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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines (14 articles)
Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 06:55:45 -0400
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Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 6:55:32 AM
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Table of Contents (14 articles)
CASE WESTERN EVACUATES BUILDINGS FOR POTENTIAL HAZMAT SITUATION
Tags: us_OH, laboratory, release, response, chlorine
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TECHNICIANS CALLED TO LIQUID NITROGEN LEAK AT MASHPEE LAB
Tags: us_MA, laboratory, release, response, liquid_nitrogen
30 INJURED IN CHEMICAL FACTORY FIRE IN GUJARAT'S DAHEJ
Tags: India, industrial, explosion, injury, ag_chems
SIX DEAD IN EXPLOSION AT SLOVENIAN CHEMICALS PLANT
Tags: Slovenia, industrial, explosion, death, plastics
CHEMICAL SPILL AT BLUE HARBOR PROMPTS HAZMAT RESPONSE
Tags: us_WI, public, release, response, pool_chemicals
FOUR POLICE OFFICERS, TWO EMTS HURT IN EXPLOSION AT BUSINESS IN WOODLAWN
Tags: us_MD, public, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical, illegal
MESA GARBAGE TRUCKS CATCHING ON FIRE DUE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN TRASH
Tags: us_AZ, transportation, fire, environmental, batteries, cleaners, pool_chemicals, propane
SHOCKING FIRE IN DOCK SUD: AT LEAST 30 WORKERS RESCUED AND THREE FACTORIES DESTROYED
Tags: Argentina, laboratory, explosion, injury, carbon_monoxide
BOEING AGREES TO NEW FRAMEWORK TO CLEAN UP SANTA SUSANA FIELD LABORATORY CONTAMINATION
Tags: us_CA, industrial, follow-up, environmental, radiation, runoff
FIRE IN ANOTHER DELHI FACTORY, NO CASUALTIES
Tags: India, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
UNATTENDED FIRE AT PLEASANT GROVE HOME RESULTS IN PROPANE EXPLOSION
Tags: us_UT, public, explosion, response, flammables, propane
EMPLOYEES TREATED AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO MIXTURE OF CHEMICALS AT ROSENBERG PLANT, CITY OFFICIALS SAY
Tags: us_TX, industrial, release, response, cleaners
CHEMICAL SPILL LEADS TO FINE FOR B.C. COMPANY
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, response, ammonia
MONROE COUNTY HAZMAT TEAMS CONTAIN SPILL AFTER CRASH
Tags: us_PA, transportation, release, injury, pool_chemicals
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CASE WESTERN EVACUATES BUILDINGS FOR POTENTIAL HAZMAT SITUATION
https://fox8.com/news/case-western-evacuates-buildings-for-potential-hazmat-situation/
Tags: us_OH, laboratory, release, response, chlorine
CLEVELAND (WJW)‰?? Case Western Reserve University evacuated three of its buildings amid a potential hazardous materials situation Tuesday morning.
The university said the incident happened at the Medical Center Company building. It‰??s located on Circle Drive, near the campus and University Hospitals.
The spill was stabilized shortly after 11 a.m. Cleveland officials said it involved chlorine.
People in Case Western‰??s Wood, Robbins and the Biomedical Research Building evacuated, but were able to return after about a half hour.
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TECHNICIANS CALLED TO LIQUID NITROGEN LEAK AT MASHPEE LAB
http://capecoddaily.com/news/327514/
Tags: us_MA, laboratory, release, response, liquid_nitrogen
MASHPEE ‰?? Mashpee fire officials called for state Hazardous Materials technicians to respond to a reported liquid nitrogen leak in a as a medical facility. The incident happened at Franey Medical Labs at 52 Mercantile Way about 3:30 PM. No injuries were reported. Further details were not immediately available. The post Hazardous Material technicians called to liquid nitrogen leak at Mashpee lab appeared first on CapeCod.com.
