Archive for HazMat
Seneca power plant requests increase in pollution cap – The Register-Guard
Seneca power plant requests increase in pollution capThe Register-GuardIn Lane County, 19 companies come under Title V, including the Kingsford charcoal plant in Springfield and the Georgia-Pacific chemical plant and Murphy Co. panelboard plant, both in Eugene. For Seneca, the request to increase pollution limits mean ...and more »
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Flaring stopped at Marcellus Shale processing plant – Washington Observer Reporter
Flaring stopped at Marcellus Shale processing plantWashington Observer ReporterMarkWest officials say their Marcellus Shale processing plant near Houston is now operating properly and no longer “flaring” natural gas or putting a towering plume of black smoke into the air. The flaring ... Dennis McCarthy, the new director at the ...
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Day in History: Chemical leak closes US 52 – Post-Bulletin
Day in History: Chemical leak closes US 52Post-BulletinA chemical leak from a semi-trailer truck on U.S. 52 caused law enforcement officials to halt traffic along the highway for about three hours. The leak was noted when the truck was stopped for speeding. The immediate concern was with the flammability ...
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UT-Austin's Painter Hall evacuated, hazmat case – abc13.com
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UT-Austin's Painter Hall evacuated, hazmat caseabc13.comtexas, state. Comment Now; Email · Print · Report a typo. ShareThis via email, AIM, social bookmarking and networking sites, etc. AP. AUSTIN, TX -- A University of Texas at Austin academic hall has been evacuated due to a hazardous materials situation.Small electrical fire damages UT's Painter HallMyFox Austinall 12 news articles »
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Aberdeen fire, county Hazmat, respond to Clorox after fire suppression system … – Baltimore Sun
Aberdeen fire, county Hazmat, respond to Clorox after fire suppression system ...Baltimore SunSteve Hinch, chief of the Aberdeen Fire Department, said Monday that firefighters were alerted at 5:46 a.m. Sunday regarding an automatic fire alarm at The Clorox Company household products plant, in the 1300 block of Perryman Road. No one was working ...
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Piper Alpha 25 years on – have we learned the lessons? – E&T magazine
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Piper Alpha 25 years on - have we learned the lessons?E&T magazineIn that same year BP's Texas City refinery was the scene of a disaster when a release of flammable liquid caused an explosion and fire. The United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board said that it was caused by organisational and ...
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Alliance rescue squads ready for battle – Stuff.co.nz
Alliance rescue squads ready for battleStuff.co.nzLorneville plant personnel manager Dean Ronald said the squads trained year-round to deal with emergency situations. Teams were made up of workers on the production line, ... The competition will include nine different events such as a heights rescue ...
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Working Group Releases California Refinery Safety Report – Occupational Health and Safety
Working Group Releases California Refinery Safety ReportOccupational Health and SafetyCalifornia's Interagency Working Group on Refinery Safety has released its draft report outlining steps to improve both public and worker safety at and near the state's oil refineries. The working group consists of 13 agencies and departments and the ...California issues draft proposals to improve refinery safetyPennEnergy (press release)all 4 news articles »
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Gas leak forces staff to flee Co-op office – Scotsman
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Gas leak forces staff to flee Co-op officeScotsmanPolice officers cordoned off access to Rutland Square so emergency appliances could attend and around 40 members of staff looked on as the drama unfolded. ... A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service at the scene said no casualties had been ...and more »
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Flames, black smoke seen in Long Beach area is refinery burnoff – Los Angeles Times
Flames, black smoke seen in Long Beach area is refinery burnoffLos Angeles Times"No emergency. LAFD not needed," the fire department said in Twitter. Here are some images aggregated from social media: Fire at one of the chemical plants, smoke wafting over Long Beach pic.twitter.com/LW9yhslmq7. — SASSY (@sassydays) July 14, ...
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2 Employees, 3 Firefighters Hurt At Memphis Chemical Plant Fire – NewsChannel5.com
2 Employees, 3 Firefighters Hurt At Memphis Chemical Plant FireNewsChannel5.comShelby County government spokesman Steve Shular said two members of the county fire department and one firefighter from the Memphis fire department were treated in the emergency room at Methodist North Hospital and released. The plant employees ...and more »
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Meet the 28-year-old pushing the US toward greater intervention in Syria – Daily Caller
Meet the 28-year-old pushing the US toward greater intervention in SyriaDaily Caller“The Syrian Emergency Task Force, along with the Syrian Support Group, both have played indispensable roles in helping U.S. policymakers and lawmakers not only to better understand, but also to respond more effectively to, the escalating crisis in ...and more »
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A floating firefighter: Lockport fire district boasts new boat – SouthtownStar
A floating firefighter: Lockport fire district boasts new boatSouthtownStar“Could the fire district justify needing a fire boat? No,” Fire Chief Dave Skoryi said. “Does the region need one? Yes.” Along the Des Plaines River and Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal in this region are several fuel refineries, electric and nuclear ...and more »
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Draft State Report Outlines Steps To Improve Safety At California's Oil Refineries – WorkersCompensation.com (press release)
Draft State Report Outlines Steps To Improve Safety At California's Oil RefineriesWorkersCompensation.com (press release)Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The State's Interagency Working Group on Refinery Safety released its draft report outlining steps and recommendations to improve public and worker safety at and near the state's oil refineries. ... the fee ...
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Point Person: Our Q&A with Rep. Michael McCaul – Dallas Morning News
Point Person: Our Q&A with Rep. Michael McCaulDallas Morning NewsAnd they [DHS] do admit that compliance might have helped mitigate the consequences of this explosion because it does require them [chemical facilities] to develop these emergency response plans, emergency notification, implement safeguards with ...
