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Local workshops follow January's spill at Taminco – Pensacola News Journal
Local workshops follow January's spill at TamincoPensacola News JournalWhen the Taminco plant in Pace accidentally spilled thousands of pounds of a hazardous chemical while unloading a rail car in January, alarm sirens sounded, but many of the facility's neighbors didn't know what it meant or what to do. Now, Santa ... 24 ...
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Local workshops follow January's spill at Taminco – Pensacola News Journal
Local workshops follow January's spill at TamincoPensacola News JournalWhen the Taminco plant in Pace accidentally spilled thousands of pounds of a hazardous chemical while unloading a rail car in January, alarm sirens sounded, but many of the facility's neighbors didn't know what it meant or what to do. Now, Santa ... 24 ...
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Chemical leak forces dozen families from homes – WHAS 11.com (subscription)
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Chemical leak forces dozen families from homesWHAS 11.com (subscription)(AP) — A dozen Nicholasville families have been allowed to return home after a chemical leak forced their evacuation overnight. WLEX-TV (http://bit.ly/12LdfZH() in Lexington reported nitric acid from the Aulick Chemical Company was detected in the air ...HazMat crew trying to contain a chemical leak near Fayette, Jessamine lineLexington Herald LeaderChemical leak forces evacuations in Jessamine Read more [...]
Arrests made in St. Helens Safeway chemical leak – St. Helens Chronicle
Arrests made in St. Helens Safeway chemical leakSt. Helens ChronicleHELENS — St. Helens Police have arrested a 19-year-old woman in connection with the chemical leak that forced the Safeway grocery store to evacuate on March 6 and made dozens of customers and employees ill. Elisha Kimberly Nichols, of Rainier, was ...and more »
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Safer Systems to Provide Real-Time 'Lifesaving' Data During ACTA Emergency … – FireEngineering.com
Safer Systems to Provide Real-Time 'Lifesaving' Data During ACTA Emergency ...FireEngineering.comThe hazardous chemical release being simulated during this event will be Liquid Petroleum Gas, or LPG. SAFER HazMat Responder ... SAFER HazMat Responder is the industry standard when it comes to emergency management of a chemical release. With patented ...
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The Tabletop Exercise and Emergency Response Plan
A tabletop exercise is cost-effective training in which team members collaborate and communicate roles, responsibilities and response actions.
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President Obama Announces New EPA Administrator Nominee
During a ceremony at the White House today, President Barack Obama announced three cabinet-level nominations, including Gina McCarthy as the new administrator for the EPA.
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Chemical leak forces evacuations in Jessamine County – WKYT
Chemical leak forces evacuations in Jessamine CountyWKYTChemical Leak Forces Evacuations. NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - Multiple emergency crews were called to the scene of a chemical leak that forced some businesses and a dozen homes to be evacuated. Crews say nitric acid leaked from the Aulick Chemical ...and more »
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HazMat crew trying to contain a chemical leak near Fayette, Jessamine line – Lexington Herald Leader
HazMat crew trying to contain a chemical leak near Fayette, Jessamine lineLexington Herald LeaderBy Karla Ward — kward1@herald-leader.com. A hazardous materials cleanup crew is working to contain a chemical leak near the Fayette-Jessamine County line. A 2,400-gallon tank of "a mixture of nitric acid" is leaking at a business at 145 Eisenhower ...
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Leaked material caused Cuncolim blaze: Probe – Times of India
Leaked material caused Cuncolim blaze: ProbeTimes of IndiaMARGAO: The fire and emergency services (F&ES) have almost concluded their investigations into the fire incident that occurred in an industrial chemical plant at the Cuncolim industrial estate on March 4, wherein an industrial chemical unit Rajeshwari ...
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Another chemical leak at Orica factory – NEWS.com.au
Another chemical leak at Orica factoryNEWS.com.auAnother chemical leak at Orica factory. From: AAP; March 11, 2013 5:53PM. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size · Print · Email · Share · Add to Digg · Add to del.icio.us · Add to Facebook · Add to Kwoff · Add to Myspace · Add to Newsvine · What are ...
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Another chemical leak at Orica factory – The Australian
Another chemical leak at Orica factoryThe AustralianAnother chemical leak at Orica factory. From: AAP; March 11, 2013 5:53PM. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size · Print · Email · Share · Add to Digg · Add to del.icio.us · Add to Facebook · Add to Kwoff · Add to Myspace · Add to Newsvine · What are ...and more »
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Another chemical leak at Orica factory – Ninemsn
Another chemical leak at Orica factoryNinemsnAnother chemical leak at Orica factory. 5:39pm March 11, 2013. Chemical firm Orica is investigating another toxic leak from its Kooragang Island plant in Newcastle. Hearing sounds for the first time. READ: Hearing sounds for the first time ...and more »
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Orica investigates ammonia leak – ABC Online
Orica investigates ammonia leakABC OnlineChemical company Orica says it is investigating an ammonia gas leak at its Newcastle plant this afternoon. A spokeswoman says the gas was released when a relief value lifted at the Kooragang Island site, but the valve has been reset and the plant is ...
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Hazmat Crews Respond To Murray Chemical Fire
KUTV A chemical fire broke out at a water testing lab in Murray. An employee of Chemtech, located at
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EPA Proposes SNURs for 37 Chemical Substances, Including 14 Nanomaterials
On February 25, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published proposed significant new use rules (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act ...
