Archive for HazMat
First responders remembered – The Baylor Lariat
First responders rememberedThe Baylor LariatHe was a hard worker, and was ultimately able to discover his passion for service through the Abbott Volunteer Fire Department. This is what inspired him to return school to become a certified emergency medical technician. Chapman's parents said he ... Read more [...]
Unique vision of LNG tank test on Vimeo
See inside one of our liquefied natural gas storage tanks during testing of its structural integrity.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
One taken to hospital after explosion in downtown Winston-Salem lab
One person was injured in a small chemical explosion that shut down streets around city hall for several hours Monday morning.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Chief: Fairfield man poisoned himself
Gemola and Assistant Police Chief Chris Lyddy said first responders, unsure of the extent of the poison in the house, called for support from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's hazardous materials team. See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Evacuation order lifted at Royal Oak police department
A HazMat team has been called to the Royal Oak police headquarters after sources say a suspicious white powder was discovered Tuesday morning on the building's second floor.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Despite Rise in Spills, Hazardous Cargo Rides Rails in Secret – New York Times
Despite Rise in Spills, Hazardous Cargo Rides Rails in SecretNew York TimesLocal and state officials complain that they receive very little information about when hazardous materials are shipped through their communities or how railroads pick their routes. Federal interstate commerce rules give them little say in the matter ...and more » Read more [...]
Are new regulations tough enough to prevent another West Virginia chemical spill? – PBS NewsHour
Are new regulations tough enough to prevent another West Virginia chemical spill?PBS NewsHourEVAN OSNOS, The New Yorker: Yes, this turned out to be a story not just about a chemical leak, but really about how politics and the kinds of debates we have the proper role of government, for instance, can actually impact government services down to ...and more » Read more [...]
Rebuilding continues in West, as Texas drags its feet on regulations – Fort Worth Star Telegram
Environment & Energy PublishingRebuilding continues in West, as Texas drags its feet on regulationsFort Worth Star TelegramThe Federal Emergency Management Agency, which was quick on the scene with assistance for housing and money for debris removal, originally refused to declare West a major disaster area. After an appeal from Gov. Rick Perry ... This week, the House ...A year after explosion, West is on the mendSacramento BeeWest blast prompts lawmakers to consider better inspections, trainingHouston Read more [...]
One Year after West, Texas: One in Ten Students Attends School in the Shadow … – Burnt Orange Report
One Year after West, Texas: One in Ten Students Attends School in the Shadow ...Burnt Orange ReportSee how many Texas residents are at risk from toxic chemical disasters after the jump. ... TexPIRG and more than 100 other groups have called for stronger chemical information disclosure standards, better reporting to oversight agencies like the EPA ...and more » Read more [...]
KPD uses chemical munitions to end standoff – Killeen Daily Herald
KPD uses chemical munitions to end standoffKilleen Daily HeraldKilleen emergency responders block off a section of Sunset Drive during a standoff in the 1900 block of Sunset Drive on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. ... Police declined to release the identity of the suspect, saying they would wait until he was formally ... Read more [...]
A year after explosion, West is on the mend – Sacramento Bee
A year after explosion, West is on the mendSacramento BeeWEST, Texas -- Two flags, tattered by an explosion blocks away, have flown at half-staff at the Emergency Medical Services station since shortly after a fertilizer mixing operation blew up April 17, 2013, devastating this quiet Central Texas town and ...and more » Read more [...]
DOT's Foxx Says Lack of Industry Data On Bakken Crude Slowing Rail Safety Efforts
April 9 Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that the failure of the oil industry to respond to a request for data on the characteristics of crude oil from North Dakotas Bakken shale region is slowing down efforts to improve the transport of crude oil by rail.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Man Found Dead in House Containing Cyanide
Two Fairfield police officers and a firefighter went to the hospital to get checked for possible exposure to a hazardous material.
