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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines (16 articles)
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 06:24:46 -0400
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Friday, July 23, 2021 at 6:24:32 AM
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Table of Contents (16 articles)
CONSTRUCTION CREW CAUSE GAS LEAK ON JOHNSTON STREET, LINE BEING REPAIRED
Tags: us_LA, public, release, response, natural_gas
AMBULANCE EXHAUST LEAK LEAVES ONE DEAD, THREE OTHERS UNCONSCIOUS
Tags: Malaysia, industrial, release, death, carbon_monoxide
CREWS WORK TO CONTAIN HYDRAULIC FLUID SPILL ALONG CATAWBA RIVER IN MCDOWELL COUNTY
Tags: us_NC, industrial, fire, response, hydraulic_fluid
VCFD CREWS RESPOND TO COLLAPSED TRENCH, HAZMAT LEAK ON OXNARD PLAIN
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, injury, cleaners
10 EMPLOYEES HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING EXPLOSION AT KY. DIPPIN' DOTS FACTORY: 'A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT'
Tags: us_KY, transportation, explosion, injury, liquid_nitrogen
SUSPECTED DUI CAUSES CHEMICAL SPILL AT EXETER ORCHARD, SENDS TEEN TO HOSPITAL
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, injury, diesel, illegal
EAU CLAIRE FIREFIGHTERS SHOW OFF PFAS-FREE FIRE SUPPRESSANT
Tags: us_WI, industrial, discovery, environmental, fire_extinguisher
FIREFIGHTING CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION AT SANTA MARIA AIRPORT EXPANDED
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
RUPTURED TANK CAUSED 2019 EXPLOSION ON CAYMAN-FLAGGED SHIP
Tags: Cayman_Islands, transportation, follow-up, injury, styrene
ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF‰??S DEPARTMENT SAFELY DETONATES EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS COLLECTED DURING JULY 4TH HOLIDAY ‰?? CBS LOS ANGELES
Tags: us_CA, public, explosion, response, explosives
ONE DEAD AND FOUR INJURED IN SWIMMING POOL CHEMICAL EXPLOSION
Tags: Spain, industrial, explosion, death, chlorine
PFAS TARGETED IN LEGISLATION PASSED BY US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
STATE ROUTE 2 WB ENTRANCE RAMP IN PAINESVILLE CLOSED DUE TO CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_OH, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
NEW HEALTH WARNINGS ISSUED IN DURBAN OVER TOXIC FUMES S...
Tags: South_Africa, public, follow-up, environmental, pesticides
CONNECTICUT GOV. LAMONT SIGNS BILL BANNING HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN PACKAGING, FIREFIGHTING FOAM
Tags: us_CT, public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
FORMER DEFENCE FORCE MEMBER CHARGED AFTER RAIDS LOCATING CHEMICALS IN SYDNEY‰??S SOUTH
Tags: Australia, public, discovery, response, explosives, illegal
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CONSTRUCTION CREW CAUSE GAS LEAK ON JOHNSTON STREET, LINE BEING REPAIRED
https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/construction-crew-cause-gas-leak-on-johnston-street-line-being-repaired
Tags: us_LA, public, release, response, natural_gas
A gas leak on Johnston Street is under control after construction crews struck a gas line.
The Lafayette Fire Department says that a Hazmat Response Team was called out to the 5700 Johnston Street around 3:30 PM to a gas leak.
According to LFD, A construction company digging behind the Ollie's Bargain Outlet and Party City strip mall hit a 2" gas line. Hazmat secured the area until service technicians from Centerpoint Gas arrived on scene to repair the line.
In the process of repairing the line, the electrical services were disconnected by LUS to the strip mall to prevent ignition of the gas. Crews anticipate the work to be completed around 6:30 pm.
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AMBULANCE EXHAUST LEAK LEAVES ONE DEAD, THREE OTHERS UNCONSCIOUS
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/07/23/ambulance-exhaust-leak-leaves-one-dead-three-others-unconscious
Tags: Malaysia, industrial, release, death, carbon_monoxide
PORT DICKSON: A staff of the Bukit Pelanduk health clinic here died while three others lost consciousness after they were believed to have inhaled carbon monoxide from the leaking exhaust pipe of an ambulance they were in.
