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Monday, September 16, 2019 at 8:00:03 AM
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Table of Contents (12 articles)
CYCLE PATH USERS ESCAPE INJURY AFTER WEST COAST CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: New_Zealand, industrial, release, response, nitric_acid
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO LARGEST WILDLAND FIRE ON INL
Tags: us_ID, industrial, fire, response
OPERATING EXPERIENCE LEVEL 2 2019-01: OVER-PRESSURIZED DRUM EVENT INVOLVING REACTIVE MATERIALS AND FLAMMABLE GASES IN RADIOACTIVE WASTE
Tags: us_ID, industrial, fire, response, radiation, waste
THE WRONG PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS NO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Tags: us_TN, laboratory, discovery, environmental
PUYALLUP FARM EVACUATED, WORKER TREATED IN HAZMAT INCIDENT
Tags: us_WA, industrial, release, response, ammonia
CHEMICAL FIRE AT CALHOUN PLANT CLOSES SCHOOL SYSTEM
Tags: us_GA, industrial, explosion, injury, adhesives
MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY, FACES JAIL TIME IN CHEMICAL BLAST AT VENTURA COUNTY WASTE FACILITY
Tags: us_CA, industrial, follow-up, environmental, illegal, waste
TWO INJURED IN CHEMICAL INCIDENT AT PALM SPRINGS BUILDING
Tags: us_FL, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
CHEMICAL EXPLOSION IN SCRAP SHOP KILLS ONE, INJURES TWO
Tags: India, industrial, explosion, death, waste
TUSD: STUDENTS RELEASED TO FAMILY AFTER CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE FOUND ON SCHOOL BUS
Tags: us_AZ, transportation, release, response, other_chemical
EU DATABASE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE
Tags: Europe, public, discovery, environmental, waste
STUDENT RECALLS HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE EXPERIMENT GONE WRONG
Tags: us_NY, laboratory, follow-up, injury, flammables
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CYCLE PATH USERS ESCAPE INJURY AFTER WEST COAST CHEMICAL SPILL
https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/west-coast/115820325/cycle-path-users-escape-injury-after-west-coast-chemical-spill
Tags: New_Zealand, industrial, release, response, nitric_acid
A burst pipe at West Coast milk factory that released acid vapour near a Hokitika pathway appears not to have affected passers-by.
At about 1pm on Sunday, a chemical cleaning hose at the Westland Milk Products factory next to the Hokitika riverbank cycleway burst.
The burst pipe released steam, which for a time included dilute nitric acid, which dispersed across the nearby walking and cycleway.
The company's communications manager, Steve Attwood, said a person was stationed on the track to stop people walking through the vapour while the pipe was being shut down.
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SAFE AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO LARGEST WILDLAND FIRE ON INL
https://opexshare.doe.gov/lesson.cfm/2019/9/11/28226/SAFE-AND-EFFECTIVE-RESPONSE-TO-LARGEST-WILDLAND-FIRE-ON-INL
Tags: us_ID, industrial, fire, response
On Monday July 22nd, 2019 a lightning strike ignited the Sheep Fire, the largest wildland fire in Idaho National Laboratory's history. It lasted four days and burned 112,107 acres. Most notably, no injuries were incurred to employees or response personnel and property damage was kept to a minimum throughout the event. The success of the response originated with excellent prior preparation and exemplary task execution by all responders.
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OPERATING EXPERIENCE LEVEL 2 2019-01: OVER-PRESSURIZED DRUM EVENT INVOLVING REACTIVE MATERIALS AND FLAMMABLE GASES IN RADIOACTIVE WASTE
https://opexshare.doe.gov/lesson.cfm/2019/9/11/28225/Operating-Experience-Level-2-2019-01-Over-Pressurized-Drum-Event-Involving-Reactive-Materials-and-Flammable-Gases-in-Radioactive-Waste
Tags: us_ID, industrial, fire, response, radiation, waste
On April 11, 2018, there was an incident in the Accelerated Retrieval Project (ARP) V facility at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site: a thermal event led to subsequent energetic release of radioactive material from four 55-gal drums of suspect transuranic (TRU) waste located in the ARP V airlock drum storage area. No personnel were in the vicinity when the reactions occurred and the drums were in a high efficiency particulate air filtered area. There was no detected release to the environment. During the initial response on April 11, 2018, INL firefighters entered the facility and observed one drum with a lid off; no flames were observed but smoke was emanating from the top of a drum. The firefighters attempted unsuccessfully to extinguish hot spots in the affected drum, moved the drum away from the array of staged drums, and exited the facility. Responders established a 24-hour facility surveillance, fire watch, radiological surveys and ventilation monitoring to asses!