Explosive material found near park
An explosive substance was found near Beaver Dick Park west of Rexburg.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazardous materials spill slows traffic – WJXT Jacksonville
Hazardous materials spill slows trafficWJXT JacksonvilleHazardous materials spill slows traffic. Crews contain diesel gas spill from dump truck. Author: Elizabeth Berry, Evening assignment manager, beth@wjxt.com. Published On: 13 m. Small Text; Medium Text; Large Text. Print; Email. Tweet. Police lights.and more » Read more [...]
West disaster could be catalyst for state, federal legislation next year – Waco Tribune-Herald
Environment & Energy PublishingWest disaster could be catalyst for state, federal legislation next yearWaco Tribune-HeraldWaco-McLennan County Emergency Management director Frank Patterson advocates a county fire code, saying it could have prevented the West disaster by requiring fire walls or sprinkler systems around the ammonium nitrate. “If the fire had never started ...West blast prompts lawmakers to consider better inspections, trainingHouston ChronicleTexas still pondering regulation, Read more [...]
Small Fire At Sarnia Suncor Refinery – BlackburnNews.com
BlackburnNews.comSmall Fire At Sarnia Suncor RefineryBlackburnNews.comA Chemical Valley Emergency Coordinating Organization Code 8 was issued. That's notification by a member of an internal abnormal occurrence that is being handled within the plant. An all clear sounded just before 10:30am. Reporter Email Stephanie ... Read more [...]
Hazardous materials, medication collection set – Journal Times
Hazardous materials, medication collection setJournal TimesHazardous materials, medication collection set. Saved. Save Article; My Saved Items · Print Email. 2014-04-15T09:33:00Z 2014-04-15T09:36:31Z Hazardous materials, medication collection setJournal Times staff Journal Times. 13 minutes ago • Journal ...Once-a-year hazardous waste disposal day coming upHuron Daily TribuneHelp to protect the environment with hazardous waste collection on April 26Jackson Sunall 4 news articles » Read more [...]
Powder shuts down hospital emergency room in Memphis
A FedEx employee exposed to a white powder on the job prompted the shutdown and decontamination of the emergency room at Methodist University Hospital Sunday night, according a Memphis Fire Department spokesman.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Unknown substance found in Chinatown apartment
The Honolulu Fire Department says an unknown chemical substance that was discovered inside a Chinatown apartment complex was not hazardous.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
West blast prompts lawmakers to consider better inspections, training – Houston Chronicle
Environment & Energy PublishingWest blast prompts lawmakers to consider better inspections, trainingHouston ChronicleConnealy and other witnesses, including state Emergency Management Director Nim Kidd, urged that first-responders in areas where the storage sites are located - a majority of them volunteer fire departments - be better trained. ... is exploring the ...Texas Still Considering Solutions to Prevent Another WestStateImpact TexasTexas still pondering regulation, a year after West explosionEnvironment Read more [...]
Texas Still Considering Solutions to Prevent Another West – StateImpact Texas
Environment & Energy PublishingTexas Still Considering Solutions to Prevent Another WestStateImpact TexasThis week marks a year since a fertilizer plant exploded in the small Texas town of West, killing fifteen, injuring over a hundred, and destroying homes and local schools. Today, a meeting at the capital ... and first responders. There are a few dozen ...Texas still pondering regulation, a year after West explosionEnvironment & Energy PublishingA Year Later, West, Texas, Is Still a Long Read more [...]
Texas still pondering regulation, a year after West explosion – Environment & Energy Publishing
Environment & Energy PublishingTexas still pondering regulation, a year after West explosionEnvironment & Energy PublishingCommittee Chairman Joe Pickett (D) indicated he was interested in faster reporting of chemical information and asked how much it would cost to train all the state's volunteer fire departments. "We've got a break in communication," Pickett said ...A Year Later, West, Texas, Is Still a Long Way from RecoveryEmergency ManagementCSB Sharing Explosion Findings at 4/22 West Read more [...]
Darcy St closed after Sydney Water chemical leak – Parramatta Sun
Darcy St closed after Sydney Water chemical leakParramatta SunDarcy Street has been closed after a chemical leak in the Sydney Water headquarters basement caused the evacuation of about 1000 people about 1.30pm this afternoon. The evacuation took place as a precaution after cleaners reportedly knocked over ... Read more [...]