Negri Sembilan Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar said rescuers rushed to the scene after receiving a call about the incident at about 9.50am yesterday.
‰??Preliminary investigations by the Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Unit found that there were no leaks in the health clinic and the oxygen level in the building was normal.
‰??It was also found that the four victims had fainted inside the ambulance,‰?? he told reporters here.
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CREWS WORK TO CONTAIN HYDRAULIC FLUID SPILL ALONG CATAWBA RIVER IN MCDOWELL COUNTY
https://www.wlos.com/news/local/crews-work-to-contain-hydraulic-fluid-spill-along-catawba-river-in-mcdowell-county
Tags: us_NC, industrial, fire, response, hydraulic_fluid
MARION, N.C. (WLOS) ‰?? Emergency crews were working Thursday night to contain a hydraulic fluid spill along Catawba River in Pleasant Gardens.
The spill happened after a fire at Columbia Forest Products. The fluid spilled into the Catawba River from Columbia Carolina Road to Resistoflex Road.
A hydraulic fluid spill along Catawba River was being contained at the Resistoflex Road bridge near Tom Johnson's Camping Center. (Image credit: WLOS staff)
Multiple departments, including Asheville Fire Department's Regional Hazmat Response Team, was on scene. N.C. Emergency Management and N.C. Division of Water Resources was also assisting.
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VCFD CREWS RESPOND TO COLLAPSED TRENCH, HAZMAT LEAK ON OXNARD PLAIN
https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2021/07/22/vcfd-crews-respond-collapsed-trench-hazmat-leak-oxnard-plain/8062767002/
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, injury, cleaners
Earlier, firefighters handled a hazardous materials call shortly before 11 a.m. near the Todd Road Jail outside Santa Paula, which brought a large response to the county facility.
A box truck making a delivery to the jail was leaking an unknown substance. Preliminary results indicated it could be a cleaning agent or peracetic acid. The truck driver was treated for possible exposure and released at the scene. No other injuries or damage were reported. At least two gallons leaked before the spill was contained, Welsbie said.
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10 EMPLOYEES HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING EXPLOSION AT KY. DIPPIN' DOTS FACTORY: 'A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/10-employees-hospitalized-following-explosion-210025300.html
Tags: us_KY, transportation, explosion, injury, liquid_nitrogen
Ten people were injured after an explosion at a Kentucky facility that produces ingredients for Dippin' Dots, according to officials.
The scary incident unfolded on Wednesday at the ice cream facility in Paducah, NBC affiliate WPSD reported.
Paducah Police Department spokeswoman Robin Newberry told the outlet that a truck was unloading liquid nitrogen when the explosion happened.
According to Newberry, the facility is not where Dippin' Dots makes their ice cream, but where ingredients for a third-party company are produced.
At this time, the cause for the explosion remains unknown.
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SUSPECTED DUI CAUSES CHEMICAL SPILL AT EXETER ORCHARD, SENDS TEEN TO HOSPITAL
https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/2021/07/22/suspected-dui-causes-chemical-spill-exeter-orchard-sends-teen-hospital/8062023002/
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, injury, diesel, illegal
One teenager is in the hospital and another is facing criminal charges after a car slammed into a large silo on an orchard outside Exeter late Tuesday.
Around 11 p.m., a Chrysler sedan was eastbound on Avenue 300 near State Route 245 when the car veered off the road and struck five young citrus trees and a silo containing 1,600 gallons of diesel, California Highway Patrol Sgt. Ryan Pedersen said.
The silo ruptured and contaminated the soil with fuel. An excavator was called to remove the dirt as Tulare County Fire Department crews cleared the hazard materials.
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EAU CLAIRE FIREFIGHTERS SHOW OFF PFAS-FREE FIRE SUPPRESSANT
https://www.weau.com/2021/07/22/eau-claire-firefighters-show-off-pfas-free-fire-suppressant/
Tags: us_WI, industrial, discovery, environmental, fire_extinguisher
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Eau Claire Fire Department stopped using a traditional with a known chemical in it in 2019.
Thursday, firefighters showed off what they now use instead to put out certain types of fires.
They demonstrated an extinguishing agent known as F-500 at Chippewa Valley Technical College.
