Archive for HazMat
Hazardous materials drop-off day set – Midland Daily News
Clarenville Packet
Hazardous materials drop-off day setMidland Daily NewsThe second 2013 Household Hazardous Materials and Electronic Waste (computers, printers, TVs, phones, etc.) drop-off day is set for Wednesday, June 19. People who have materials that qualify for these collections must call Environmental Health Services ...No hazardous waste collection in Clarenville this yearClarenville Packetall 2 news articles »
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Explosive chemical sites often near populace – The Seattle Times
Explosive chemical sites often near populaceThe Seattle TimesPeople living near these facilities who want to know what hazardous materials they store would also have to request the information from state environmental agencies or emergency management offices. County emergency management officials would also ...
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Feds Begin Probe of Md. Train Derailment, Blast
Authorities say they're fortunate the only injury was to the driver of the truck hit by the train carrying chemicals.
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Letters Threatening Mayor Tested Positive for Ricin
The first letter was opened at a New York City mail facility in Lower Manhattan on Friday, a second on Sunday in Washington.
Wisconsin firefighters, farmers map hazards online
To help rescuers reach people quickly and safely, a handful of Wisconsin farmers have been working with researchers and firefighters on an online program that maps farm hazards.
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Chemical Leak Leads to Evacuations, Closures – WLTX.com
Chemical Leak Leads to Evacuations, ClosuresWLTX.comColumbia, SC (WLTX) - A chemical leak led to closings on Columbia's North Main Street Thursday night. The leak is affected the 3700 block of the road. As a precaution, North Main from Cook to Monticello Road is closed. A two block area has also been ...
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Chemical fire in North Brunswick extinguished – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
Chemical fire in North Brunswick extinguishedThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comNORTH BRUNSWICK – Authorities say that a chemical fire at an industrial plant today doesn't pose any danger to neighbors, but the smell might irritate some people. The five-alarm blaze on Jersey Avenue and Airport Road was put out as of 5:30 p.m. It ...and more »
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Presence of explosive chemicals often kept secret – The Guardian
Philly.com
Presence of explosive chemicals often kept secretThe GuardianPeople living near these facilities who want to know what hazardous materials they store would also have to request the information from state environmental agencies or emergency management offices. County emergency management officials would also ...EPA: Chemical at center of West blast not 'extremely hazardous'KHOUHazardous chemicals hidden in plants across USNOLA.comTerror fears keep toxic plants hidden from publicPhilly.comMonroe Read more [...]
Chemical spill – The Young Witness
Chemical spillThe Young Witness“If they had notified us earlier, the emergency services and clean up could have commenced quicker,” he said. “Early notification is ... Mr Sargent said the risks included threatening the storm water drain's ecology, impacting the biological health of ...
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Six NJ State Police troopers sue rail company Conrail over Paulsboro train … – Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com
Six NJ State Police troopers sue rail company Conrail over Paulsboro train ...Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.comThe six troopers — Bryan Everingham, Gregory Godish, Patrick Gorman, Vincent Jackson, John Milligan Jr. and Robert Van Fossen — are seeking damages from the company as a result to their exposure to the chemical release. Area residents and local ...and more »
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Catch-22 means you don't know the hazards anymore – Steubenville Herald Star (blog)
Catch-22 means you don't know the hazards anymoreSteubenville Herald Star (blog)There once was a time when, back in the wonderful 1980s, when really advanced fire departments in the area had early Mac computers with disk drive slots in their fronts, emergency planning and information was public. ... A 2007 federal law intended to ...and more »
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Topanga Forges Landmark Agreement with Caltrans Against Herbicide Use – Topanga Messenger
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Topanga Forges Landmark Agreement with Caltrans Against Herbicide UseTopanga MessengerThe corridor management plan includes best management practices for vegetation management that includes active participation from the community and property owners with parcels that abut SR-27; planting non-invasive vegetation; and using mowers and ...
