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Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 7:50:18 AM
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Table of Contents (15 articles)
ONE IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER HAZMAT RELEASE AT TYSON PLANT
Tags: us_ar, industrial, release, injury, cleaners
DUBOIS FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO HAZMAT INCIDENT AT LOCAL BUSINESS
Tags: us_pa, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
GAS SPILL IN FOREST LEADS TO 25 GALLONS OF GASOLINE LEAKED INTO STREET
Tags: us_va, public, release, response, gasoline
CHEMISTRY BUILDING AT UNIVERSITY OF UTAH EVACUATED AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_ut, laboratory, release, response, other_chemical
MORE THAN 60 FARM WORKERS EXPOSED TO A CHEMICAL BEING SPRAYED IN TULARE COUNTY
Tags: us_ca, industrial, release, injury, ag_chems
EVEN A WATER BOTTLE CAN CAUSE A FIRE INSIDE A CAR ON A HOT TEXAS DAY
Tags: us_tx, public, discovery, environmental, plastics
PAUL TILCOCK'S FUMES DEATH 'SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED'
Tags: uk, industrial, death, followup, other_chemical
MAINE BILL ON PFASS, PHTHALATES IN FOOD PACKAGING BECOMES LAW
Tags: us_me, public, discovery, other_chemical, env
2 INJURED IN REPORTED EXPLOSION AT HOME IN UNION CITY: FD
Tags: us_CA, public, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical
HAZMAT CREW CLEARS SPILLED POOL CHEMICALS, INTERSECTION REOPENS ‰?? SFBAY
Tags: us_CA, public, release, response, pool_chemicals
HAZMAT CREWS CALLED AFTER FISH OIL INGREDIENT SPILLS, CREATES...
Tags: us_TX, industrial, release, response, other_chemical
LOST LOAD LEADS TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT IN SOLANO COUNTY ‰?? TIMES-HERALD
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
OFFICIALS: MAN WHO ACCIDENTALLY STARTED NIBLEY FIRE WON'T BE CHARGED
Tags: us_UT, public, follow-up, response, flammables
SHELL TO PAY $2.8M FINE FOR 2014 PLANT EXPLOSION, DUTCH COURT SAYS
Tags: Netherlands, industrial, follow-up, environmental, ethylene_oxide
MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE: GETTING IT RIGHT
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, follow-up, environmental
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ONE IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER HAZMAT RELEASE AT TYSON PLANT
https://www.4029tv.com/article/multiple-people-sent-to-hospital-after-hazmat-release-at-tyson-plant/28083184
Tags: us_ar, industrial, release, injury, cleaners
SPRINGDALE, Ark. ‰??
Five people were sent to the hospital after a chemical release at the Tyson Plant on Berry Street in Springdale, according to Matt Bagley with the Springdale Fire Department and Derek Burleson with Tyson Foods.
As of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, one patient was in critical condition, another in serious condition and three in fair condition, according to a statement from Northwest Medical Center in Springdale.
The fire department wasn't yet sure what the chemical was as of 9 a.m., Bagley said. It was some type of cleaning agent. The chemical was not ammonia.
The runoff had been contained by 9 a.m.
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DUBOIS FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO HAZMAT INCIDENT AT LOCAL BUSINESS
http://www.thecourierexpress.com/news/dubois-firefighters-respond-to-hazmat-incident-at-local-business/article_7eddaaff-daa6-5afc-b68c-8dab2f12548d.html
Tags: us_pa, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
All five fire companies of the DuBois Volunteer Fire Department responded to a hazmat incident at 11:51 a.m. Monday at Gasbarre Products Inc., at 590 Division St., DuBois, according to fire Chief Joe Mitchell.
A byproduct of Gasbarre‰??s manufacturing process was discharging gas, said Mitchell.
‰??We just evacuated and ventilated the immediate area until it was deemed best,‰?? said Mitchell.
Traffic on surrounding streets was detoured for a short time. DuSAN Ambulance also responded to the scene.
No injuries were reported. Firefighters were at the scene for approximately an hour.
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GAS SPILL IN FOREST LEADS TO 25 GALLONS OF GASOLINE LEAKED INTO STREET
https://wset.com/news/local/gas-spill-in-forest
Tags: us_va, public, release, response, gasoline
FOREST, Va. (WSET) -- A gas delivery truck's valve became compromised and pumped 25 gallons of gasoline into the street at the Kroger gas station in Forest today around 7:20 PM.
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A gas delivery truck was delivering gas to a gas station when the valve became compromised leading gasoline into the street.
During the offloading process, the gas became pressurized pumping out 25 gallons of gasoline.
Due to the rain, the gasoline washed into a storm drain that then collected in a retention pond behind the shopping center.
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CHEMISTRY BUILDING AT UNIVERSITY OF UTAH EVACUATED AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
https://www.abc4.com/news/top-stories/possible-hazmat-spill-near-chemistry-building-at-university-of-utah/
Tags: us_ut, laboratory, release, response, other_chemical
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 News)- The Henry Eyring Building on the University of Utah campus was evacuated Tuesday night after reports of a chemical spill.