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30 INJURED IN CHEMICAL FACTORY FIRE IN GUJARAT'S DAHEJ
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/30-injured-in-chemical-factory-fire-in-gujarats-dahej/articleshow/91629060.cms
Tags: India, industrial, explosion, injury, ag_chems
BHARUCH/SURAT: At least 30 people were injured in a fire at an agrochemical factory in Dahej, Bharuch, on Tuesday. District officials said that the fire broke out after an explosion in the factory's boiler.
Thick black smoke billowing from the factory of Bharat Rasayan's agrochemical unit could be seen from far away, said fire officials who had rushed to the site. According to fire officials, at least 30 people rescued from the factory have been shifted to two private hospitals in Bharuch. Out of those injured, the condition of 10 persons was critical, they added.
One fire official said that about 15 fire tenders from Dahej, Bharuch and Ankleshwar were pushed into service to control the fire. He said that though the exact reason for the fire was not known, the primary inquiry revealed that there was an explosion in one of the boilers in the factory.
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SIX DEAD IN EXPLOSION AT SLOVENIAN CHEMICALS PLANT
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/six-dead-in-explosion-at-slovenian-chemicals-plant/4015686.article
Tags: Slovenia, industrial, explosion, death, plastics
An explosion and subsequent fire has killed six people and injured a further five at a chemical facility in Kocevje, Slovenia.
The blast occurred on the morning of 12 May at a site operated by Melamin, which makes melamine-based polymers, resins and additives for a range of industries. The resultant fire was put out less than 90 minutes later, according to local news reports.
An investigation into the cause of the incident is underway, but the plant‰??s general manager, Srecko Stefanic, indicated to local press that the most likely cause was human error.
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CHEMICAL SPILL AT BLUE HARBOR PROMPTS HAZMAT RESPONSE
https://whbl.com/2022/05/17/chemical-spill-at-blue-harbor-prompts-hazmat-response/
Tags: us_WI, public, release, response, pool_chemicals
A spill of chemicals at Sheboygan‰??s Blue Harbor Resort on Monday sent fire, medical and HazMat rushing to the scene after an employee was overcome by fumes.
Sheboygan Fire Department BattalionChief Pat Nicolaus said they received the call of a possible hazardous material leak in the pool filtration room area at 12:24 Monday afternoon. The first units arriving on the scene were told by the employee that he‰??d opened the door to the filtration room and was overcome with fumes. He immediately closed the door and called the fire department. Firefighters then evacuated the immediate area of the filtration room pending the arrival of the HazMat team.
Those responders entered the filtration room in fully encapsulated suits and found two hoses that were disconnected from the filtration system. The hoses had spilled a minimal amount of chemicals onto the floor which then mixed, reacting together to cause the noxious oder and fumes.
After the HazMat team turned off the pumps and valves controlling the part of the filtration system involved in the spill, fire department crews washed down the area and diluted the chemicals to make the area safe. There were no further problems or injuries resulting from the incident.
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FOUR POLICE OFFICERS, TWO EMTS HURT IN EXPLOSION AT BUSINESS IN WOODLAWN
https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/two-police-officers-two-emts-hurt-in-explosion-at-business-in-windsor-mill
Tags: us_MD, public, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical, illegal
WOODLAWN, Md. ‰?? An explosion at a Baltimore County business sent four police officers, two EMTs and a person to the hospital Monday evening.
The explosion happened in the 1700 block of N. Rolling Road at the Libra Nails & Spa in Woodlawn.
Investigators were called to the strip mall for possible criminal activity, and when they arrived, there was some type of explosion involving possible hazardous materials.
"We were inside the store there working on computers and I heard a really loud sound and the building collapse," a nearby business owner said. "I came outside and the window was already popped out. It seemed like somebody was fighting on the inside."
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MESA GARBAGE TRUCKS CATCHING ON FIRE DUE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN TRASH
https://www.azfamily.com/2022/05/17/mesa-garbage-trucks-catching-fire-due-hazardous-materials-trash/
Tags: us_AZ, transportation, fire, environmental, batteries, cleaners, pool_chemicals, propane
MESA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - Garbage trucks in Mesa are catching fire, creating dangerous conditions for truck drivers and the community. City officials said there have been six garbage truck fires in the last two months because people are throwing away hazardous materials in the trash.