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Terror Fears Keep Toxic Plants Hidden From Public – CNBC.com
Terror Fears Keep Toxic Plants Hidden From PublicCNBC.comRecently, an abandoned house caught fire a half a block away from the chemical company, said Tim Horton, a real estate agent who sits on the local hospital board and the Shelby Area Chamber of Commerce. ... But the need-to-know requirement does not ...
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Terror fears, shoddy records keeping toxic chemical plants hidden from public – Fox News
San Francisco Chronicle
Terror fears, shoddy records keeping toxic chemical plants hidden from publicFox NewsRecently, an abandoned house caught fire a half a block away from the chemical company, said Tim Horton, a real estate agent who sits on the local hospital board and the Shelby Area Chamber of Commerce. ... But the need-to-know requirement does not ...EPA: Chemical at center of West blast not 'extremely hazardous'KVUETerror fears keep toxic plants hidden from publicSan Francisco Chronicleall Read more [...]
NJ State Troppers Sue Over Chemical Leak After Train Derailment – NBC 10 Philadelphia
NBC 10 Philadelphia
NJ State Troppers Sue Over Chemical Leak After Train DerailmentNBC 10 PhiladelphiaSix New Jersey state troopers are the latest to sue over a chemical released last year when a train derailed. The troopers, who responded to the Nov. 30 accident, say the train company Conrail put first responders in peril by ignoring problems in a ...and more »
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Feds investigate Md. train derailment, explosion
ROSEDALE, Md. (AP) — Federal investigators planned to spend the coming days piecing together what caused a chemical-carrying CSX train to collide with a garbage truck, derail and explode at a rail crossing in suburban Baltimore.
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PHMSA – Emergency Recall Order Issued to The Lite Cylinder Company, Inc.
PHMSA – US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
EPA: Chemical at center of West blast not 'extremely hazardous' – WFAA
EPA: Chemical at center of West blast not 'extremely hazardous'WFAAWhen the a fire broke out at the West Fertilizer Company, one EHS chemical was stored on site, anhydrous ammonia, and firefighters reportedly tried to keep two tanks of it cool. Both those tanks survived the explosion intact. But there ... make ...
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NTSB Begins Investigation Of Rosedale Crash, Seeks Video – WBAL Radio
NTSB Begins Investigation Of Rosedale Crash, Seeks VideoWBAL RadioFederal investigators say a CSX freight train was traveling 49 mph and that the engineer blew a whistle three times before it collided with a garbage truck outside Baltimore, leading to a derailment, explosion and chemical fire. Robert Sumwalt of the ...and more »
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First responders train for chemical spill – The Circleville Herald
First responders train for chemical spillThe Circleville Herald... response to a chemical spill. The Pickaway County Local Emergency Planning Committee held the full-scale exercise involving an auto accident with a simulated chemical release in the intersection of South Washington and East Ohio Street on May 18.and more »
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Explosion rocks Baltimore suburb after a freight train carrying hazardous … – The Providence Journal
The Providence Journal
Explosion rocks Baltimore suburb after a freight train carrying hazardous ...The Providence JournalPremium Article Explosion rocks Baltimore suburb after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derails. Comments. By BEN NUCKOLS. Associated Press. Published: 29 May 2013 02:30 PM. ROSEDALE, Md. — A CSX freight train crashed into a trash truck ...and more »
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Commissioners discuss emergency management – Kaufman Herald
Commissioners discuss emergency managementKaufman Herald... a El Dorado Chemical Company in Terrell, and the fire department there, noting that the plant is not similar to the West situation. Howie said he'd like to improve transparency to the public by adding a web page just for local emergency management ...
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EBR to collect hazardous materials Saturday – The Advocate
EBR to collect hazardous materials SaturdayThe AdvocateEast Baton Rouge Parish residents are encouraged to drop off household hazardous materials from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium, 1702 Foss St. The Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day is for residents, not businesses, inside the ...Baton Rouge to host hazardous waste collection day on SaturdayNOLA.comall 12 news articles »
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Four Fla. Firefighters Treated After Pesticide Exposure
Four firefighters, a wrecker operator and two civilians were hospitalized after a wreck involving a truck carrying pesticides in Manatee County.
