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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines (9 articles)
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 08:04:36 -0400
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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 8:04:23 AM
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Table of Contents (9 articles)
ACID-LADEN TANKER OVERTURNS ON NSE NEAR SLIM RIVER
Tags: Malaysia, transportation, release, injury, sulfuric_acid
PETROL PUMP CATCHES FIRE IN STATE CAPITAL, NOBODY INJURED
Tags: India, public, explosion, response, gasoline
5-YEAR EXTENSION FOR 12 PVT SCHOOLS
Tags: India, laboratory, discovery, environmental
PROPANE LEAK CAUSES FIRE AT RUTLAND HOTEL
Tags: us_VT, public, fire, response, propane
REFRIGERANT LEAKING FROM REFRIGERATOR SENDS PORT ST. JOHN RESIDENT TO HOSPITAL
Tags: us_FL, public, release, injury, hvac_chemicals
FACTORY FIRE KILLS 19 INTO EAST CHINA'S NINGHAI COUNTY |
Tags: China, industrial, fire, death, unknown_chemical
UPDATE: CHEMICAL ODORS IN COLLEGE TOWNSHIP CAUSED BY PRISON TRAINING WITH PEPPER SPRAY
Tags: us_PA, industrial, release, response, pepper_spray
STERIGENICS: MEDICAL STERILIZATION FACILITY UNDER FIRE IN COBB, CLOSES CHICAGO FACILITY
Tags: us_IL, industrial, release, environmental, ethylene_oxide
PAIR OUT OF HOSPITAL FOLLOWING CHEMICAL SPILL AT LOWER HUTT SCHOOL
Tags: New_Zealand, education, release, injury, pool_chemicals
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ACID-LADEN TANKER OVERTURNS ON NSE NEAR SLIM RIVER
https://www.thesundaily.my/local/acid-laden-tanker-overturns-on-nse-near-slim-river-BN1438425
Tags: Malaysia, transportation, release, injury, sulfuric_acid
IPOH: A tanker lorry transporting 24.8 tonnes of sulphuric acid skidded and overturned at Km 373 of the North South Expressway (south bound) near Slim River today.
Slim River Fire and Rescue station chief Mohd Fazrul Azuan Norman said the station received a call on the incident at 3.53pm.
‰??The volatility of the acid is 98%. The Hazardous Materials Unit (Hazmat) is conducting the hazard and risk assessment process,‰?? he said in a statement here today.
Mohd Fazrul Azuan said the lorry driver, aged 32, was slightly injured in the incident and was sent to Slim River Hospital for treatment.
Today‰??s accident involving a tanker lorry transporting chemical is the second to occur in Perak in a week.
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PETROL PUMP CATCHES FIRE IN STATE CAPITAL, NOBODY INJURED
http://www.uniindia.com/petrol-pump-catches-fire-in-state-capital-nobody-injured/east/news/1747002.html
Tags: India, public, explosion, response, gasoline
Patna, Oct 1 (UNI) Panic gripped in and around Nala Road locality in the state capital when the blast took place after a petrol pump caught fire near Dinkar roundabout under Kadamkuan police station area in the state capital today.
Senior police superintendent Garima Malik said that fire tenders struggled hard to douse flames which were leaping out from the petrol pump. She said a blast also took place at the petrol pump following inferno adding Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and other authorities concerned would find out the reason behind the blast. She said nobody was injured in the incident.
Ms Malik said that the reason behind the fire was yet unknown and agencies concerned including forensic science laboratory (FSL) would ascertain the cause fo fire.
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5-YEAR EXTENSION FOR 12 PVT SCHOOLS
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/5-year-extension-for-12-pvt-schools/841179.html
Tags: India, laboratory, discovery, environmental
In 2018, the school education directorate had decided to tighten the noose around private schools for not fulfilling the requisite criteria/formalities despite serving numerous reminders.
As a result, around 284 private schools operating within Jammu municipal limits were closed for not adhering to three essential criteria ‰?? fire, building and lab chemical safety norms. Of the 284 schools, 161 were in Jammu zone followed by Gandhi Nagar zone (101) and Satwari zone (22). ‰?? TNS
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PROPANE LEAK CAUSES FIRE AT RUTLAND HOTEL
https://www.wcax.com/content/news/Fire-reported-at-hotel-in-Rutland--561837261.html
Tags: us_VT, public, fire, response, propane
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) Crews put out a fire at the Holiday Inn in Rutland Monday night that was caused by a propane leak.
Courtesy: Proctor Fire Dept/Facebook
Guests staying at the hotel smelled propane and called emergency crews around 11 p.m. Officials say the propane caught fire in the boiler room soon after firefighters arrived.
