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Gillibrand Calls for New Rules in Transporting Hazardous Materials Following … – Saratoga Wire
Saratoga WireGillibrand Calls for New Rules in Transporting Hazardous Materials Following ...Saratoga WireGillibrand Calls for New Rules in Transporting Hazardous Materials Following Derailment. Gillibrand Calls for New Rules in Transporting Hazardous Materials Following Derailment. Oil shipments have increased from 9,500 carloads in 2008 to an estimated ... Read more [...]
Roof collapse, chemical leak in Hudsonville – WWMT-TV
WWMT-TVRoof collapse, chemical leak in HudsonvilleWWMT-TVRoof collapse, chemical leak in Hudsonville. Updated: Saturday, March 8 2014, 10:33 AM EST. Roof collapse, chemical leak in Hudsonville story image. UPDATED 9:32 a.m.: Police have reopened both M-6 and I-196 in the area of the collapse. ---and more » Read more [...]
Lac-Mégantic crude as explosive as gasoline, says TSB
TSB analysis of Lac-Mégantic crude oil samples releasedSee it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Countries driving global demand for ammonia, IHS study finds
Ammonia demand growth in the next few years could be threatened by decreasing corn-based biofuels production in the U.S., a new special market study has found.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
DARPA Seeking Breakthrough Chemical and Biological Agent Detection Systems
The goal of the new LUSTER program is to create a new class of UV lasers that are more than 300 times smaller than current lasers and 10 times more efficient.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
West Virginia Hammers Out Legislative Response To Chemical Spill – Corporate Crime Reporter
West Virginia Hammers Out Legislative Response To Chemical SpillCorporate Crime ReporterThe Freedom Industries' plant was just a few miles upstream from the private drinking water utility for Charleston — the West Virginia American Water Company. The chemical contaminated the drinking water of 300,000 residents. ... They say that cutting ...and more » Read more [...]
'Suspected chemical release' in St. Albans – Charleston Gazette
'Suspected chemical release' in St. AlbansCharleston GazetteCHARLESTON, W.Va. --State regulators said Friday they are investigating a "suspected chemical release" at the St. Albans company that's been handling cleanup work for Freedom Industries following the Jan. 9 leak of Crude MCHM into the region's Elk ...and more » Read more [...]
One killed at Industrial Accident – Brownfield News (subscription)
Brownfield News (subscription)One killed at Industrial AccidentBrownfield News (subscription)A 43-year-old Tyler man died at the scene of an industrial accident Thursday afternoon, which occurred at a chemical plant in southwest Terry County. Sheriff Larry Gilbreath told the Brownfield News on Thursday afternoon that James Croft ... Emergency ...and more » Read more [...]
WVDEP investigating a suspected chemical release – The Coal Valley News
WVDEP investigating a suspected chemical releaseThe Coal Valley NewsThe West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is investigating a suspected chemical release at Diversified Services in St. Albans. Diversified Services is a chemical-hauling trucking company and transports MCHM for Freedom Industries. The U ... Read more [...]
Family still mourns loss of worker killed in Louisville chemical leak – The Courier-Journal
Family still mourns loss of worker killed in Louisville chemical leakThe Courier-JournalDeAnna Corbin, center poses with her daughters Abigail Corbin, 29, left and Jennifer (Jenny) Corbin, 31, outside of their Jacksonville, Florida home, Saturday February 1, 2014. DeAnna's ex-husband and the two sisters father Robert Lee Corbin was killed ... Read more [...]
Crews respond to chemical leak at Zeon Chemicals on Bells Lane – WHAS 11.com (subscription)
WHAS 11.com (subscription)Crews respond to chemical leak at Zeon Chemicals on Bells LaneWHAS 11.com (subscription)... Landscaping Locksmith Movers Pizza Plumbing Realtor Remodeling Storage Browse all » · Local News. print logo. Crews respond to chemical leak at Zeon Chemicals on Bells Lane. Crews respond to chemical leak at Zeon Chemicals on Bells Lane. Print. Read more [...]
