Archive for HazMat
Branstad designates Jan. 18-24 as Hazardous Materials Awareness Week – Osceola Sentinel Tribune
Branstad designates Jan. 18-24 as Hazardous Materials Awareness WeekOsceola Sentinel TribuneThe goal of the week is to provide Iowans a better understanding about hazardous materials, their proper use, storage, disposal and the emergency response actions that can help minimize unnecessary accidents and exposure. Nearly all households and ... Read more [...]
Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy Bodley recognized with Life Saving Award – The Port Arthur News
The Port Arthur NewsJefferson County Sheriff's Deputy Bodley recognized with Life Saving AwardThe Port Arthur NewsJefferson County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Bodley received a Life Saving Award from the department for his help extinguishing a car fire and helping the driver escape this vehicle following a rollover accident on Hwy. 90 near Exxon Mobile Chemical ... 21 ...and more » Read more [...]
2 People Died In An LG Factory Chemical Leak – Business Insider
2 People Died In An LG Factory Chemical LeakBusiness InsiderTwo people died and another four were injured in a nitrogen leak at an LG factory in South Korea, the Verge is reports. The workers were reportedly carrying out "routine maintenance" when the gas was released accidentally. One died at the scene, and ...and more » Read more [...]
DuPont Says Texas Law Bars Chemical Leak Death Suits – Law360 (subscription)
Kansas City StarDuPont Says Texas Law Bars Chemical Leak Death SuitsLaw360 (subscription)Law360, Houston (January 13, 2015, 7:11 PM ET) -- DuPont Co. on Tuesday hit back at negligence claims brought by the families of two DuPont workers who died after a chemical release at the company's La Porte, Texas, plant in November, saying the ...DuPont workers exposed to toxic gas that killed 4The Detroit NewsRecords indicate DuPont workers may have been exposed to toxic gas for years ...Daily JournalRecords Read more [...]
Staff evacuated in chemical leak fear – Swindon Advertiser
Swindon AdvertiserStaff evacuated in chemical leak fearSwindon AdvertiserA SECTION of Kembrey Park was evacuated and closed by police on Monday evening after a suspected chemical leak from one of the units. Ambulance teams first responded at 5pm to reports of a woman in pain. At the site they encountered two others with ...and more » Read more [...]
Grocery chain settles hazardous materials case for $10 million – Paso Robles Daily News
Grocery chain settles hazardous materials case for $10 millionPaso Robles Daily NewsThe case, involving 42 District Attorneys and 2 City Attorneys, alleged that more than 500 Safeway-owned stores and distribution centers violated various hazardous waste and hazardous materials laws. These stores include Vons, Pavilions and Pak 'n Save ...Safeway to pay SLO County part of $10 million settlementThe San Luis Obispo Tribuneall 4 news articles » Read more [...]
Oil fire at chemical plant extinguished with no injuries – The Tand D.com
Oil fire at chemical plant extinguished with no injuriesThe Tand D.comA Tuesday afternoon fire at an Orangeburg chemical plant sent plumes of black smoke billowing upward and across Cannon Bridge Road for several minutes before being extinguished by the facility's in-house emergency-response crew. A fire at SI Group ...and more » Read more [...]
City Council hears County presentation on wasterwater explosions, fires and … – Santa Paula Times
City Council hears County presentation on wasterwater explosions, fires and ...Santa Paula TimesMembers of the audience and the council were visibly stunned as they watched the footage of the explosions and fires that due to the potential reaction of the unknown chemical(s) to water, were left to burn creating a three-mile plume of toxic smoke ...and more » Read more [...]
2014: Year of mystery, events & triumphs – North Platte Bulletin
2014: Year of mystery, events & triumphsNorth Platte BulletinA few weeks later, officials deliberately shot a bison in North Platte's Cody park because it had no where else to go. There were plenty of events to investigate. A mysterious chemical erupted from a railcar parked at Bailey Yard, but officials ...and more » Read more [...]
LEPC to learn about hazardous materials in Grady – Chickasha Express Star
LEPC to learn about hazardous materials in GradyChickasha Express StarWhile LEPCs were originally formed to deal with hazardous materials, it has grown to deal with all hazards, Thompson said at a previous meeting. The LEPC plan to tour other facilities such as the Enable Gas Plant and HSI Sensing. The purpose of these ... Read more [...]