s conditions. On April 19, 2018, workers
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THE WRONG PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS NO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
https://opexshare.doe.gov/lesson.cfm/2019/9/9/26963/The-Wrong-Personal-Protective-Equipment-is-no-Personal-Protective-Equipment
Tags: us_TN, laboratory, discovery, environmental
Incorrect selection of laser eyewear
Selection of the wrong personal protective equipment (PPE) may or may not provide needed protection against the hazard encountered.
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PUYALLUP FARM EVACUATED, WORKER TREATED IN HAZMAT INCIDENT
https://komonews.com/news/local/puyallup-farm-evacuated-worker-treated-in-hazmat-incident
Tags: us_WA, industrial, release, response, ammonia
PUYALLUP, Wash. - A Puyallup farm was evacuated and one person was treated after a hazardous material incident Friday morning, Pierce County officials said.
A hazmat team responded to the scene, near the 6100 block of 52nd Street East, at around 6 a.m. after receiving reports of someone being exposed to hazardous fumes.
The farm was evacuated and the worker was treated. Nearby roads were closed.
An investigation found an anhydrous ammonia leak at the farm. The leak was stopped and the worker recovered after receiving treatment.
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CHEMICAL FIRE AT CALHOUN PLANT CLOSES SCHOOL SYSTEM
https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/chemical-fire-calhoun-plant-closes-school-system
Tags: us_GA, industrial, explosion, injury, adhesives
CALHOUN, GA ?? A chemical fire shut down an entire north Georgia school system on Friday. Calhoun city schools closed after what school officials described as a "hazardous chemical fire" posed a threat to air quality in and around the schools. School officials also were advising everyone in the area to remain indoors.
The chemical fire happened at a manufacturing plant on Wall Street. Fire officials told Fox 5 there were 10 workers in the building when the explosion happened. The fire started around 1 am, according to Channel 2, at the DHM Adhesives plant. One person is reported to have been injured, and the fire has been contained.
Later in the morning, school officials announced they were resuming after school activities, including a scheduled high school football game.
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MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY, FACES JAIL TIME IN CHEMICAL BLAST AT VENTURA COUNTY WASTE FACILITY
https://ktla.com/2019/09/13/manager-pleads-guilty-faces-jail-time-in-chemical-blast-at-ventura-county-waste-facility/
Tags: us_CA, industrial, follow-up, environmental, illegal, waste
A former human resources manager at a Ventura County waste company has pleaded guilty in connection with an explosion and fire at the firm??s facility five years ago.
The Ventura County Star reports Marlene Faltemier entered guilty pleas Friday to multiple charges including conspiracy, interfering with law enforcement, and failing to update hazardous materials inventory. She faces more than 5 years in jail.
The 54-year-old was one of several officials of Santa Clara Waste Water Co. to face criminal charges stemming from the 2014 explosion at the wastewater facility. Three Santa Paula firefighters were injured fighting the stubborn blaze.
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TWO INJURED IN CHEMICAL INCIDENT AT PALM SPRINGS BUILDING
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190913/two-injured-in-chemical-incident-at-palm-springs-building
Tags: us_FL, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
PALM SPRINGS - Paramedics took one person to a hospital and treated another on the scene after an incident involving chemicals Friday at a building in Palm Springs, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue reports.