‰??We want residents to know that hazardous materials never should go in a trash or container,‰?? said Mariano Reyes with the City of Mesa Environmental Management and Sustainability.
Items like batteries, aerosol cans, pool chemicals and propane gas tanks should be dropped off at the Mesa Hazardous Materials Facility. Reyes said even if they are empty, those items can catch fire or explode. ‰??They can still contain enough liquid material in them that when they are compacted in our garbage trucks, it can actually cause an explosion,‰?? said Reyes.
The facility even has a ‰??swap shop‰?? where people can drop off used hazardous items like paint, cleaning products and other chemicals that Mesa residents can pick up for free. The facility is open Wednesday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon. For a full list of items it accepts, click here.
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SHOCKING FIRE IN DOCK SUD: AT LEAST 30 WORKERS RESCUED AND THREE FACTORIES DESTROYED
https://california18.com/shocking-fire-in-dock-sud-at-least-30-workers-rescued-and-three-factories-destroyed-2/4633332022/
Tags: Argentina, laboratory, explosion, injury, carbon_monoxide
A massive fire affected three factories located in the Buenos Aires town of Dock Sud, district of Avellaneda, one for mattresses, one for slippers and another for chemical products for the veterinary sector; and the dense black smoke could be seen from the City of Buenos Aires.
The incident occurred after 11 in the morning and the first information maintains that it was the result of an explosion recorded inside the laboratory, located on the street Belisario Hueyo 210 and attached to the PueyrredÌ3n Bridge, and that later the flames spread to the other factories on the block.
The fire at Dock Sud destroyed 3 factories
Some 30 workers could be rescued and there are at least 3 injured. Two of them due to carbon monoxide inhalation and another due to being hit in the leg while trying to escape the flames.
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BOEING AGREES TO NEW FRAMEWORK TO CLEAN UP SANTA SUSANA FIELD LABORATORY CONTAMINATION
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/boeing-new-framework-clean-up-santa-susana-field-laboratory-contamination/
Tags: us_CA, industrial, follow-up, environmental, radiation, runoff
Boeing has agreed to strict new protocols to clean up the contamination of the former Santa Susana Field Laboratory in the hills of Simi Valley, where rocket engines, small-scale nuclear reactors, and chemical lasers were once researched and tested.
The framework was announced last week and involves Cal EPA's Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. It ensures Boeing will clean up radionuclides in soil to levels that would have existed without industrial activity, cleanup of chemical contamination to restore areas to the standard of "resident with a garden," and so that stormwater runoff from those former testing areas will not be polluted.
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FIRE IN ANOTHER DELHI FACTORY, NO CASUALTIES
https://ommcomnews.com/india-news/fire-in-another-delhi-factory-no-casualties
Tags: India, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
New Delhi: A fire broke out at a PVC manufacturing factory at Delhi‰??s Narela on Monday evening but there were no casualties, the Fire Department said.
Delhi Fire Service chief Atul Garg said that they received a call about the fire incident at 8.18 p.m. after which 14 fire tenders were immediately pressed into the service.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Outer North, Brijendra Kumar Yadav informed that the factory belongs to Mukesh Gupta who has rented out its first and second floors to Vivek who runs the factory of making PVC soles in the name of V.K. Enterprises in which some chemicals are also used.
‰??There were 10 workers in the factory and all have come out safely,‰?? he said.
As the factory was using some chemical compounds, people in the vicinity of the building complained of itchy eyes.
The incident comes just three days after 27 people were killed in a major fire incident at Mundka area.
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UNATTENDED FIRE AT PLEASANT GROVE HOME RESULTS IN PROPANE EXPLOSION
https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/2022/may/16/unattended-fire-at-pleasant-grove-home-results-in-propane-explosion/
Tags: us_UT, public, explosion, response, flammables, propane
What started as an innocent backyard fire in Pleasant Grove backyard yesterday quickly spiraled out of control and brought down power lines in the area.