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Perry says Texans will work to help rebuild West – Fort Worth Star Telegram
Perry says Texans will work to help rebuild WestFort Worth Star TelegramThe suit seeks unspecified damages from plant owner Adair Grain and CF Industries, which supplied agricultural-grade ammonium nitrate toe the plant. A fire at the plant ignited the explosive chemical, flattening homes, schools and businesses and ...
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Safety presentations involve whole families – Lancaster Newspapers
Safety presentations involve whole familiesLancaster Newspaperslbejzak@lnpnews.com. Safety was the word of the day for Lancaster County families at Penryn Fire Company Saturday, as children donned life jackets, shook Jell-O to model concussions and learned how firefighters could help them in an emergency. Safe ...
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'You – The Train of Hell. Don't come back here. You're not welcome anymore' – Globe and Mail
'You – The Train of Hell. Don't come back here. You're not welcome anymore'Globe and MailHe was among the first on the early-morning scene to fight the spreading fire and chemical spill with his company's equipment. ... The church spire was clear at the top of the main street and a flashing emergency light suggested a boundary at the far end.and more »
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Local emergency preparedness group discusses contingency plans for disasters … – KTXS
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Local emergency preparedness group discusses contingency plans for disasters ...KTXSCrymes says this is something we need to think about especially with plants in our area that deal with potentially dangerous chemicals, like The Helena Chemical Company off I-20 between Tye and Merkel. They get chemicals like ammonia that are taken off ...
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New Disaster Prep launches chemical weapon identification tool
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Tenants frustrated with hazmat incident
MILWAUKEE – Hazmat crews came running to an apartment complex when a sulfur dioxide leak was discovered.
Suspected chemical leak in south Abilene was only steam – ReporterNews.com
Suspected chemical leak in south Abilene was only steamReporterNews.comSuspected chemical leak in south Abilene was only steam. Posted July 15, 2013 at 5:57 p.m., updated July 15, 2013 at 6:11 p.m.. Discuss; Print; A; A; A. Share this on Facebook · Tweet this · Email this to a friend · Firefighters responded to a possible ...
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HazMat Rig Crashes On Way To Spill – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
An accident involving hazardous materials effected drivers during rush-hour Friday at the 4200 block of Northwest Highway and Midway Road.
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Crude-by-rail shipments soaring, but pace could slow
Rail shipments of oil and petroleum products jumped 48 percent in the first half of 2013, but the pace of crude-by-rail growth is slowing, according to an analysis from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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Tanker Overturns Spilling Thousands of Gallons of Fuel in Fairfax, VA
With its left turn signal still flashing, an overturned tanker truck laid on its side in the intersection of Sudley Manor Road and Breamar Village Plaza in Bristow late Thursday night.
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2 HAZMAT Workers Exposed in Tanker Crash, Effects on Area May Be Lasting – PotomacLocal.com
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2 HAZMAT Workers Exposed in Tanker Crash, Effects on Area May Be LastingPotomacLocal.comHepaco will be assuming responsibilities for all environmental cleanup. –Employees and patrons of the shopping plaza were immediately evacuated. –Residents were advised to shelter in place although a voluntary evacuation was in effect for residents in ...Overturned Fuel Tanker Causes Emergency Clean Up in RoadwayCBS LocalGas Tanker Overturns in Bristow, Prompts EvacuationsPatch.comCrews Read more [...]
HAZMAT vs. Glass Mat – The Columbus Packet
HAZMAT vs. Glass MatThe Columbus PacketA tanker truck overturned in East Columbus Monday morning, slowing traffic at the busy intersection of Tuscaloosa Road and West Lehmberg for more than 12 hours as cleanup crews worked the wreck. Tesonski Webber told Columbus Police he took the left ...
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Valley team ready for possible hazmat incident – Idaho Press-Tribune
Valley team ready for possible hazmat incidentIdaho Press-TribuneLevel A suits are used for hazmat cleanup operations and are totally encapsulating, creating it's own environment and own air supply. The Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security Region 3 operates out of Caldwell and is capable of dealing with situations that ...
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Crews clean semi truck crash in Dos Palos – ABC30.com
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Crews clean semi truck crash in Dos PalosABC30.com(KFSN) -- Clean up crews were working to clean up a jet fuel spill that has shut down a Dos Palos highway for hours. ... HAZMAT crews worked for hours mopping up about 200 gallons of jet fuel that leaked onto a dirt road right off Highway 33. Margie ...and more »
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Diesel spill backs up I-90 traffic through Spokane – KREM.com (registration)
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Diesel spill backs up I-90 traffic through SpokaneKREM.com (registration)A hazmat clean up is slowing Interstate 90 traffic through Spokane. Witnesses said traffic along westbound I-90 is backed up from the Lincoln Street Exit to Spokane International Airport Exit. Workers with the Department of Ecology said ten gallons of ...
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Hazardous-materials fire closes NB 5 Fwy at 2 Fwy interchange – abc7.com
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Hazardous-materials fire closes NB 5 Fwy at 2 Fwy interchangeabc7.comShareThis via email, AIM, social bookmarking and networking sites, etc. LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A hazardous materials fire started underneath the 5 Freeway and 2 Freeway interchange in Los Angeles Saturday, forcing freeway lane closures. Tall flames ...VIDEO: Gas tanker ignites on I-5 Freeway; southbound 2 Freeway closed until ...89.3 KPCCall 16 news articles »
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Official: Flawed Tankers in Fatal Train Derailment
Searchers dig through the rubble for victims of the inferno in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Monday, July 8, 2013, as firefighter continue to hose down tanker cars to prevent explosions.
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NTSB believes Paulsboro, NJ fire & police may have done more harm than good after train derailment. Also says hazmat training & resources are a national problem.
Paulsboro police chief calls NTSB's criticism "unfair and unwarranted".
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