Chemical leak displaces Fargo family – KFGO
Chemical leak displaces Fargo familyKFGOFargo (KFGO-AM) -- A chemical leak in downtown Fargo forced the evacuation of two business buildings Saturday night and displaced a family of 3 that lived in an upstairs apartment. Firefighters responded to the call at 211 NP Ave. around 7:30 p.m. They ...and more » Read more [...]
Puppet Protest Commemorates January 9th Chemical Leak – WMKY
WMKYPuppet Protest Commemorates January 9th Chemical LeakWMKYThe protest featured giant handmade puppets re-telling the story of the chemical leak just one year ago. The various puppets played the characters of Mother Earth, the elements; water, fire, earth, and air, as well as puppets representing Freedom ...and more » Read more [...]
Crews work to remove hazardous materials from I-94 to clear roadway – WWMT-TV
Crews work to remove hazardous materials from I-94 to clear roadwayWWMT-TVA hazardous materials team is in the process of transferring a significant amount of formic acid from the damaged truck to another tanker that will haul the product away. Large wreckers will then be able to remove the remaining four semis from the highway. Read more [...]
Hazmat Crews Work To Clean Up I-94 – WLNS
Hazmat Crews Work To Clean Up I-94WLNSBATTLE CREEK, MI (WLNS) – Twenty-four hours after nearly 200 cars and semis slam into each other on I-94 and the clean-up continues. One person was killed in that massive pile up on I-94 Friday and 23 others are hurt. Today crews spent hours working ... Read more [...]
OSHA fines MFG Chemical after worker death – Atlanta Business Chronicle
The Shippensburg News-ChronicleOSHA fines MFG Chemical after worker deathAtlanta Business ChronicleA July 2014 OSHA inspection resulted in citations for MFG for 17 safety and health violations. OSHA began the inspection after a media referral alleged a chemical release at the manufacturing facility. MFG makes specialty chemicals for the water ...After 2 Workers Injured, 1 Fatally, OSHA Cites MFG Chemical Inc.Chem.Infoall 5 news articles » Read more [...]
W.Va.'s Chemical Leak One Year Later – West Virginia Public Broadcasting
West Virginia Public BroadcastingW.Va.'s Chemical Leak One Year LaterWest Virginia Public BroadcastingFriday marks one year since a chemical tainted the drinking water supply for 300,000 people in and around Charleston, leaving some without usable water for as many as ten days. State lawmakers immediately took action to regulate aboveground storage ...Report outlines state's chemical leak misstepsCharleston GazetteWest Virginia Chemical Spill Posed Inhalation Risk: StudyInsurance JournalAfter Read more [...]
Michigan evacuates area near accident involving hazardous materials – Reuters
ABC NewsMichigan evacuates area near accident involving hazardous materialsReuters(Reuters) - Hazardous materials officials on Friday ordered the evacuation of everyone living within 3 miles of a multi-vehicle crash in southern Michigan after a trailer transporting hazardous material caught fire, state police said. "As of 12:10 pm ...Semi-truck carrying hazardous materials involved in fatal I-94 pileup, police sayMLive.comSnow Blamed for Fatal Michigan Pile-Up of at Least 70 CarsABC NewsVideo: Truck Read more [...]
Highway Pile-Up Involving Hazardous Materials Prompts Evacuations – ABC News
ABC NewsHighway Pile-Up Involving Hazardous Materials Prompts EvacuationsABC NewsA massive highway pile-up and fire in Michigan has prompted a request to evacuate people for miles around because one of the vehicles involved is a semi-truck carrying hazardous materials. The chain-reaction crash is believed to have involved as many ...and more » Read more [...]
DuPont fined $531K for Delaware River chemical leak – Philly.com (blog)
DuPont fined $531K for Delaware River chemical leakPhilly.com (blog)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator Judith A. Enck says a federal court in New Jersey has fined the DuPont Co. $531,000 "for alleged Clean Air Act violations at its chemical manufacturing plant in Deepwater, New Jersey," the ... Read more [...]
After the Spill: Life in West Virginia's Coal Country – The Atlantic
The AtlanticAfter the Spill: Life in West Virginia's Coal CountryThe AtlanticDEP inspectors arrived at the Freedom Industries Charleston plant, which sits along the Elk River on the edge of town, at 11:15 a.m. They quickly discovered the source of the smell was 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, or MCHM, an industrial chemical used ...A year later: Chemical spills continue, and so do questionsCharleston Gazetteall 187 news articles » Read more [...]
