Archive for HazMat

Chemical leak at Webasto quickly contained – Fenton Tri County Times

Fenton Tri County TimesChemical leak at Webasto quickly containedFenton Tri County TimesChemical leak at Webasto quickly contained. Traffic is rerouted away from Webasto on North Road in Fenton Township as a precaution for two hours Sunday night. The Fenton Township Fire Department contained the leak without incident. Chemical leak at ... Read more [...]

Quincy to hold house hazardous materials drop-off day Saturday – The Patriot Ledger

Quincy to hold house hazardous materials drop-off day SaturdayThe Patriot LedgerCity residents can dispose of their household hazardous materials, including cleaning materials, fuels and mercury-containing items, this Saturday at the Department of Public Works yard at 55 Sea St. The drop-off time is between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. For ... Read more [...]

Fairfield crews dealing with minor acid leak – Cincinnati.com

Cincinnati.comFairfield crews dealing with minor acid leakCincinnati.comThe Fairfield Fire Department and Greater Cincinnati Hazardous Materials Unit were called to the USALCO plant in Fairfield on Monday after an employee reported an acid leak, Fire Chief Don Bennett said. A "minor leak" occurred at a valve in a tank car ... Read more [...]

FedEx tractor-trailer with hazardous materials hydroplanes, overturns down … – The Rolla Daily News

The Rolla Daily NewsFedEx tractor-trailer with hazardous materials hydroplanes, overturns down ...The Rolla Daily NewsA truck carrying hazardous materials along Interstate 44 in western Phelps County Saturday evening hydroplaned and traveled off the highway, and overturned down into a ravine. The driver was not injured in the crash, but hurt himself while removing ... Read more [...]

Synthetic marijuana crisis: K2, Spice, Yucatan Fire, Skunk, Moon Rocks making … – gulflive.com

gulflive.comSynthetic marijuana crisis: K2, Spice, Yucatan Fire, Skunk, Moon Rocks making ...gulflive.com... order by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The DEA says a major problem has been chemical makers, including many in Asia, slightly changing chemical compounds so they're no longer banned controlled substances. ... In New York City, there were ...and more » Read more [...]

Attorney General Harris announces $11.5 million settlement in hazardous … – Fontana Herald-News

Fontana Herald-NewsAttorney General Harris announces $11.5 million settlement in hazardous ...Fontana Herald-News“Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips failed to adequately monitor hazardous materials in large gasoline holding tanks, which endangered nearby water supplies," said Harris. "This settlement holds Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips accountable for this dangerous ...ConocoPhillips to Pay CA $11.5M for Leaky TanksCourthouse News ServiceConocoPhillips, Phillips 66 to Pay $11.5M Over Hazardous Read more [...]

Magnablend denies negative health impacts of 2011 fire in lawsuit – Waxahachie Daily Light

Magnablend denies negative health impacts of 2011 fire in lawsuitWaxahachie Daily LightSeveral Waxahachie residents are suing Magnablend, Inc. and its suppliers for negatively affecting their health, despite official reports of no harmful emissions during a fire that consumed the company's liquid chemical blending plant on Oct. 3, 2011 ... Read more [...]

Parish Organizers Ready for Saturday's Household Hazardous Materials … – Donaldsonville Chief

Donaldsonville ChiefParish Organizers Ready for Saturday's Household Hazardous Materials ...Donaldsonville ChiefAscension Parish President Tommy Martinez announced today parish organizers and contract hazardous materials handlers are ready for Saturday's 2015 Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center. The May 9 event will ...and more » Read more [...]

NewsNow: Man injured in plant incident – Standard Speaker

Standard SpeakerNewsNow: Man injured in plant incidentStandard SpeakerThe victim was already at the rinsing station washing his eyes when plant personnel found him and notified emergency personnel, Bonilla said. Firefighters took the victim out of the building, decontaminated him and got him into a waiting ambulance ... Read more [...]

Engineers hacked this robot 'surgery' – Futurity: Research News

R & D MagazineEngineers hacked this robot 'surgery'Futurity: Research NewsThey're ideal for situations that are dangerous for people: fighting fires in chemical plants, diffusing explosive devices, or extricating earthquake victims from collapsed buildings. Outside of a handful of experimental surgeries conducted remotely ...Researchers hack a teleoperated surgical robot to reveal security flawsPhys.Orgall 9 news articles » Read more [...]