Chevron Offers Pizza In Wake Of Bobtown Gas Explosion – Huffington Post Canada
Philly.comChevron Offers Pizza In Wake Of Bobtown Gas ExplosionHuffington Post Canada"I thought it was pretty decent of them," said Ray Elli, 54, who noted that the fire was about a mile outside town, on a ridge, and that people in town didn't feel threatened. Bill Sowden, co-owner of Bobtown Pizza ... Five days later, as emergency ...In Bobtown, Pa., Chevron's Pizza Vouchers Fail To Make WavesHuffington Postall 91 news articles » Read more [...]
Loonies are pictured in Vancouver, Sept. 22, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS … – Castanet.net
Loonies are pictured in Vancouver, Sept. 22, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS ...Castanet.netTORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed lower Thursday as traders prepared to take in the release of job creation data Friday. They also absorbed the latest .... The company recently hired a senior executive from Dow Chemical Co. to oversee its ...and more » Read more [...]
PHOTOS: Robbers Dress Up as Hazmat Crew
Police have released photos of two robbers who dressed up as hazmat workers and walked into a jewelry store in New Jersey, claiming there was an environmental mishap.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Fumes draw hazmat to Huntington business
HUNTINGTON BEACH – A hazardous-materials team was called to a Huntington Beach manufacturing business Wednesday afternoon after an incorrect mixture led to a chemical reaction, authorities said.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Haz Mat team called for coal ash in the Dan River
Danville Fire Department hazardous materials units responded to a call Wednesday afternoon after an unusual substance was found in the Dan River just above the Union Street Bridge.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Indiana County receives reduced hazardous materials grant – Tribune-Review
Indiana County receives reduced hazardous materials grantTribune-ReviewIndiana County Commissioners have voted to accept a Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness grant awarded through the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. The grant requires a local match of 20 percent, Indiana County Emergency ... Read more [...]
New Level and Density Gauges Simplify Hazardous Materials Monitoring – Business Wire (press release)
New Level and Density Gauges Simplify Hazardous Materials MonitoringBusiness Wire (press release)FRANKLIN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Companies that need to constantly monitor flows of highly abrasive or dangerous materials, including those in the power, pulp and paper, mining, oil and dredging industries, can now reduce maintenance costs, simplify ...and more » Read more [...]
US outlines tests for crude oil on rails; Canada says explosion acted like … – The Oregonian
US outlines tests for crude oil on rails; Canada says explosion acted like ...The OregonianFederal regulators issued an emergency order Tuesday requiring tests of crude oil before shipment by rail to determine how susceptible it is to explosion or fire, a response to a string of train accidents since last summer involving oil from the Bakken ...and more » Read more [...]
Feds detail tests for crude moved by rail – Houston Chronicle
Houston ChronicleFeds detail tests for crude moved by railHouston ChronicleFILE - In this July 6, 2013 file photo, emergency workers examine the aftermath of a train derailment and fire in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada. Forty-seven people were killed. U.S. federal regulators are further tightening testing ... Unlike most ...and more » Read more [...]
Company hoses down danger from spill – Central Western Daily
Company hoses down danger from spillCentral Western Daily... of a school. The company's management is yet to comment publicly about the incident which emergency services described as a 25-metre chemical spill, but will host an information session next week to give the community “a better understanding” of ...No chemical spill at Blayney facility: ETSWestern Advocateall 3 news articles » Read more [...]
Bird Starts Fire With Cigarette, Burns House: Firefighters – Huffington Post
Bird Starts Fire With Cigarette, Burns House: FirefightersHuffington PostFire officials in London say that a blaze that torched the roof of a house on Wednesday and forced the evacuation of nine residents was likely caused by a pigeon who retrieved a lit cigarette butt and dropped it in its nest. "When we got up into the ... Read more [...]
Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day is March 15 in Luling and LaPlace – The Times-Picayune (blog)
Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day is March 15 in Luling and LaPlaceThe Times-Picayune (blog)PETER FOREST PHOTO A pair of volunteers remove various chemical items out the trunk of a car during the 14th Annual Hazardous Materials Collection Day on the grounds of the New Wine Ministries Complex in LaPlace on Saturday, April 14, 2012. ( ). Read more [...]