Fire Rescue crews responded at about 1 p.m. to reports of a fire on the 1500 block of South Congress Avenue, north of Forest Hill Boulevard. The first arriving firefighters were told there may have been an explosion inside the building, said Capt. Albert Borroto, spokesman for Fire Rescue.
Further investigation revealed that two chemicals had been mixed together, causing a significant reaction that dispersed power throughout the work area.
Fire Rescue crews and a West Palm Beach HazMat team cleared the area and confirmed there were no life-safety hazards, Borroto said.
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CHEMICAL EXPLOSION IN SCRAP SHOP KILLS ONE, INJURES TWO
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/chemical-explosion-in-scrap-shop-kills-one-injures-two/article29414664.ece
Tags: India, industrial, explosion, death, waste
A 45-year-old wage worker hailing from Madhya Pradesh was killed on the spot in an explosion at a scrap shop here on Friday.
The victim was identified as Ramchand Saahu, and his co-workers ?? 20-year-old Md. Salman Khan, from Uttar Pradesh, and 45-year-old Dharavath Bujji, from the neighbouring Chivvemla mandal, were severely injured.
According to locals, they heard a bomb explosion-like sound from the Venkatasai Scrap Shop near the Ayyapa Swamy temple at around 10.30 a.m. one wall of the shop wall was broken due the impact and a few persons were stuck inside, they said. The Suryapet town police which reached the spot rushed the victims to the Area Hospital for emergency care, and pressed into service bomb squad and the dog squad. Officials from the Forensic team too reached the site and collected samples. On preliminarily investigation the police suspect that the blast was due to improper handling of plastic containers that contained chemicals
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TUSD: STUDENTS RELEASED TO FAMILY AFTER CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE FOUND ON SCHOOL BUS
https://www.kold.com/2019/09/13/tfd-units-respond-mercury-spill-tusd-bus/
Tags: us_AZ, transportation, release, response, other_chemical
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - All safety units were called after an unknown chemical substance was reported on a school bus, Friday afternoon.
TUSD School Safety, Tucson Fire Department, Tucson Police Department and SW Hazmat were called to the scene immediately.
The TFD said that the chemical was gallium, a chemical that may look like mercury, but reacts differently.
Students on a Tucson Unified District bus were playing with the unknown substance when one of the students threw the substance onto other students, TUSD said in a release.
That??s when officials were called and students evacuated the bus as a safety precaution near Dodge Blvd. and 24th St.
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EU DATABASE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE
https://cen.acs.org/policy/regulation/EU-database-hazardous-waste/97/i36
Tags: Europe, public, discovery, environmental, waste
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the body responsible for implementing chemical regulation across the European Union, has unveiled plans to introduce a hazardous waste database in 2021 to ensure that the waste is safe to recycle. According to recent guidelines from ECHA, suppliers of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) will have to provide information for the database when more than 0.1% of the weight of a finished product, such as an electronic device, is an SVHC. The agency plans to roll out a prototype database in early 2020.
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STUDENT RECALLS HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE EXPERIMENT GONE WRONG
https://people.com/human-interest/student-recalls-burned-high-school-science-experiment/
Tags: us_NY, laboratory, follow-up, injury, flammables
Nearly six years after a high school chemistry experiment went terribly wrong, one young man is opening up about an explosion that left him with burns on more than 30 percent of his body.
Alonzo Yanes recounted the horrifying experience to Inside Edition in an interview Thursday, saying that he was about two and a half feet from where his teacher was conducting the Rainbow Experiment, which is meant to show how igniting different types of salts produces colorful flames, at Beacon High School in Manhattan, New York, in January 2014.
??I remember feeling this immense heat completely come forward and wrap around my entire body,?? Yanes recalled of the classroom disaster, which happened when he was in 10th grade.
When the teacher poured a flammable substance into a bowl of nitrate, the experiment went awry and caused an explosion, engulfing him in flames and landing him in the hospital for five months.
??I remember these flashes of blue and orange just flying toward my face. I remember feeling this burning sensation everywhere around my head,?? Yanes said, explaining that he dropped to floor to try to put out the fire. ??I was yelling out ??help, help, somebody help me, please.'??
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