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GreenARMY group pushing for safety changes at chemical plants – WBXH
GreenARMY group pushing for safety changes at chemical plantsWBXHThe Green Army group also believes that because fire departments are usually first on scene in an emergency, the chemical plants should also pay to have firefighters haz-mat trained and certified by federal and state government. Copyright 2014 WAFB.and more » Read more [...]
Environmental groups like proposed mandate to require EPD respose team – Online Athens
Environmental groups like proposed mandate to require EPD respose teamOnline AthensFour years ago in Athens, it was hours after a fire at an Olympic Drive chemical plant before an EPD emergency team responded. Water from firefighters' hoses carried formaldehyde, paradichlorobenzene and a number of other chemicals from the plant into ...and more » Read more [...]
Hazardous materials leak reported in Smithfield – abc11.com
abc11.comHazardous materials leak reported in Smithfieldabc11.comSMITHFIELD, N.C. (WTVD) -- Four people were taken to the hospital after hazardous materials leak at a recycling center in Smithfield Wednesday. It happened at Omnisource recycling on Walpat Road off of U.S. Highway 301. » Click here for Google map of ... Read more [...]
Minor chemical release at Axiall – Fox 29 Lake Charles
Minor chemical release at AxiallFox 29 Lake CharlesTwenty-two contract workers at Axiall are reportedly doing well after spending time in the company's medical office following what is being termed a "minor" chemical release. The release of hydrogen chloride happened around nine yesterday morning. Read more [...]
12 Stories from Around the Waste and Recycling Industry for Feb. 19 – waste360
12 Stories from Around the Waste and Recycling Industry for Feb. 19waste360The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources ordered Duke to stop the flow of contaminated water coming out a pipe that runs under a huge coal ash dump at its Eden power plant. A nearby pipe ... The outsourcing plan offers no financial ...and more » Read more [...]
THE GREATEST GENERATION – Black Mountain News
THE GREATEST GENERATIONBlack Mountain NewsPinner recalled his crew would fly three days in a row in clear weather, bombing targets from 25,000 to 35,000 feet, where they were safe from ground fire and flack. On one mission, his plane ... Luckily, we were able to salvage our emergency radio and ...and more » Read more [...]
Big rig hits ice, flips in Danville
Traffic on U.S. 29 came to a halt Monday morning after a tractor trailer overturned in the southbound lane.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat team removes material from 2600 block of Avenue X
Lubbock's Hazmat team removed a barrel of hazardous waste near the 2600 block of Avenue X on Monday afternoon. No injuries have been reported from exposure to the material.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Twenty-one crude tankers derail in west Pennsylvania
A Norfolk Southern Corp train carrying crude oil derailed in western Pennsylvania on February 13, 2014, although there has yet to be reports of a spill, fire or injuries at the scene.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat Incident Reported At Temple University’s Campus – CBS Philly
CBS 3 is told there was a chemical spill on the fourth floor of Beury Hall, home to the school's chemistry department.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
THE GREATEST GENERATION – Asheville Citizen-Times
THE GREATEST GENERATIONAsheville Citizen-TimesPinner recalled his crew would fly three days in a row in clear weather, bombing targets from 25,000 to 35,000 feet, where they were safe from ground fire and flack. On one mission, his plane ... Luckily, we were able to salvage our emergency radio and ... Read more [...]
MPO starts study of routes for hazardous materials – Bismarck Tribune
MPO starts study of routes for hazardous materialsBismarck Tribune“We'll start with the 'inventoried' areas (where) we know there are hazardous materials. ... We know the trucks have to deliver and pick up materials from those places,” Saunders said. “...It's a trade-off between not having too close to those ... Read more [...]
PA fifth in the nation in hazardous spills – witf.org
PA fifth in the nation in hazardous spillswitf.orgEvery year, thousands of hazardous materials move through or are stored in Pennsylvania. They may be piled up close to your house, rumbling through your neighborhood on a railcar or transported in a semi-truck you pass on the highway. We don't often ... Read more [...]
OSHA Letters of Interpretation Related to GHS and HazCom 2012
GHS has created a lot of work and a lot of questions for employers and chemical manufacturers alike. To help answer the most perplexing questions, OSHA has recently published a handful of letters of interpretations (LOI) on GHS / HazCom […]See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
California officials destroy explosive-filled home
Sheriff's deputies in far Northern California on Sunday successfully incinerated a mobile home whose resident had amassed more than 60 pounds of highly volatile explosive material days after evacuating dozens of people living nearby.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
3 Dead In Colo. Plane Crash – Huffington Post
3 Dead In Colo. Plane CrashHuffington PostThe county coroner's office was expected to release the identities of those killed once their families are notified. The FAA and the National ... 2013 in Guangzhou, China. A fire broke out in the unfinished Jianye Building at about 7 p.m. on Sunday ...and more » Read more [...]
Ammonia leak reported in Jarratt, VA
JARRATT, Va. (WAVY) – HAZMAT crews from several Hampton Roads cities responded to a reported ammonia leak in Jarratt Saturday. Fire officials told WAVY.com Chesapeake, Portsmouth and Norfolk firefi...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
New Mexico nuclear waste site has ‘radiological event’
Officials are monitoring the levels of airborne radiation at the deep underground facility in southeastern New Mexico where the US government disposes of its low-grade nuclear waste.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Crews contain hazardous material in West Haven City
WEST HAVEN CITY, Utah – Personnel from multiple agencies responded to a hazardous material incident Saturday morning after someone reported seeing an oily substance in a storm drain system. Officia...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Suspected backpack meth lab found in Marietta
Investigators found all the makings of a methamphetamine lab inside a backpack Friday afternoon. And thanks to an alert business owner, Marietta police quickly identified a person of interest.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
City official says water plan could be stronger – Charleston Gazette
City official says water plan could be strongerCharleston GazetteResidents were told only to use water for flushing toilets and putting out fires. "We did not really have a good, detailed plan as far as if we lost the plant partially or totally and still had to maintain all of the services that we were providing ... Read more [...]