Swim School Closed After Chemical Leak – Leesburg Today
Swim School Closed After Chemical LeakLeesburg TodaySwim School Closed After Chemical Leak. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 7:06 pm. Swim School Closed After Chemical Leak 0 comments. A private swim ...
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Wal-Mart pleads guilty in illegal handling of hazardous materials – MarketWatch (blog)
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Wal-Mart pleads guilty in illegal handling of hazardous materialsMarketWatch (blog)The retail giant on Tuesday pleaded guilty in three federal criminal cases brought by the Department of Justice and a related civil case brought by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency involving how it had transported and disposed of hazardous ...Walmart Pleads Guily to Federal Environmental Crimes, Admits Civil Violations ...Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release)Wal-Mart Pleads Guilty Read more [...]
How Will ExxonMobil Adapt to Climate Change Crisis it Helped Create? – ThinkProgress
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How Will ExxonMobil Adapt to Climate Change Crisis it Helped Create?ThinkProgressWant of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong — these are the features which constitute the ...
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How More Funding And Transparency Could Have Saved The Lives Of Ten … – ThinkProgress
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How More Funding And Transparency Could Have Saved The Lives Of Ten ...ThinkProgressThe breakdown in communication between the company, the state officials and the local emergency response teams meant West firefighters headed to the plant unaware that it housed thousands of tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate. When the initial ...and more »
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Monday Roundup: Mystery Unsolved in West – Daily Yonder
Daily Yonder
Monday Roundup: Mystery Unsolved in WestDaily YonderThe Austin (Texas) American-Statesman's Brenda Bell reports on a turf battle between federal and state agencies that continues five weeks after the plant exploded and destroyed much of the town. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, ...
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Feds' Feud at Deadly West Plant Blast Site Exposed – Firehouse.com
Feds' Feud at Deadly West Plant Blast Site ExposedFirehouse.comThe U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, which makes recommendations aimed at averting future disasters, has recalled most of the emergency response team it rushed to West after the April 17 blast. Only five of the dozen members now ...
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Memorial Day
Va. Assoc. of Hazmat Response Specialists's insight:On this Memorial Day VAHMRS extends sincere thanks to all who gave the ultimate sacrifice in keeping us safe from harm.
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Chemical Safety Board says 'we are not backing away' from West investigation
A federal safety agency will access the West Fertilizer Co.
Summer means a spike in chemical injuries to kids
Hydrocarbons found in household items such as cleaning products or gasoline are among the top 10 causes of pediatric poisoning deaths in the U.S., a new study has found.
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Chemical leak at Carole Park industirla estate – The Sunshine Coast Daily
Chemical leak at Carole Park industirla estateThe Sunshine Coast DailyPOLICE have cordoned off two streets in the industrial area of Carol Park after a chemical leak this morning. Police arrived at Argon St just after 9am and closed the joining Mica St at the intersection with Cobalt St to traffic, turning around b ...
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Hazardous Materials Found at Henrietta Apt. Complex – 13WHAM-TV
Hazardous Materials Found at Henrietta Apt. Complex13WHAM-TV13WHAM Weather Authority Alert: Frost Advisory expires at 9:00 AM on 5/27, issued at 4:22 AM Bellona, NY | Branchport, NY | Dresden, NY | Dundee, NY. Hazardous Materials Found at Henrietta Apt. Complex. Images. Set Text Size Small, Set Text Size ...Hazmat Situation at Highland Apartment ComplexRochester YNNall 2 news articles »
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Radiation leak at Japan lab
TOKYO: An atomic research lab in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected about 55 people, though none were hospitalised and no impact was expected outside the facilit ...
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Dangerous substance detonated at Miramar landfill
For the second time this month, a man dropped off dangerous chemicals to be disposed of at the Miramar Landfill.
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