
'MALICIOUS' CHEMICAL SPILL SHUTS DOWN ATHENS DOLLAR GENERAL
Tags: us_GA, public, release, injury, ammonia, bleach, cleaners
FRESNO FIRE CLEANING UP CHEMICAL SPILL IN SOUTHEAST FRESNO
Tags: us_CA, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
EMERGENCY CREWS ON SCENE OF LEAKING OIL TANK ON WALMORE ROAD
Tags: us_NY, public, release, response, propane
RISK-BASED CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT APPROACH PROMOTED IN NEW NAFTA
Tags: Canada, public, discovery, environmental
---------------------------------------------
BANTAM CAMPGROUND CLEARED BY A CHEMICAL ‰??CLOUD‰??
http://www.rep-am.com/local/news-local/2018/10/07/bantam-campground-cleared-by-a-chemical-cloud/
Tags: us_CT, public, release, injury, pepper_spray
LITCHFIELD ‰?? One child at Cozy Hill Campground in Bantam was taken to the hospital Sunday after what is believed to be a pepper spray can was tossed into a fire, creating a noxious cloud that sickened many people in a crowded pavilion area, fire officials said. Bantam Fire Capt. John Cattey said initial reports
---------------------------------------------
QUINTE WEST LIBRARY MARKS MUNITIONS PLANT EXPLOSION ANNIVERSARY
http://www.quintenews.com/2018/10/quinte-west-library-marks-munitions-plant-explosion-anniversary/188307/
Tags: Canada, industrial, follow-up, environmental
A photo of the Trenton Munitions Plant as it stood before a fiery explosion sent it into ruins on Thanksgiving Weekend, 1918. (Photo: Quinte West Public Library)
The Quinte West Public Library, along with other organizations in Trenton, is offering locals of all ages a chance to understand a little bit of local history this coming weekend.
From October 12 to 14, various events will be held to mark the 100th anniversary of the Trenton Munitions Plant Explosion, which occurred on Thanksgiving Weekend, 1918.
A chemical reaction resulted in a series of fiery explosions that continued through the night.
The explosion really affected downtown Trenton, with broken windows, chimneys and debris scattered around and extensive damage being done.
Fortunately, there were no reported deaths from the incident.
During World War I, Trenton was home to the largest munitions plant in the Commonwealth, which was owned and built by the British Chemical Company. It was established in 1915 to manufacture artillery, rifle and small arms ammunition and was built by Lock 1, near the Trent River.
---------------------------------------------
WORKERS FALL SICK AT MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING; DOZENS EVACUATED
http://longisland.news12.com/story/39239370/workers-fall-sick-at-medical-office-building-dozens-evacuated
Tags: us_NY, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
GREAT NECK -
A Great Neck medical office building was evacuated Friday after workers there began feeling dizzy and nauseous.
Workers called 911 around 11:40 a.m. Nassau police, firefighters, a hazmat team and the fire marshal‰??s office responded to the office at 310 East Shore Road.
First responders evaluated dozens of workers who complained of dizziness and nausea.
‰??I've been in this building for 24 years and this was the most scariest moment of my life,‰?? said Jeanine Marco. ‰??A very bad headache, a little lightheadedness and nausea, carbon monoxide symptoms.‰??
Police say four people asked to go to the hospital for further evaluation.
‰??Fifty-five people were evaluated. No clinical signs of any significant readings were found in any these individuals,‰?? said Nassau Police Detective Michael Bitsko.
The fire marshal‰??s office said it conducted a thorough search of the building but no hazardous gases were found.
‰??Hazardous materials is a science but it's not necessarily always an exact science,‰?? said Nassau County Assistant Fire Marshal John Priest. ‰??We checked for everything we can check for.‰??
The fire marshal gave the all-clear for workers to go back inside the building shortly after 2 p.m
---------------------------------------------
2 GIRLS BURNED DURING CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT AT MORRIS HIGH SCHOOL
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/10/05/girls-burned-in-the-bronx/
Tags: us_NY, laboratory, fire, injury, unknown_chemical
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -Two teen girls suffered third degree burns when an experiment they were working on in chemistry class caught fire in the Bronx Friday.
It happened at around 1:40 p.m. at Morris High School on Boston Road in the Morrisania section.
According to officials with the FDNY, the students were making a carbon sugar snake. The experiment involves using alcohol, and while the experiment was underway some vapor escaped and made contact with the flame that was being used to create the snake, officials said. Flames shot across the table, causing burns to the face, hands and hair of two girls, 15 and 17.
‰??From what I saw her arm was on fire, her sleeve,‰?? one student said. ‰??When I saw her running down the hall that‰??s what I saw.‰??
Investigators say a teacher was in the room at the time, but it‰??s not immediately clear how a chemical was able to get close enough to a flame for this to happen.