The propane was shut down to the building and crews were able to put the fire out quickly thanks to the help of multiple departments.
The boiler room and a nearby laundry room were damaged. No injuries were reported.
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REFRIGERANT LEAKING FROM REFRIGERATOR SENDS PORT ST. JOHN RESIDENT TO HOSPITAL
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2019/09/30/refrigerant-leaking-refrigerator-sends-port-st-john-resident-hospital/3817761002/
Tags: us_FL, public, release, injury, hvac_chemicals
A leaking refrigerator produced an odor that sickened two residents inside a mobile home Sunday night at Oak Point Retirement Community in Port St. John, Brevard County Fire Rescue reported.
A hazmat team responded to the trailer park off U.S. 1 after two residents reported they were not feeling well.
Firefighters determined the odor stemmed from refrigerant leaking from a refrigerator, and they ventilated the structure.
One resident was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening medical condition, while the second resident refused treatment.
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FACTORY FIRE KILLS 19 INTO EAST CHINA'S NINGHAI COUNTY |
https://www.keyc.tv/factory-fire-kills-19-into-east-chinas-ninghai-county/
Tags: China, industrial, fire, death, unknown_chemical
A mill fire has killed 19 people in east China, local governments said Monday, at the most recent deadly incident to reach the nation‰??s industrial sector.
The fire broke out on Sunday in a mill in Ninghai county, eastern Zhejiang province, said that the local authorities on its official Twitter-like Weibo account.
One of eight people rescued in the fire, three were wounded and sent to the hospital for medical treatment, stated Ninghai police.
It made for a deadly weekend in China before the communist-led nation‰??s 70th-anniversary parties on Tuesday.
A packaged bus collided with a truck into southern Jiangsu province at Saturday, killing 36 people.
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UPDATE: CHEMICAL ODORS IN COLLEGE TOWNSHIP CAUSED BY PRISON TRAINING WITH PEPPER SPRAY
https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/local-news/roads-closed-as-crews-respond-to-chemical-odor-in-ferguson-township/
Tags: us_PA, industrial, release, response, pepper_spray
UPDATE: 2:23 p.m. ‰?? Alpha Fire Company‰??s Fire Director Steve Bair has confirmed after investigations that the chemical odors were caused by SCI Rockveiw. They were in the process of doing training and were using pepper spray that lingered in the area and effected an area of Clyde Avenue and Carolean Drive.
Bair also confirmed again that there were no injuries and medical assistance was not needed.
UPDATE: 12:27 p.m. ‰?? As per the fire department, nothing was detectable with their instruments with the smell. There are no reported injuries.
They think the smell came from Rockview prison grounds where they believe they‰??re conducting riot training.
COLLEGE TWP, CENTRE CO. Pa (WTAJ) ‰?? Emergency crews are being called out to a chemical odor in the area of Clyde Avenue in College Township.
We‰??re told residents are being sickened by the odor and are reporting respiratory issues and burning eyes.
Police are blocking some roads in the area.
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STERIGENICS: MEDICAL STERILIZATION FACILITY UNDER FIRE IN COBB, CLOSES CHICAGO FACILITY
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/medical-sterilization-facility-under-fire-in-cobb-closes-chicago-facility/991975439
Tags: us_IL, industrial, release, environmental, ethylene_oxide
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A medical sterilization company under fire in multiple states, including Georgia, for releasing potentially cancer-causing chemicals into the air, announced Monday that it is closing its suburban Chicago plant.
The Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook, Illinois, has been closed since February because of concerns about the release of ethylene oxide. The company had reached a deal to reopen after agreeing to install new equipment to meet new standards set in Illinois.
"Unfortunately, inaccurate and unfounded claims regarding Sterigenics and the unstable legislative and regulatory landscape in Illinois have created an environment in which it is not prudent to maintain these critical sterilization operations in Willowbrook," the company said in a statement.
"Sterigenics will continue to lead the way in industry safety by voluntarily implementing new controls at our other sterilization facilities," the statement added.
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PAIR OUT OF HOSPITAL FOLLOWING CHEMICAL SPILL AT LOWER HUTT SCHOOL
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116228716/pair-taken-to-hospital-following-chemical-spill-at-lower-hutt-school
Tags: New_Zealand, education, release, injury, pool_chemicals
Two workers who received medical treatment after a chemical spill at a Lower Hutt School have been discharged from Hutt Hospital.
Fire and Emergency assistant area commander Matthew Abel said the workers were mixing chemicals for the pool at Chilton Saint James School when the incident occurred.
Fire and Emergency shift manager Murray Dunbar said fire crews had been called to the school at 9.47am on Tuesday morning and had since left the scene having contained and dealt with the incident.
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