The building is home to the school‰??s chemistry department.
Captain Tony Allred of the Salt Lake City Fire Department said a technician dropped a glass container filled with Boron trifluoride diethyl etherate.
Exposures of the chemical can lead to burns, severe irritation of the eyes and eyelids and inflammation and congestion of the lungs, according to the Toxicology Data Network.
Capt. Allred said the building was evacuated as a precaution. He said the tech was sent to the University medical center for evaluation.
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MORE THAN 60 FARM WORKERS EXPOSED TO A CHEMICAL BEING SPRAYED IN TULARE COUNTY
https://abc30.com/farm-workers-exposed-to-a-chemical-in-tulare-co/5351964/
Tags: us_ca, industrial, release, injury, ag_chems
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Several Hazmat vehicles and first responders lined a tiny Tulare County road in rural Dinuba Tuesday after getting the call of some sort of chemical exposure just before 11 a.m.
"They arrived on scene and realized they had been exposed to an unknown pesticide at that point," said Tulare County fire chief Charlie Norman.
According to witnesses a farmer was spraying the pesticide Hexythiazox at a nearby field when the chemicals drifted into the vineyard where 63 people were working.
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EVEN A WATER BOTTLE CAN CAUSE A FIRE INSIDE A CAR ON A HOT TEXAS DAY
https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Even-a-water-bottle-can-cause-a-fire-inside-a-car-on-a-hot-Texas-day-511487701.html
Tags: us_tx, public, discovery, environmental, plastics
(KWTX) You can find all kinds of items stored in the backseats, on dashboards, or on top of consoles in vehicles, but experts say some of those items could pose a fire hazard when the sun blazes and the temperature soars, including those ubiquitous bottles of water.
"If everything comes together right, if you have water inside a clear water bottle and you have dark fabric inside your vehicle, it can actually penetrate through the clear water bottle onto that fabric or any dark combustibles that are around and actually start a fire,‰?? Waco Fire Department Lt. Keith Guillory said.
The Midwest City Fire Department in Oklahoma posted a video on its Facebook page not only to warn about, but also to show what can happen if a bottle of water is left in direct sunlight.
The sun magnified through the full 8-ounce bottle of water burns a hole in a sheet of black paper in less than 20 seconds.
David Richardson, the firefighter who appears in the video, says it took 450 degrees to burn the hole in the paper.
"A mirror can also be used as of magnifier-like object or a can reflect the sun onto a combustible inside your vehicle. That can also cause a fire,‰?? Guillory said.
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PAUL TILCOCK'S FUMES DEATH 'SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED'
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17714059.we-are-without-a-dad-and-a-husband/
Tags: uk, industrial, death, followup, other_chemical
A WOMAN whose husband died from breathing in a lethal chemical at work said employers must take more care with health and safety to prevent future deaths.
Stacey Tilcock‰??s husband, Paul, was found dead in a house where he was laying the floor for work.
At the time of his death, the 30-year-old appeared to be wearing a mask that was completely ineffective at protecting him against the chemicals he was working with.
His employer and the supplier have been fined å£750,000 between them for the careless management and the supply of dangerous chemicals.
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MAINE BILL ON PFASS, PHTHALATES IN FOOD PACKAGING BECOMES LAW
https://chemicalwatch.com/78871/maine-bill-on-pfass-phthalates-in-food-packaging-becomes-law
Tags: us_me, public, discovery, other_chemical, env
Maine Governor Janet Mills has signed into law a bill to prohibit the use of phthalates and PFASs in food packaging materials.
Approved by the state legislature earlier this month, the measure (LD 1433) addresses food and beverage packaging and their components, as well as disposable plastic food service gloves.
The law imposes a ban from 2020 on the sale of any such products to which a phthalate has been intentionally added above trace amounts. And with respect to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), it directs the state to develop a rule to prohibit the sale of packaging containing them, provided a safer alternative is identified.
The measure also authorises Maine‰??s environment department to put in place a scheme for designating chemicals of concern and priority chemicals, for which disclosure requirements or restrictions could apply.
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2 INJURED IN REPORTED EXPLOSION AT HOME IN UNION CITY: FD
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/2-Injured-in-Reported-Explosion-at-Home-in-Union-City-FD-511444151.html
Tags: us_CA, public, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical
Two people were injured late Monday at the scene of a reported explosion in Union City, according to the Alameda County Fire Department.
No fire was burning when crews responded to the scene in the 32000 block of Elizabeth Way, but two people were taken to hospitals with burn injuries, fire officials said.
One of the injured persons was transported to Kaiser Fremont, and the second was taken to a Santa Clara burn unit, accompanied by two firefighters, officials said.
The Santa Clara hospital did not initially accept the patient due to hazardous materials exposure, fire officials said. The Santa Clara County Hazmat team responded to the hospital to meet the ambulance and patient.
