Not for high-pressure processing of avocados, but for AM,
Joe
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] One killed, two injured in Wednesday morning tank explosion at Schenectady business
From: "Eugene Ngai" <eugene_ngai**At_Symbol_Here**COMCAST.NET>
Date: Thu, August 6, 2020 2:09 pm
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU
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On Thu, August 6, 2020 2:09 pm, Eugene Ngai wrote:
> After the West Texas tragedy, the Chemical Safety Board made a presentation to the NFPA 400 Hazardous Materials Code Committee seeking a rewrite of Chapter 11 Ammonium Nitrate and Annex E based on the lessons learned. This was completed by Aug 2014 and adopted for the 2016 edition of NFPA 400.
A AN Task Force was also formed to do a deep dive into the industry as well as Fire Fighting procedures. During this time we reviewed overpressures based on the amount of AN involved. As a result a comprehensive rewrite was done for Annex E Properties and Uses of Ammonium Nitrate and Fire-Fighting
Procedures for the 2019 edition. Please note that the Annex is explanatory material not requirements as contained in Chapter 11
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> The Government Accountability Office (GAO) also prepared and presented to Congress a comprehensive report on regulations and issues on May 2014, “CHEMICAL SAFETY-Actions Needed to Improve Federal Oversight of Facilities with Ammonium Nitrate
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> For those that have ammonium nitrate storage facilities in their area I would strongly recommend obtaining both documents
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From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU> On Behalf Of Hmuns Jasha
> Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:26 PM
> To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] One killed, two injured in Wednesday morning tank explosion at Schenectady business
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> Will Beirut's explosion in Lebanon bring more accountability for the Governments around the world on how explosive Chemicals storage, safety and locations?
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> Should this similar incidents be avoided or will it occur again?
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> On Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 7:47 PM DCHAS Membership Chair <membership**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org <mailto:membership**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org> > wrote:
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> https://dailygazette.com/article/2020/08/05/three-injured-in-wednesday-morning-tank-explosion-at-schenectady-business
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> SCHENECTADY - One person was killed and two injured following an explosion at a test laboratory in Schenectady on Wednesday morning.
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> Hudson Valley Community College identified the victim as Joseph Kapp, a longtime member of its Board of Trustees.
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> Kapp, of North Greenbush, was killed after a tank used to treat avocados exploded at Innovative Test Solutions on Kings Road shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday.
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> Roger Ramsammy, president of Hudson Valley Community College, called Kapp a “true friend, a remarkable leader and the longest serving trustee on our board.”
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> “Once a student at Hudson Valley, Joe gave back to the college immensely and served admirably as a trustee for two decades,” Ramsammy said. “With heavy hearts, we share our deepest sympathies with Joe’s wife, Yolanta, and the entire Kapp family."
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> Kapp previously served as mayor of Rensselaer in the 1990s, according to Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin, who cited his long career in research and invention.
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> "Joe Kapp leaves behind a legacy of service and accomplishment that greatly benefited Rensselaer County and the Capital Region,” McLaughlin said in a statement.
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> Kapp was transferred to Ellis Medicine before succumbing to his injuries.
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> Two other workers were also hurt with injuries described by city fire officials as non life-threatening.
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> R. Scott Briody, vice president and owner of Innovative Test Solutions, attributed the death to the "catastrophic failure" of a high pressure food processor during trial operational testing.
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> Arriving firefighters found no chemicals or hazardous materials, but Assistant Fire Department Chief Don Mareno said the device exploded.
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> "They were operating it and something went wrong," Mareno said.
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> Nothing was in the machine at the time, he said.
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> "We are deeply saddened by this loss of life," Briody said in a statement. "We grieve for him, his family, and the family of the other victims who were involved."
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> Briody declined further comment, citing respect for impacted families and employees, but said the company will cooperate with all investigations.
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> "The well-being of the families and our employees is our primary concern," Briody said.
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> The tank exploded just after 7 a.m. at the business located at 551 Kings Road in the city’s Woodlawn neighborhood.
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> Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched an inspection of Innovative Test Systems on Wednesday, as well as the Wyantsville-based Elmhurst Systems, LLC, an agency spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday.
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> The federal agency has up to six months to complete an inspection, which seeks to determine whether or not there were any violations of workplace safety standards.
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> It is too early to estimate a completion date for these inspections, the spokesperson said.
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> Investigators remained on site Wednesday afternoon.
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> Innovative Test Solutions has been at the Kings Road site since 2011. It was founded in Scotia in 2004 and its website describes it as a "full-service mechanical engineering and testing laboratory specializing in the mechanical behavior of structures and structural material."
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