Chemical leak at Scarborough factory sends one to hospital – CBC.ca
Chemical leak at Scarborough factory sends one to hospitalCBC.caA worker is in hospital following a chemical leak at a factory in Scarborough on Sunday morning. Emergency crews rushed to an industrial complex on Coronation Drive near Manse Road at 7:37 a.m. in response to a call about a chemical release.and more » Read more [...]
VIDEO: Hazardous Materials Removed From Grounded "Daiki Maru #7" in Apra … – Pacific News Center
VIDEO: Hazardous Materials Removed From Grounded "Daiki Maru #7" in Apra ...Pacific News CenterAPRA HARBOR, Guam (Feb. 16, 2014) – The U.S. Navy, in partnership with other federal and local agencies, removed heavy oil, diesel fuel, and batteries from the grounded Japanese commercial fishing vessel Daiki Maru 7 in outer Apra Harbor Feb. 16.and more » Read more [...]
Officials Investigating HazMat Incident In West Haven – KUTV 2News
KUTV 2NewsOfficials Investigating HazMat Incident In West HavenKUTV 2News... said in the release. Investigators are searching for the individuals responsible. They could face significant fines and be held responsible for clean-up costs. (Copyright 2014 Sinclair Broadcasting Group)Officials Investigating HazMat Incident In ...and more » Read more [...]
Covert hash oil productions blamed for damage, injuries – Bend Bulletin
Covert hash oil productions blamed for damage, injuriesBend BulletinBellevue police said they are investigating the fire and have declined to release a cause. A source close ... The Federal Emergency Management Agency sent out an alert last year noting that many explosions were misidentified as meth lab mishaps ... Read more [...]
Rail Tank Car Manufacturers Urge More Safety Features on New Tank Cars
Feb. 13 A trade association representing companies that manufacture and lease rail tank cars said industry safety design standards for rail tank cars used to transport crude oil or ethanol should be updated to require enhanced safety features.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Crews removing charred equipment, vehicles from well fire in Greene County
DUNKARD — Snow showers and sporadic bursts of flaming gas slowed efforts to extinguish and cap a blazing gas well in rural Greene County and ...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Accomack sheriff, hazmat probe possible meth lab
Police say this could be Accomack County's first discovered methamphetamine lab.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Keene hazmat team important part of response to Peterborough explosion
PETERBOROUGH — When an explosion shook N.H. Ball Bearings Monday, injuring 15 people, one of the first calls emergency responders made was to the Keene Fire Department’s hazmat team.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Don't drink the water? West Virginian records each sip – People's World
Don't drink the water? West Virginian records each sipPeople's World10, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin announced a state of emergency, banning the use of water except to flush toilets or put out fires, for nine counties with a total population of 300,000. President Barack Obama issued an ... A massive chemical ... Read more [...]
Israel's Enemies Are Too Distracted To Worry About An Attack on Iran – Huffington Post Canada
Israel's Enemies Are Too Distracted To Worry About An Attack on IranHuffington Post CanadaWhile Israel has waited Syria has been drawn closer into Iran's orbit, becoming a puppet state likely to do Iran's bidding and a particularly worrisome puppet state at that, because of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal. Waiting has not served Israel's ...and more » Read more [...]
Minnesota crude-by-rail spill left largely untouched
Clean-up efforts have been slow coming for some 12,000 gallons of crude oil that spilled from a railcar between the Minnesota towns of Winona and Red Wing on Feb. 3, 2014See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Snow storm hinders Henrico HAZMAT call
Crews worked for more than 3 hours trying to stop a residential oil leak along Dakar Drive and Seven Pines Avenue.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Dayton Hazmat gets a new 'ride' donation
Miami Valley emergency crews are the owners of some new hardware.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
West Virginia water after the spill: 'We do not drink it. My pets do not drink it' – The Guardian
West Virginia water after the spill: 'We do not drink it. My pets do not drink it'The Guardian... in the leak – a mixture of polyglycol ethers, PPH, that had been in the MCHM tank. 'It only takes one irresponsible operator to contaminate 300,000 people,' said Susan Jacks, an industrial safety consultant, of the Freedom Industries 9 January ... Read more [...]
3 Children Dead In Duplex Fire, 6 Other People Hurt – Huffington Post
3 Children Dead In Duplex Fire, 6 Other People HurtHuffington PostA fire broke out in the unfinished Jianye Building at about 7 p.m. on Sunday with around 380 firemen attending the blaze, authorities have yet to say whether there are any casualties. (ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) ... Emergency personnel respond to the ...and more » Read more [...]
Koda Energy Reopens with New Design – Biomass Magazine (blog)
Koda Energy Reopens with New DesignBiomass Magazine (blog)Believed to be caused by ignited airborne dust, last April, the 23.4-megawatt biomass cogeneration plant endured a fuel silo explosion and resulting fire that damaged the silos (which contained wood chips and oat hulls), conveyor system and truck ... Read more [...]