Parish sets disposal date for hazardous materials – The Advocate

Parish sets disposal date for hazardous materialsThe AdvocatePhoto provided by Lester Kenyon - Darin Bailey, with Stericycle, unloads old cans of paint for processing during the 2014 Ascension Parish Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day. This year's event is set for May 9. Read more [...]

Chemical Leak at New Jersey Medical Firm Sickens at Least 10 – ABC News

Philadelphia Business JournalChemical Leak at New Jersey Medical Firm Sickens at Least 10ABC NewsAuthorities say a chemical leak at a medical company in southern New Jersey has left several workers feeling ill. The refrigerant leak happened Wednesday at Home Solutions Infusion Therapy in Hammonton. The cause of the leak remains under ...Chemical leak at South Jersey medical company sickens 32 workersPhiladelphia Business Journalall 98 news articles » Read more [...]

Galveston Bay home owners sue over Ship Channel tanker collision, chemical … – Chron.com

Galveston Bay home owners sue over Ship Channel tanker collision, chemical ...Chron.comFour property owners claiming damage from a Houston Ship Channel tanker collision are suing the shipping companies and two pilot organizations. Filed Monday in Harris County's 234th State District Court by four Morgan's Point homeowners, the suit ... Read more [...]

UW researchers hack a teleoperated surgical robot to reveal security flaws – UW Today

UW TodayUW researchers hack a teleoperated surgical robot to reveal security flawsUW Today... in another physical location, are expected to become more commonplace as the technology evolves. They're ideal for situations that are dangerous for people: fighting fires in chemical plants, diffusing explosive devices or extricating earthquake ... Read more [...]

Outstanding feds chosen as 2015 Sammies finalists – Federal Times

Outstanding feds chosen as 2015 Sammies finalistsFederal TimesThe finalists' achievements also include creating new treatments for cancer and sickle cell disease, instituting life-saving fire safety improvements for commercial airliners, developing a geographically targeted cell phone alert system to warn of ... Read more [...]

Lewiston officials address potential hazardous materials from demolition project – WMTW Portland

WMTW PortlandLewiston officials address potential hazardous materials from demolition projectWMTW PortlandThey said they will try to keep hazardous materials, such as asbestos and lead paint, under control. One contractor will be selected to tear down the buildings, dispose of the structure and fill in the hole that's left. That contractor will be part of ... Read more [...]

Spotlight on green news & views: Allegheny wind turbines collide with NIMBY … – Daily Kos

Daily KosSpotlight on green news & views: Allegheny wind turbines collide with NIMBY ...Daily KosMany environmentally related posts appearing at Daily Kos each week don't attract the attention they deserve. To help get more eyeballs, Spotlight on Green News & Views (previously known as the Green Diary Rescue) normally appears twice a week, on ...and more » Read more [...]

President Obamas pipeline safety agency waits for a leader – Politico

PoliticoPresident Obamas pipeline safety agency waits for a leaderPoliticoIt's part of a pattern for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, where an internal structure that gives deference to industry has helped stymie safety initiatives for years, even as pipeline accidents have caused more than 170 ...and more » Read more [...]

Tullytown readies for return to renovated municipal building – Bucks County Courier Times

Tullytown readies for return to renovated municipal buildingBucks County Courier TimesThe move will cost the borough $13,000 for relocating furniture, computers, audio visual, communications, and fire and security equipment from the former catering hall on Main Street, where municipal and police business has been conducted for the past ... Read more [...]

Birmingham FD responds to chemical leak – WTVM

WTVMBirmingham FD responds to chemical leakWTVMBIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Birmingham Fire Rescue responded to a chemical leak on Tuesday afternoon. Captain Bryan Harrell said no one was hurt in the incident at Service Chemical Industries, located at 3rd Avenue West. Harrell said a small fire started ...and more » Read more [...]