After the ordeal students were allowed to gather their belongings and go home for the day. Even though their classmates are expected to recover, it has many feeling shaken.
---------------------------------------------
TWO HURT, ABANDONED RHODE ISLAND INDUSTRIAL BUILDING BURNS
https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Two-Hurt-Abandoned-Rhode-Island-Industrial-Building-Burns-495298201.html
Tags: us_RI, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
Police in Rhode Island responding to reports of a man who had lit himself on fire later found a nearby abandoned industrial building on fire.
Pawtucket police found the man and a female acquaintance just before midnight Thursday.
Officers discovered that a fire was spreading in the old Roberts Chemical building a short time later.
Part of the building collapsed and Michael Sweeney, chief of the state fire marshal's investigation unit, tells WPRI-TV the structural integrity of the rest of the building is compromised and it will likely need to be torn down.
---------------------------------------------
'MALICIOUS' CHEMICAL SPILL SHUTS DOWN ATHENS DOLLAR GENERAL
http://www.onlineathens.com/news/20181005/malicious-chemical-spill-shuts-down-athens-dollar-general
Tags: us_GA, public, release, injury, ammonia, bleach, cleaners
Athens-Clarke County police on Friday continued to investigate an intentional chemical spill inside Dollar General on Cedar Shoals Drive that closed the store for more than two days.
The Athens-Clarke Country Fire and Emergency Services Department responded to the store at about 6:25 p.m. Tuesday on a report that someone had ‰??maliciously spilled several different cleaners on the floor, said Kyle Hendrix, the county‰??s fire marshal and assistant chief of Support Services.
‰??Crews suspected potential ammonia and bleach and evacuated the store,‰?? Hendrix said on Friday.
Exposure to high concentrations of ammonia in air causes burning of the nose, throat and respiratory tract, according to published literature.
An employee and a customer complained of coughing from the fumes, but the fire report did not note if they required medical attention, according to Hendrix.
Dollar General employees were directed to assist police in attempting to identify who might have been responsible, according to Hendrix.
Hazmat team members donned protective suits to enter the store and take air samples and evaluate the size of the spill.
‰??There were ammonia readings detected and the product was estimated at 4 gallons total,‰?? Hendrix said.
Hazmat team members used containment material to isolate the spill, he said.
The store remained closed until Wednesday when a private cleanup arrived.
However, Hendrix said the company that responded ‰??were not fully prepared or yet equipped to perform cleanup,‰?? Hendrix said.
---------------------------------------------
FRESNO FIRE CLEANING UP CHEMICAL SPILL IN SOUTHEAST FRESNO
https://abc30.com/fresno-fire-cleaning-up-chemical-spill-in-southeast-fresno/4421930/
Tags: us_CA, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
Roads are shut down near Anna and Church as Fresno Fire works to clean-up a chemical spill.
Fire crews say a worker accidentally unloaded a product into a container that already had another substance inside which produced a strong odor.
No one was injured during this incident, according to firefighters.
---------------------------------------------
EMERGENCY CREWS ON SCENE OF LEAKING OIL TANK ON WALMORE ROAD
http://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/emergency-crews-on-scene-of-leaking-oil-tank-on-walmore/article_6bf64f38-c7dc-11e8-b3b7-b3850f97ee85.html
Tags: us_NY, public, release, response, propane
Emergency crews are on the scene of a leaking propane tank at a gas station at 5446 Walmore Road in Lewiston.
Walmore Road has been closed to traffic and there are reports that students and staff at nearby Tuscarora Elementary School have been evacuated.
A hazmat crew has been called to the scene to deal with the leaking 18,000-gallon tank.
---------------------------------------------
RISK-BASED CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT APPROACH PROMOTED IN NEW NAFTA
https://chemicalwatch.com/70773/risk-based-chemicals-management-approach-promoted-in-new-nafta
Tags: Canada, public, discovery, environmental
After more than a year of intense negotiations, the US, Canada and Mexico have reached an agreement on an updated North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) that promotes a risk-based approach to chemical regulations for the region.
The revised trade pact, known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), includes a sectoral annex for chemical substances that emphasises the importance of developing and implementing chemical regulations in a manner that achieves protection of human health and the environment without creating unnecessary economic barriers or impediments to technological innovation.
The agreement calls on each country to endeavour to use a risk-based approach to regulating chemical substances and mixtures, and to encourage such a model in international forums. It further directs the countries to align their respective risk assessment methodologies and risk management measures to the extent possible within their respective legal frameworks.
Additional areas of potential cooperation between the pact members include:
implementation of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labelling of Chemical (GHS);
coordination of safety data sheets and how confidential business information (CBI) is relayed on them; and
compatibility of chemical inventories;
coordination on chemical risk assessment and risk management methodologies, tools, and models, and on the development of specific chemical assessments; and
scientific criteria and data sharing.
---------------------------------------------
---
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