According to Andrew Engemann, Pleasant Grove fire chief, the fire began when a man started burning unsuitable materials in his backyard.
‰??A gentleman in one of the homes was in the backyard burning some stuff that probably shouldn‰??t have been burning,‰?? Engemann said. ‰??Just too close to fence lines and the sheds. Just a reckless type of burning; he probably shouldn‰??t have been doing it but he had nowhere else to do it.‰??
The man had left the fire unattended to go inside his home when it quickly spread along the fence line to two nearby dry wooden sheds. Residents of the home were evacuated, and American Fork Fire & Rescue responded to the scene.
As the fire progressed, flammable chemicals that were stored inside one of the sheds exploded.
‰??He had a number of chemicals and stuff in one of the sheds that had some minor explosions,‰?? Engemann said. ‰??We did have one propane tank that actually exploded, which made a pretty good noise and actually got everyone‰??s attention.‰??
According to Engemann, one of the chemical explosions took down surrounding power lines.
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EMPLOYEES TREATED AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO MIXTURE OF CHEMICALS AT ROSENBERG PLANT, CITY OFFICIALS SAY
https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/chemical-exposure-rosenberg-texas-plant/285-e3707db2-458c-4ad8-860f-9e81061ea04e
Tags: us_TX, industrial, release, response, cleaners
Texas ‰?? Several people were treated after two chemicals were accidentally mixed at a manufacturing plant in Rosenberg Monday afternoon.
This happened at the Gurecky Manufacturing Service plant located at 2420 3rd St. north of Southwest Freeway.
According to city officials, ink used to test equipment at the facility was spilled. Workers then decided to use toilet bowl cleaner to clean up the spill which created some sort of cloud.
Officials said everyone is OK. The air conditioner was tested and nothing hazardous was detected.
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CHEMICAL SPILL LEADS TO FINE FOR B.C. COMPANY
https://www.thesafetymag.com/ca/topics/convictions/chemical-spill-leads-to-fine-for-bc-company/405977
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, response, ammonia
British Columbia employer Teck Metals Ltd. has been fined $55,060.11 for an occupational health and safety violation relating to ammonia.
The incident happened at the company‰??s Trail worksite. Liquid anhydrous ammonia was released when loss of containment occurred from a railcar at an unloading area.
The site and adjacent workplaces were evacuated, and several people were exposed to the ammonia vapour, according to WorkSafeBC.
Following an inspection of the site, WorkSafeBC found that the firm had not adequately communicated or trained its workers in safe work procedures for identifying and responding to ammonia leaks. This included a lack of practice drills for all workers involved in ammonia-related work, and a lack of clear procedures and supervision to ensure procedures were being followed.
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MONROE COUNTY HAZMAT TEAMS CONTAIN SPILL AFTER CRASH
https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/hazmat-teams-respond-to-overturned-tractor-trailer-in-monroe-county-stroud-townshop-pool-chemical-spill/523-417f0ec3-d7ac-491b-84e2-44a3bf7675d0
Tags: us_PA, transportation, release, injury, pool_chemicals
STROUD TOWNSHIP, PA ‰?? It was all hands on deck on Bangor Mountain Road after a tractor-trailer overturned, spilling the chemicals it was hauling.
Barbara Bill says she heard the entire thing happen.
"Like a great big boom. Crash. Like two big boom, boom, and boom. But I see the creek stinks already," said Bill.
Emergency personnel from Monroe and Northampton Counties were called to the scene just before 10 a.m.
Stroud Township Fire Chief Bill Unruh said his firefighters were exposed to what he believes were swimming pool-related chemicals when they showed up to rescue the male driver.
He was rushed to the hospital.
"We had multiple patients, firefighters having to be deconned and cleared and sent to the hospital to be monitored for their conditions. So there was a little bit of an inhalation hazard. Most of the guys have been treated and released as far as I'm aware," said Chief Unruh.
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