Rural Development Helps Restore Water Supply to Town of Gifford after … – USDA.gov (press release) (blog)
Rural Development Helps Restore Water Supply to Town of Gifford after ...USDA.gov (press release) (blog)Most notably, the water treatment equipment is currently located under a tent and efforts to fight a recent fire at a local construction company were hampered by a lack of water pressure. So it came as very good news indeed when the town learned that ... Read more [...]
A Year Later, West, Texas, Is Still a Long Way from Recovery – Emergency Management
Emergency ManagementA Year Later, West, Texas, Is Still a Long Way from RecoveryEmergency ManagementSigns of hope in the community impacted by the April 17, 2013, fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas. ... Two flags, tattered by an explosion blocks away, have flown at half-staff at the Emergency Medical Services station since shortly after a ... Read more [...]
Sino-French firm in Lanzhou faces probe over 'late report' of benzene water … – South China Morning Post
CRIENGLISH.comSino-French firm in Lanzhou faces probe over 'late report' of benzene water ...South China Morning PostThe levels of benzene, a cancer-inducing chemical, in Lanzhou's tap water rose 20 times above national safety levels on Friday, forcing the city to turn off supplies in one district and warn other residents not to drink tap water for the next 24 hours ...Leaking Oil from Pipeline Causes Toxic Tap Water in LanzhouCRIENGLISH.comall 49 news articles » Read more [...]
CSB Sharing Explosion Findings at 4/22 West Meeting – Occupational Health and Safety
Occupational Health and SafetyCSB Sharing Explosion Findings at 4/22 West MeetingOccupational Health and SafetyThe Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board announced it will convene a public meeting on April 22, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Southside Community Center in West, Texas, where the board members will hear preliminary findings from CSB's ...A year later, West is still a long way from recoveryFort Worth Star Telegramall 16 news articles » Read more [...]
TCNJ buildings evacuated after student exposed to hazardous chemical, no contamination found
Multiple emergency vehicles are parked outside Eickhoff Hall, a dining and residential building at the center of the campusSee it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Fuel from south-side refinery spills into S.A. River
Fuel from a south-side refinery spilled into the San Antonio River early Saturday, sending work crews hurrying to contain the mess.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Head-on crash kills 1, leaks helicopter fuel
The crash on Highway 38 near Scottsburg involved a pickup and a truck with helicopter fuel and herbicide.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Leaking Oil from Pipeline Causes Toxic Tap Water in Lanzhou – CRIENGLISH.com
CRIENGLISH.comLeaking Oil from Pipeline Causes Toxic Tap Water in LanzhouCRIENGLISH.comPolluted water ran through aged joints in a concrete channel between two water works owned by Veolia ,a joint Sino-French venture in Lanzhou, leading to excessive levels of the chemical, Wang Jinsheng, a member of the national environmental emergency ...and more » Read more [...]
Pipeline in toxic tap water scare had been leaking oil in the 1980s – Shanghai Daily (subscription)
Pipeline in toxic tap water scare had been leaking oil in the 1980sShanghai Daily (subscription)Polluted water ran through aged joints in a concrete channel between two water works owned by Veolia ,a joint Sino-French venture in Lanzhou, leading to excessive levels of the chemical, Wang Jinsheng, a member of the national environmental emergency ...and more » Read more [...]
Waltham residents can drop off hazardous materials at collection center – Wicked Local Waltham
Waltham residents can drop off hazardous materials at collection centerWicked Local WalthamCelebrate Earth Day by dropping off your unwanted paints, cleaners, pool chemicals, lawn care items and related hazardous materials at Lexington's Regional Household Hazardous Product Collection Center. Waltham residents may drop off, free of charge, ... Read more [...]
PHMSA Civil Fines Set Record; Serious Incidents Hit New Low
The federal government's pipeline safety regulators reported that 2013 marked a record year for civil penalties assessed and a minimum number of serious pipeline incidents.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat situation at The College of New Jersey after student falls ill
Emergency officials were called to The College of New Jersey for a Hazmat situation.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