Though the material puts out many types of fires effectively, unlike traditional foam, it doesn‰??t have harmful man-made chemicals known as PFAS.
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Eau Claire Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Allyn Bertrang said all of his department‰??s in-service trucks carry F-500.
He also said firefighters don‰??t use it very often. Most fires only require water to be extinguished. Some blazes, however, including ones with flammables like gasoline and diesel fuel, as well as those with metals, need a more powerful compound.
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FIREFIGHTING CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION AT SANTA MARIA AIRPORT EXPANDED
https://lompocrecord.com/news/local/firefighting-chemical-investigation-at-santa-maria-airport-expanded/article_9545924a-e793-56c6-9bf0-90db13cbed73.html
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
A Central Coast water board on Friday expanded an investigation at the Santa Maria Public Airport to determine how significantly firefighting chemicals have contaminated the soil, and whether groundwater has been impacted.
The Central Coast Water Quality Control Board is requiring a supplemental site investigation into how deep per- or polyfluoroalkys, also known perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS), chemicals have penetrated the soil, according to a July 16 letter sent to Chris Hastert, general manager of the Santa Maria Public Airport District.
Matthew T. Keeling, the board's executive officer, said in the letter that the information is necessary to determine what clean-up actions will be needed. Hastert and board officials did not respond to emails and calls seeking comment.
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RUPTURED TANK CAUSED 2019 EXPLOSION ON CAYMAN-FLAGGED SHIP
https://www.caymancompass.com/2021/07/21/ruptured-tank-caused-2019-explosion-on-cayman-flagged-ship/
Tags: Cayman_Islands, transportation, follow-up, injury, styrene
The UK government‰??s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its final report on the explosion on a Cayman Islands-registered ship in South Korea on 28 Sept. 2019.
The massive explosion of the chemical tanker Stolt Groenland in the cargo port of Ulsan was caused by the rupture of a cargo tank containing styrene monomer ‰?? a colourless, oily liquid that is a precursor to polystyrene.
The inquiry found that nearby heated cargo tanks caused the dangerous warming of the temperature-sensitive substance.
Styrene is widely used in the chemical industry, but is thermally unstable.
The explosion and subsequent fire injured two crew and 15 emergency responders.
The tank rupture resulted from runaway polymerisation, a chemical reaction of styrene molecules. It released a large quantity of vapour into the atmosphere that ignited and formed a burning mushroom cloud over the road bridge to Ulsan.
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ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF‰??S DEPARTMENT SAFELY DETONATES EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS COLLECTED DURING JULY 4TH HOLIDAY ‰?? CBS LOS ANGELES
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/07/21/explosive-material-detonated-orange-county-july-4th/
Tags: us_CA, public, explosion, response, explosives
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS (CBSLA) ‰?? Orange County Sheriff‰??s Department officials safely detonated explosive materials collected during the Fourth of July holiday.
The detonation took place in the western Santa Ana Mountains at the Frank R. Bowerman landfill on Wednesday, officials said.
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Officials said the operation included 20 pounds of improvised explosives and the destruction of 20 lbs. of black powder, a chemical explosive.
O.C. Sheriffs shared on Twitter that the detonation had to be done for safety reasons, saying that ‰??improvised explosives are susceptible to heat, shock and friction and cannot safely be stored, requiring an emergency controlled detonation.‰??
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ONE DEAD AND FOUR INJURED IN SWIMMING POOL CHEMICAL EXPLOSION
https://www.englishradionews.com/news/spain/one-dead-and-four-injured-in-swimming-pool-chemical-explosion/
Tags: Spain, industrial, explosion, death, chlorine
One person has died and four others ‰?? including three children ‰?? have been injured after a chemical explosion at a swimming pool in Zaragoza.
Emergency services were alerted to reports of an explosion shortly after 2pm in the town of Luna. Its believed the blast occurred after chlorine was being added to a tank which reacted to other substances present in residue.
Paramedics confirmed that the man ‰?? a maintenance worker ‰?? had died from his injuries with the three children taken to the Miguel Servet Children‰??s Hospital in Zaragoza for observation.