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Local workshops follow January's spill at Taminco – Pensacola News Journal
Local workshops follow January's spill at TamincoPensacola News JournalWhen the Taminco plant in Pace accidentally spilled thousands of pounds of a hazardous chemical while unloading a rail car in January, alarm sirens sounded, but many of the facility's neighbors didn't know what it meant or what to do. Now, Santa ... 24 ...
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Maine DEP HazMat Specialist Pleads Guilty To Spill Records Destruction
8 Mar 2013 - United States - Environment - DEP HazMat Specialist Pleads Guilty To Spill Records Destruction – IMPLICATIONS FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY SPILLS - Pierce Atwood LLP - Former HazMat Specialist Jon P.
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Hazmat Team responds to crash involving propane truck
The Clark County Fire Department and City of Las Vegas Hazmat Team responded to a crash involving a propane truck.
Hazardous materials team responds to fumes at Tukwila business
The Tukwila Police and fire departments and the Kent Fire Department hazardous materials response team investigated fumes Friday afternoon at a building in the 11200 block of Tukwila International Boulevard.
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U.S. Army brigade trains for CBRN response
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Chemical release reported in Adrian – Toledo Blade
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Chemical release reported in AdrianToledo BladeChemical release reported in Adrian. BLADE STAFF. ADRIAN -- Police and fire investigators in Adrian today are investigating a chemical release at a dairy manufacturing business in the area of East Maumee and Gulf streets. Several roads have been closed ...Crews in Michigan respond to chemical releaseMichigan RadioCrews in Michigan respond to chemical release, HAZMAT situationWXYZAuthorities Lift Advisory After Chemical ReleaseWILX-TVDetroit Read more [...]
Can a Radical New Treatment Save Children With Severe Food Allergies? – New York Times
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Can a Radical New Treatment Save Children With Severe Food Allergies?New York TimesAlthough the number of emergency-room visits for anaphylaxis caused by food has gone up significantly in the past decade — to as many as 90,000 in a year — only 100 to 200 people die (although statistics are difficult to collect because such deaths ...and more »
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Hazardous materials team responds to fumes at Tukwila business – Tukwila Reporter
Hazardous materials team responds to fumes at Tukwila businessTukwila ReporterThe Tukwila Police and fire departments and the Kent Fire Department hazardous materials response team responded to a report of fumes Friday afternoon at a building in the 11200 block of Tukwila International Boulevard. But the investigation of the ... Read more [...]
Reported chemical leak was faulty fridge – Wokingham Times
Reported chemical leak was faulty fridgeWokingham TimesFire crews were called to a report of a chemical leak at a Wokingham office. Firefighters from Wokingham and Bracknell arrived at the office in Molly Millars Lane at around 7.30am on Friday morning. On arrival the crews found the incident was a leaking ...and more »
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Why Americans—and everyone else—will want drones in the skies – Quartz
Why Americans—and everyone else—will want drones in the skiesQuartzDrones can monitor chemical hazards; detect explosives and detonate bombs; help firefighters wade into blazes and plan escape routes; and patrol U.S. borders. Farmers want to use them to spray for ... Greg McNeal, a professor at Pepperdine University ...and more »
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St. Helens Safeway evacuated for Hazmat situation
Fire crews directed around 30 customers who may have been sickened to a triage area on South Columbia River Highway.
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Cities to Begin Paying for Hazmat Team
Taxpayer dollars from Washington County and its small cities will pay for a countywide hazardous material response team from Fayetteville and Springdale.
Baker house scene of hazmat investigation
A Baker residence was the scene of an hazardous materials investigation Monday after a police officer smelled fumes during an arrest. Baker PD's Sgt. Greg Brown inhaled fumes at a Winside Drive home as ...
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Hazmat Team Called To Crash Scene To Test Radioactive Material
A scare for Oakland County Sheriff's Deputies as they're called to a crash scene that included a vehicle carrying radioactive material.
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Local nursing homes leading movement to reduce chemical restraints – Ventura County Star
Local nursing homes leading movement to reduce chemical restraintsVentura County StarEvans, president-elect of the American Medical Directors Association, told a crowd of 300 people they shouldn't look at pills as a solution for patients who fight, wander or even urinate in potted plants outside their room. State certified ombudsman ...
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Unknown chemical leak forces Safeway evacuation – St. Helens Chronicle
Unknown chemical leak forces Safeway evacuationSt. Helens ChronicleHELENS -- Crews from Columbia River Fire & Rescue and Scappoose Fire District were called to the Safeway store at Gable Road and U.S. Highway 30 after what's believed to have been a chemical leak made dozens of people ill. Safeway was evacuated at ...and more »
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The Wonderful World of Drones – Nextgov
The Wonderful World of DronesNextgovThe United States sent drones to Japan after the tsunami because it was too hazardous for humans to monitor the Fukushima nuclear plant, Mairena says, and the robots were used to help with search-and-rescue efforts after Hurricane Katrina. ... a ...
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The Wonderful World of Drones – National Journal
The Wonderful World of DronesNational JournalEquipped with facial-recognition and thermal-imaging capabilities, they can track criminals. Drones can monitor chemical hazards; detect explosives and detonate bombs; help firefighters wade into blazes and plan escape routes; and patrol U.S. borders.
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Can a Radical New Treatment Save Children With Severe Allergies? – New York Times
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Can a Radical New Treatment Save Children With Severe Allergies?New York TimesAlthough the number of emergency-room visits for anaphylaxis caused by food has gone up significantly in the past decade — to as many as 90,000 in a year — only 100 to 200 people die (although statistics are difficult to collect because such deaths ...
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Firefighter Training: Terrorism Planning and Response for Mid- and Small-Size Public Safety Agencies
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