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HAZMAT CREW CLEARS SPILLED POOL CHEMICALS, INTERSECTION REOPENS ‰?? SFBAY
https://sfbay.ca/2019/06/17/hazmat-crew-clears-spilled-pool-chemicals-intersection-reopens/
Tags: us_CA, public, release, response, pool_chemicals
Pool chemicals that spilled onto a Vacaville intersection Monday morning were cleaned up and all streets were reopened around noon, according to police.
Vacaville police tweeted about the spill at 9:19 a.m. Monday, writing that the intersection in the area of Peabody Road and Alamo Drive was closed.
Four one-gallon containers of muriatic acid, commonly used in pools, had spilled onto the streets in the intersection, Officer Chris Lechuga said.
Hazardous materials crews worked at the scene until it was safe, then the intersection reopened, Lechuga said.
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HAZMAT CREWS CALLED AFTER FISH OIL INGREDIENT SPILLS, CREATES...
https://www.click2houston.com/news/hazmat-crews-called-after-fish-oil-ingredient-spills-creates-vapor-cloud-near-spring-branch
Tags: us_TX, industrial, release, response, other_chemical
HOUSTON - Hazmat crews were called out to the scene of a chemical spill in northwest Harris County.
According to authorities, the spill happened around 3:15 a.m. at the Aker BioMarine Manufacturing facility on Campbell Road near Clay Road.
Officials said the facility was using krill to make fish oil when a pump failed, causing a spill. The spill created a vapor cloud in the area.
Hazmat crews are doing air quality tests, but they do not believe it poses a threat to the public, officials said.
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LOST LOAD LEADS TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT IN SOLANO COUNTY ‰?? TIMES-HERALD
https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2019/06/17/lost-load-leads-to-hazardous-materials-incident/
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
A member of the Solano County Inter-Agency Hazardous Materials Team spreads baking soda to neutralize a muriatic acid spill when a truck carrying the corrosive chemical lost its load Monday while turning onto to eastbound Alamo Drive from northbound Peabody Road in Vacaville. (Joel Rosenbaum ‰?? The Reporter)
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OFFICIALS: MAN WHO ACCIDENTALLY STARTED NIBLEY FIRE WON'T BE CHARGED
https://www.ksl.com/article/46575989/officials-man-who-accidentally-started-nibley-fire-wont-be-charged
Tags: us_UT, public, follow-up, response, flammables
NIBLEY, Cache County ‰?? Officials say the man who caused a fire at a Nibley storage facility Saturday will not face charges.
The fire, which resulted in an estimated $1.5 million to $1.75 million in damage, was caused by a man working on his car inside one of the storage units, Hyrum Assistant Fire Chief Blake Christensen said. On Monday, Christensen confirmed that the man will not face charges.
The blaze occurred at 4000 South and 100 West and destroyed about 25 units, firefighters said.
The contents of the burned storage units were also destroyed, Christensen said.
The man working on his car, who also called 911, had minor burns on his hands but was treated and released on scene. Investigators said was trying to use ether, a flammable chemical, to jump-start a car.
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SHELL TO PAY $2.8M FINE FOR 2014 PLANT EXPLOSION, DUTCH COURT SAYS
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3471943-shell-pay-2_8m-fine-2014-plant-explosion-dutch-court-says
Tags: Netherlands, industrial, follow-up, environmental, ethylene_oxide
A Dutch court orders Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A -0.8%) to pay a ‰?Â2.5M fine ($2.8M) for failing to prevent an explosion at its Moerdijk facility in 2014 and for breaching emissions limits at the plant.
The court says Shell did not do enough to prevent the incident which resulted in a series of explosions and a large fire at the chemical plant.
Shell also did not notice a leak which resulted in the emission of ethylene oxide far above legal limits during parts of 2015-16, the court says.
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MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE: GETTING IT RIGHT
https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/features/management-of-change-getting-it-right/
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, follow-up, environmental
Forty-five years ago this month 28 people died at Flixborough, UK, caused by a disastrously ill-managed change to a process running on site. The change led to the release of ~30 t of boiling cyclohexane, with a subsequent enormous vapour cloud explosion. The site was destroyed and houses were damaged kilometres away.
Since then much has been learned ‰?? and written ‰?? about how to manage change safely and successfully but the process industries continue to make mistakes, with serious and sometimes fatal consequences. Recognising this continuing problem, this month‰??s Loss Prevention Bulletin (LPB) has a special issue on management of change.
There are always important lessons to be learned by studying and understanding cases where changes were badly managed. However, this does not necessarily tell us how to manage changes well, to give the right outcome and avoid the pitfalls which are always possible. Helping to answer this question, LPB includes one article trying to answer the question ‰??What does a 'good' management of change (MoC) system look like?‰?? The article is written by Ken Patterson and Gillian Wigham, two safety, health and environment (SHE) system auditors with experience of reviewing systems across the world. They emphasise that they are not claiming that their‰??s is either the only or the right answer but they do offer key elements they believe a system should contain.
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