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PFAS TARGETED IN LEGISLATION PASSED BY US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/PFAS-targeted-legislation-passed-US-House-of-Representatives/99/i27
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
Sweeping legislation to control per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution in land, water, and air passed the US House of Representatives July 21.
If approved by the Senate and signed by the president, the measure could cost the fluorochemical industry millions to clean up contaminated sites and restrict releases of PFAS pollution from factories. Chemical manufacturers would also have to sponsor toxicity studies in order to keep their PFAS on the US market. In addition, the bill would forbid introducing new PFAS into US commerce for 5 years.
PFAS, a group of more than 9,000 synthetic compounds, are sturdy molecules that withstand harsh conditions and strongly resist degradation in the environment, earning them the nickname ‰??forever chemicals.‰?? Only a small number of these substances have been studied for toxicity, and some are linked to human health problems including birth defects and endocrine disruption. Congressional lawmakers are increasingly concerned about the substances as researchers discover more areas tainted with PFAS, notably in drinking water supplies.
‰??This is a bipartisan issue and an issue that impacts communities in literally every state,‰?? Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH), a supporter of the bill, says in a statement. ‰??Far too many Americans are drinking contaminated water.‰??
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STATE ROUTE 2 WB ENTRANCE RAMP IN PAINESVILLE CLOSED DUE TO CHEMICAL SPILL
https://www.news5cleveland.com/traffic/traffic-news/state-route-2-wb-entrance-ramp-in-painesville-closed-due-to-chemical-spill
Tags: us_OH, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
PAINESVILLE, Ohio ‰?? A chemical spill in Painesville has closed the State Route 2 westbound entrance ramp at Richmond Street.
The city's fire department and hazmat team are on scene to test the spill and perform cleanup. The city didn't state what caused the chemical spill.
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NEW HEALTH WARNINGS ISSUED IN DURBAN OVER TOXIC FUMES S...
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-07-20-new-health-warnings-issued-in-durban-over-toxic-fumes-stemming-from-chemical-blaze/
Tags: South_Africa, public, follow-up, environmental, pesticides
The Indian multinational pesticide company United Phosphorus Limited has belatedly advised people to double down on health and safety precautions in the wake of the arson attack and massive fire at a chemicals warehouse at Cornubia, north of Durban.
Instead of wearing a normal face mask and spectacles to cover their noses and eyes, United Phosphorus Limited (UPL) has advised neighbouring residents exposed to toxic fumes from the still smouldering pesticide warehouse to consider wearing two damp surgical masks over their mouths and noses.
Hazardous substances clean-up workers as clear chemical residue from a stormwater outlet downstream from the UPL warehouse, north of Durban. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)
Arsonists and looters set fire to the massive warehouse amid recent unrest in parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
Very young children and people with asthma should also ‰??avoid being in the immediate surroundings‰?? of the warehouse, while residents with any health concerns were advised to seek medical advice.
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CONNECTICUT GOV. LAMONT SIGNS BILL BANNING HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN PACKAGING, FIREFIGHTING FOAM
https://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-pfas-chemicals-ban-lamont-20210720-ronp4wvymngdte7elnzq55laum-story.html
Tags: us_CT, public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
Gov. Ned Lamont at bill-signing ceremony along the riverfront in Windsor to ban dangerous PFAS chemicals from firefighting foam and food packaging. (Christopher Keating)
WINDSOR ‰?? Surrounded by environmentalists at the riverfront, Gov. Ned Lamont held a bill-signing ceremony Tuesday for a new law banning hazardous chemicals that are used in firefighting foam and food packaging.
The chemical ban applies to polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, that are used in common products.
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FORMER DEFENCE FORCE MEMBER CHARGED AFTER RAIDS LOCATING CHEMICALS IN SYDNEY‰??S SOUTH
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/former-defence-force-member-charged-after-raids-locating-chemicals-in-sydney-s-south-20210721-p58biw.html
Tags: Australia, public, discovery, response, explosives, illegal
A former member of the Defence Force has been charged after police seized chemicals that they say could be used to manufacture explosives during a major operation in Picton, south of Sydney on Tuesday.
NSW Police began the investigation into Michael Timothy Brown, 54, following information from the Australian Federal Police in relation to the importation of prohibited firearms and explosives.
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