Semi-truck carrying hazardous materials involved in fatal I-94 pileup, police say – MLive.com
Semi-truck carrying hazardous materials involved in fatal I-94 pileup, police sayMLive.comGALESBURG, MI – A deadly crash on I-94 near Galesburg involved 50 to 70 vehicles, including a semi-truck that was carrying hazardous materials, Michigan State Police said. Local HAZMAT officials are at the scene near mile marker 90 and are "monitoring ...and more » Read more [...]
Good Morning! – KWTX
KWTXGood Morning!KWTXGood morning, it's Friday, Jan. 9, the ninth day of 2015. There are 356 days left in the year. We'll start the day in the upper 20s, but we're expecting highs only in the mid-30s this afternoon and wind chill readings as low as 18 are possible. There's ...and more » Read more [...]
One Year After the Chemical Leak, Mother and Daughter Still Don't Drink Tap … – West Virginia Public Broadcasting
West Virginia Public BroadcastingOne Year After the Chemical Leak, Mother and Daughter Still Don't Drink Tap ...West Virginia Public Broadcasting“When I first got the word of the chemical leak, and the chemical spill, it was very frightening," Lida remembered, "It was very frightening to turn on the water, and that smell was, I mean it gave me headaches, I mean I had a, definitely like a ... Read more [...]
Freedom chemical spill marks 1-year anniversary – West Virginia MetroNews
West Virginia MetroNewsFreedom chemical spill marks 1-year anniversaryWest Virginia MetroNewsHe said water company officials advised that their filters at the Kanawha Valley Water Treatment Plant would be able to handle the material and separate it from the water. They were wrong, and a nearly 10-day water emergency began. Randy Huffman ...and more » Read more [...]
Freedom Industries chemical leak: Where things stand – Charleston Gazette
WMKYFreedom Industries chemical leak: Where things standCharleston GazetteHere is a roundup of where things stand on various aspects of the Jan. 9, 2014, Freedom Industries chemical leak story: | Water testing — Despite a recommendation from his own expert team, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin rejected a proposal for a broad program ...Study: Feds didn't consider W.Va. chem spill inhalation riskNews & Observerall 140 news articles » Read more [...]
County still getting handle on above-ground storage tanks – Charleston Gazette
County still getting handle on above-ground storage tanksCharleston GazetteA year after the chemical leak that contaminated the tap water supply for 300,000 West Virginians, Kanawha County emergency officials are still trying to get a firm idea of how many chemical storage tanks there are in Kanawha County, exactly where they ... Read more [...]
Several Local fire departments help fight blaze at Mosheim wood plant – Therogersvillereview
Several Local fire departments help fight blaze at Mosheim wood plantTherogersvillereviewMOSHEIM – Several fire departments from Hawkins County — Bulls Gap, Persia, Striggersville and Church Hill — were among 17 area departments to respond to a massive fire Wednesday morning at Appalachian Forest Products at 125 Spring St. in ... Read more [...]
Death of a policeman & brother recalled & the faith it took to get through the … – Christian Examiner
Christian ExaminerDeath of a policeman & brother recalled & the faith it took to get through the ...Christian ExaminerThough off duty, the 38-year-old was called into action as a member of the Harvey County Emergency Response Team to respond to a domestic dispute involving a hostage. During the rescue attempt, ... "My husband of almost fifteen years at the time, John ... Read more [...]
Israeli Persecution of Haneen Zoabi – The People's Voice
The People's VoiceIsraeli Persecution of Haneen ZoabiThe People's VoiceIsraeli Arab MKs treated like potted plants. With no say .... Severe internal chemical, biological and radiological burns. Effects of toxic ... "We challenge the perversity of a propaganda that justifies the creation of an emergency to masquerade a ...and more » Read more [...]
Dangerous Cargo: Hazardous Materials That Travel Through D.C. – NBC4 Washington
Dangerous Cargo: Hazardous Materials That Travel Through D.C.NBC4 WashingtonWhen Maureen Cohen Harrington moved into her home on Virginia Avenue Southwest, she said she never thought about trains. But she said she started paying attention when she realized CSX wants to temporarily reroute trains through her front yard, ... Read more [...]