Hazardous Materials From Grounded Japanese Fishing Vessel Safely Hoisted … – Pacific News Center
Hazardous Materials From Grounded Japanese Fishing Vessel Safely Hoisted ...Pacific News CenterSanta Rita - (March 6) - The U.S. Navy, in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard and civilian contractors, safely removed 49 55-gallon drums filled with hazardous materials from the grounded Japanese commercial fishing vessel Daiki Maru 7 at the ... Read more [...]
No chemical spill at Blayney facility: ETS – Western Advocate
No chemical spill at Blayney facility: ETSWestern Advocate"Concentrations involved within the incident from a public perspective would have been no greater than those from a sewer treatment plant or stagnant swamp which is the characteristic smell of these by-products. "Hazmat and the fire brigade undertook ...and more » Read more [...]
Residents Jump To Safety As Fire Burns At Detroit Apartments, Police … – Huffington Post
Residents Jump To Safety As Fire Burns At Detroit Apartments, Police ...Huffington PostDETROIT (AP) — A fire gutted an apartment building early Wednesday on Detroit's west side, forcing dozens of people out of their homes, including some who jumped from second- and third-story windows. There were no immediate ... Emergency personnel ...and more » Read more [...]
Cleanup underway in NE Pa. lake after oil spill
(AP) â€" State environmental officials are investigating a home heating oil leak in a northeastern Pennsylvania lake. Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman Colleen Connolly said Tuesday that an undetermined amount of No. 2 fuel oil leaked into Lake Ariel in Wayne County from a nearby oil storage tank that overfilled on Friday.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat crews on scene of small explosion at USF
Tampa Fire Rescue crews responded to a small explosion on the University of South Florida campus in Tampa this morning after a refrigerator door blew off in a chemical lab. Fire officials say the smSee it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Company which owns Blayney facility denies chemical spill – Cowra Guardian
Company which owns Blayney facility denies chemical spillCowra Guardian"Concentrations involved within the incident from a public perspective would have been no greater than those from a sewer treatment plant or stagnant swamp which is the characteristic smell of these by-products. "Hazmat and the fire brigade undertook ...and more » Read more [...]
BREAKING: Hazardous Materials Spill Near Mentone – Stacey Page Online
BREAKING: Hazardous Materials Spill Near MentoneStacey Page OnlineA hazardous mix of acid and bleach has spilled at Egg Innovations near Mentone which has required the assistance of area fire departments. Atwood and Mentone firefighters on the scene and Multi-Township EMS has also been called to treat two patients ... Read more [...]
Wreck with hazardous materials in Yadkin closes southbound I-77 – Wilkes Journal Patriot
Wreck with hazardous materials in Yadkin closes southbound I-77Wilkes Journal PatriotBoth southbound lanes of Interstate 77 in Yadkin County were closed temporarily Wednesday afternoon due to a motor vehicle wreck involving hazardous materials, the N.C. Department of Transportation reported. The lanes were closed one mile south of the ...and more » Read more [...]
It's National Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Are you ready for an … – Safety.BLR.com
Safety.BLR.comIt's National Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Are you ready for an ...Safety.BLR.comIt should include escape procedures and escape route assignments, special procedures for employees who perform or shut down critical plant operations, systems to communicate with and account for all employees after evacuation, rescue and medical duties ...and more » Read more [...]
Today's Take: 'Right-to-know' information could save your life in a disaster – Green Bay Press Gazette
Today's Take: 'Right-to-know' information could save your life in a disasterGreen Bay Press GazetteA law called the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act recognizes that there is a benefit to the public knowing what kinds of chemicals are used at the factory down the street, the treatment plant around the corner, the neighborhood ... Read more [...]
Officials: 4,000 gallon fuel spill under control in Auburn Hills, MI
Auburn Hills - Police and fire officials report they have controlled a spill of an estimated 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel Monday morning and a private environmental clean up company has been contacted to dispose of materials.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Lac Mégantic spurs calls for better rail safety
It was Canada's worst rail disaster in more than a century. In the early morning hours of July 6, 2013, a 72-car freight train derailed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, a small town in southern Quebec.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