Hazmat crews clean up pound of mercury that spilled in Bell Coun – KXXV-TV … – KXXV News Channel 25

KXXV News Channel 25Hazmat crews clean up pound of mercury that spilled in Bell Coun - KXXV-TV ...KXXV News Channel 25BELL COUNTY - Authorities are investigating after hazmat crews had to clean up a pound of mercury that spilled Monday evening at a Belton home. Bell County Fire Marshal Steve Casey says crews were called about 5:30 p.m. to the backyard of a home in ... Read more [...]

Public Services plans changes to hazardous materials collection services – Lake County News

Public Services plans changes to hazardous materials collection servicesLake County NewsLAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Some changes are in store for the hazardous materials collection services that have been offered to Lake County residents through the long-running Hazmobile program. May will be the last month that Lake County Public Services will ... Read more [...]

Philly420: The toxic potpourri masquerading as marijuana – Philly.com

Philly.comPhilly420: The toxic potpourri masquerading as marijuanaPhilly.comIt is not marijuana. It is not even synthetic pot. A better name might be "Chemical Cocktail." The street drugs known as K2/Spice contain a dangerous mix of chemicals sprayed on random plant material. Sold under hundreds of names in small foil packets ...and more » Read more [...]

Chemical leak at Ramsey Forty Foot – tractor falls into ditch, causing 40 … – Ely Standard

Chemical leak at Ramsey Forty Foot - tractor falls into ditch, causing 40 ...Ely StandardAt 8.15am, crews from Ramsey, Chatteris, St Neots and the hazardous material unit were called to a chemical leak following an incident in Forty Foot Bank, Ramsey Forty Foot. A tractor had ended up in a ditch. The driver was out of the cab on the ... Read more [...]

Hazardous Materials Identification Labels – Powder Bulk Solids

Powder Bulk SolidsHazardous Materials Identification LabelsPowder Bulk SolidsLabelmaster specializes in helping companies – big and small – comply with the complex and ever-changing regulations governing Dangerous Goods/Hazardous Materials. Founded nearly 50 years ago, it provides expertise matched with a comprehensive ... Read more [...]

Suspicious package at Indonesian embassy in Canberra sent for analysis – The Guardian

The GuardianSuspicious package at Indonesian embassy in Canberra sent for analysisThe GuardianACT police say a suspicious package sent to the Indonesian embassy in Canberra has been contained and will be taken for analysis at Canberra hospital pathology unit. Police, fire services and a hazardous materials (Hazmat) team were deployed to the ...HAZMAT team called to Indonesian Embassy in Canberra after package with ...ABC OnlineIncident at Indonesian embassyThe Canberra Timesall 11 news articles » Read more [...]

Police and hazardous materials team sent to Indonesian embassy in Canberra – The Guardian

Police and hazardous materials team sent to Indonesian embassy in CanberraThe GuardianACT police and fire services have deployed a hazardous materials (Hazmat) team to the Indonesian embassy in Canberra after unconfirmed reports of suspicious white powder at the site. A spokeswoman for ACT police confirmed that a team had been ... Read more [...]

Fertilizer plant planned for northwest of Grand Forks reveals product list – Grand Forks Herald

Grand Forks HeraldFertilizer plant planned for northwest of Grand Forks reveals product listGrand Forks HeraldNorthern Plains Nitrogen, the massive fertilizer plant planned for northwest of Grand Forks, is billed as a major creator of jobs, but project planners also say it will help bring access to a type of fertilizer that's currently expensive to ship into ... Read more [...]

Fertilizer safety bill prompted by West blast advances in Austin – Dallas Morning News

Dallas Morning NewsFertilizer safety bill prompted by West blast advances in AustinDallas Morning NewsBut the measure, which is the first West-related bill since the blast to advance out of committee, wouldn't require sprinkler systems or other chemical safety measures that could help prevent future explosions. And a number of other bills aimed at ...and more » Read more [...]

Chemical release forces evacuations in Williston – WCAX.COM Local Vermont … – WCAX

Chemical release forces evacuations in Williston - WCAX.COM Local Vermont ...WCAXAround noon, fire officials said they got the call about a chemical release at the Chittenden Solid Waste District recycling building. They shut all the doors and killed the power to the building to contain the situation. "We went ahead and closed down ... Read more [...]