Sierra Club to hold panel discussion on hazardous materials moving through … – Sioux City Journal
Sierra Club to hold panel discussion on hazardous materials moving through ...Sioux City JournalSIOUX CITY | The Sierra Club of Northwest Iowa will sponsor a panel discussion on the risk of hazardous materials moving through Sioux City on Jan. 26. The meeting is open to the public and will include a question-and-answer session. The Reducing the ... Read more [...]
New equipment coming to township fire department – Sarnia Observer
Sarnia ObserverNew equipment coming to township fire departmentSarnia ObserverApproximately half of the industries in Chemical Valley are in the township, and range from heavy petrochemical refineries, high pressure gas storage facilities, a nitrogen plant and several natural gas-fired electricity plants. "Some of our big ...and more » Read more [...]
Suspected chemical leak at Boleyn Tavern – Newham Recorder
Newham RecorderSuspected chemical leak at Boleyn TavernNewham RecorderSuspected chemical leak at Boleyn Tavern. 18 minutes ago Sophie Morton. Firefighters were called to a suspected chemical leak at the Boleyn Tavern in Upton Park this afternoon. London Ambulance Service ...and more » Read more [...]
YEAR IN REVIEW 2014 – La Crosse Tribune
La Crosse TribuneYEAR IN REVIEW 2014La Crosse TribuneBlack River Falls' emergency medical technicians soon would begin carrying a lifesaving drug for overdoses. BRF EMS was one of 49 services across the state that would take part in a pilot program, where basic-level EMTs will have the ability to ...and more » Read more [...]
Crews battle fire at Mosheim lumber facility; nearby students transferred – WJHL
Crews battle fire at Mosheim lumber facility; nearby students transferredWJHLSeventeen local fire departments, totaling around 100 firefighters, are currently battling a blaze at a lumber plant in Mosheim. A call from workers at the plant came in for ... A Hazmat team was also called to the scene in case of a chemical release ...and more » Read more [...]
Waste company sues insurer over chemical blast cleanup – Insurance News Net
Waste company sues insurer over chemical blast cleanupInsurance News NetIn the suit filed late last month, Santa Clara Waste Water Co. says the Swiss insurer has steadfastly refused to pay claims resulting from an explosion and fire at the plant west of Santa Paula . Allied World is objecting based on terms of the ... Read more [...]
Safeway to pay nearly $10 million in hazardous waste settlement – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesSafeway to pay nearly $10 million in hazardous waste settlementLos Angeles TimesThe agreement comes after an investigation found that the Pleasanton company was "routinely and systematically" sending hazardous materials such as medicine and batteries to local landfills, the Alameda County district attorney's office said Monday.Vons, Safeway to Pay $9.87M for Hazardous Waste DisposalNBC 7 San DiegoSafeway to pay nearly $10 million in waste caseSan Francisco Chronicleall 147 news articles » Read more [...]
Vons, Safeway to Pay $9.87M for Hazardous Waste Disposal – NBC 7 San Diego
NBC 7 San DiegoVons, Safeway to Pay $9.87M for Hazardous Waste DisposalNBC 7 San DiegoMore than two dozen Vons stores in San Diego will have to change the way they deal with hazardous materials after parent company Safeway Inc. reached a $9.87 million settlement over alleged improper storage and disposal of hazardous waste. Vons and ...Safeway to pay nearly $10 million in hazardous waste settlementLos Angeles TimesSafeway to pay nearly $10 million in waste caseSan Francisco Chronicleall 151 Read more [...]
Taminco apologizes to neighbors for fishy odor – Pensacola News Journal
Pensacola News JournalTaminco apologizes to neighbors for fishy odorPensacola News JournalUpdate 2:25 p.m. Jan. 6: Residents on Garcon Point reported smelling the "fishy" odor again today that's linked to the chemical leak at the Pace Taminco plant on Sunday. Brandy Smith, DEP spokeswoman, said the state agency has received a number of ... Read more [...]
Safeway fined nearly $10M for illegal disposal of waste – U-T San Diego
Sacramento BeeSafeway fined nearly $10M for illegal disposal of wasteU-T San DiegoOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Safeway supermarket chain has been ordered to pay nearly $10 million for illegally dumping batteries, electronics and pharmaceuticals in California landfills. Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley says the practice ...California grocer fined for disposing hazardous materialsmySanAntonio.comall 72 news articles » Read more [...]