House approves new chemical storage standards two years after West explosion – Dallas Morning News (blog)

Dallas Morning News (blog)House approves new chemical storage standards two years after West explosionDallas Morning News (blog)AUSTIN—The House gave preliminary approval to a measure aimed at strengthening some of the regulatory problems that contributed to an explosion two years ago at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas that killed 15 people. Under the bill, companies ...and more » Read more [...]

Suspicious package prompts evacuation of DHL building at Orlando … – WESH Orlando

WESH OrlandoSuspicious package prompts evacuation of DHL building at Orlando ...WESH OrlandoThe building is on the west side of the airport and about one block east of Tradeport Drive. A hazmat crew and the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrived on scene and checked for possible hazardous materials but did not find any dangerous material.and more » Read more [...]

GOAA: No hazardous materials found, evacuation lifted at Orlando International … – WESH Orlando

WESH OrlandoGOAA: No hazardous materials found, evacuation lifted at Orlando International ...WESH OrlandoThe building is on the west side of the airport and about one block east of Tradeport Drive. A hazmat crew and the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrived on scene and checked for possible hazardous materials, but did not find any dangerous material.and more » Read more [...]

Chemical leak at New Jersey medical firm sickens at least 10 – New York News – myfoxny.com

Chemical leak at New Jersey medical firm sickens at least 10 - New York Newsmyfoxny.comHAMMONTON, N.J. (AP) - Authorities say a chemical leak at a medical company in southern New Jersey has left several workers feeling ill. The refrigerant leak happened Wednesday at Home Solutions Infusion Therapy in Hammonton. The cause of the leak ... Read more [...]

Medics Rush Sickened Workers From South Jersey Business After Leak – NBC 10 Philadelphia

NBC 10 PhiladelphiaMedics Rush Sickened Workers From South Jersey Business After LeakNBC 10 PhiladelphiaMore than 30 people were sickened by a chemical leak at a medical company in Atlantic County. Two of those workers were rushed by medical helicopter from the company in Hammonton to a hospital. NBC10's Cydney Long reports. (Published Wednesday ... Read more [...]

Waste district outlines how to dispose of hazardous materials – WPTZ The Champlain Valley

WPTZ The Champlain ValleyWaste district outlines how to dispose of hazardous materialsWPTZ The Champlain ValleySIT DOWN WITH THE CANDIDATE. STEPHANIE: NEW TONIGHT, IT MAY SEEM HARMLESS ENOUGH THROWING A CAN IN THE RECYCLING BIN THINKING YOU'RE DOING YOUR PART FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. IT TURNS OUT A CAN OF BEAR ... Read more [...]

Police: 17 hurt after chemical leak at medical company – TheNewsTribune.com

TheNewsTribune.comPolice: 17 hurt after chemical leak at medical companyTheNewsTribune.comHAMMONTON, N.J. — Authorities say nearly 20 people are being treated after a chemical leak at a medical company in southern New Jersey. Hammonton police Chief Robert Jones told the Press of Atlantic City (http://bit.ly/1P6XIpt ) that 17 people were ...and more » Read more [...]

Chemical Leak at New Jersey Medical Company Leaves 17 Hurt – ABC News

Chemical Leak at New Jersey Medical Company Leaves 17 HurtABC NewsAuthorities say a chemical leak at a medical company in southern New Jersey has left 17 people injured. The refrigerant leak happened Wednesday afternoon at Home Solutions Infusion Therapy in Hammonton. Hammonton Police Chief Robert Jones tells ...and more » Read more [...]

Hazardous materials day is Saturday at Zemurray Park – Hammond Daily Star online

Hazardous materials day is Saturday at Zemurray ParkHammond Daily Star onlineEnvironmentally minded locals will have an opportunity to recycle hazardous waste items free of charge on Saturday at Hammond's 21st Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Day at Zemurray Park from 8 a.m. to noon. Hammond's Storm Water Advisory ... Read more [...]

Chemical leak shuts down Williston street, forces evacuations – WCAX

Chemical leak shuts down Williston street, forces evacuationsWCAXA chemical leak at Casella in Williston has closed a road and led to evacuations. Williston fire officials say the state hazmat team has been activated and they are sealing off the building. First responders are clearing a radius around the scene on ...and more » Read more [...]