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Hazmat, Bomb Squad Respond to Suspicious Package at Port – Patch.com
Hazmat, Bomb Squad Respond to Suspicious Package at PortPatch.comBoth employees, who complained of nausea, were checked out by paramedics, Main said. She could not confirm reports both were port police officers. A hazardous materials team and bomb squad eventually determined the package was harmless, Main said.
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Port Authority seeks tax break on Steel Ceilings property – Coshocton Tribune
Port Authority seeks tax break on Steel Ceilings propertyCoshocton Tribune... $300,000 in grants to have Phase I and Phase II environmental assessments performed at the site, which according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency records was used as an on-site storage location for hazardous materials beginning about 1930.
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The Daily Troll: Gregoire loses twice over. Highway package faces voter … – Crosscut
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The Daily Troll: Gregoire loses twice over. Highway package faces voter ...Crosscut... suspicious item mailed to Sen. Tom James/Crosscut. A Washington State Patrol hazmat team quickly learned that the suspicious item mailed to Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, was . . . a teabag. They followed hazardous materials protocols anyway. You just ...and more »
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Worker burned in fire at La Porte chemical plant – Houston Chronicle
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Worker burned in fire at La Porte chemical plantHouston ChronicleA worker at a La Porte chemical plant was burned Monday in a fire caused by an explosion, officials said. Black plumes of smoke could be seen above Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals in La Porte around 1 p.m. A company emergency response team contained ...Fire breaks out at Texas chemical plant HOUSTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- A fire ...FireEngineering.comExplosion leads to fire at AkzoNobel plant in La Porteabc13.comWorker injured Read more [...]
Martindale clinic is reborn for charity – Hope Star
Martindale clinic is reborn for charityHope StarThe first hurdle was the removal in 2006 of more than two dozen plastic containers and barrels of hazardous materials and chemicals from the building, which had not been in use since it was closed in 1978. With the completion of the ADEQ's role finally ...
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State Department Finds Keystone XL Pipeline Environmentally Safe – Investor's Business Daily
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State Department Finds Keystone XL Pipeline Environmentally SafeInvestor's Business DailyKeystone XL also met 57 specific pipeline safety standard requirements created by the State Department and the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)." The Keystone XL project has become one of ...Positive reviewPueblo ChieftainIs oil transport by rail a safe, viable alternative if Keystone XL is rejected?Global EdmontonObama Administration Read more [...]
Industrial chemical plant at Cuncolim estate gutted – Times of India
Industrial chemical plant at Cuncolim estate guttedTimes of IndiaMARGAO: An industrial chemical plant in the Cuncolim industrial estate went up in flames in the early hours of Monday after barrels containing concentrated propionic acid stored inside the unit caught fire. The entire plant was gutted in the fire ...and more »
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Sequester Affects Federal Fire Grant Programs – Firehouse.com
Sequester Affects Federal Fire Grant ProgramsFirehouse.comThe Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's Hazardous Materials Safety Account will be cut by $2 million and the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants will be cut by $1 million. Medicare will reduce reimbursements to ...
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Where to Recycle Everything in Walnut Creek – Patch.com
Where to Recycle Everything in Walnut CreekPatch.comThere are hazardous waste drop-off sites in Martinez, Antioch and Richmond serving Contra Costa County residents. Keeping hazardous materials such as paint, pesticides, solvents and other chemicals out of the waste stream (where it can pollute water, ...and more »
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Chemical weapons to be contained in new Depot facility – WKYT
Chemical weapons to be contained in new Depot facilityWKYTIt is now about sixty-percent finished, with walls two-and-a-half feet thick. They're built to withstand a blast or chemical leak. "If there was an unexpected detonation," Williams said, "the effects of that pressure, the shrapnel, as well as the ...and more »
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Chemical weapons to be contained in new Depot facility – WKYT
Chemical weapons to be contained in new Depot facilityWKYTIt is now about sixty-percent finished, with walls two-and-a-half feet thick. They're built to withstand a blast or chemical leak. "If there was an unexpected detonation," Williams said, "the effects of that pressure, the shrapnel, as well as the ...and more »
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Importance of Freight & Passenger Rail to Economy First Subcommittee Hearing … – The Modesto Press (press release)
Importance of Freight & Passenger Rail to Economy First Subcommittee Hearing ...The Modesto Press (press release)Washington, DC – The importance of freight and passenger rail to America's transportation system and the economy will be the focus of the first hearing of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials under Chairman Jeff Denham ...
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Where to Recycle Everything in Lamorinda – Patch.com
Where to Recycle Everything in LamorindaPatch.comThere are hazardous waste drop-off sites in Martinez, Antioch and Richmond serving Contra Costa County residents. Keeping hazardous materials such as paint, pesticides, solvents and other chemicals out of the waste stream (where it can pollute water, ...and more »
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Chemical smell in house causes investigation – The Advocate
Chemical smell in house causes investigationThe Advocate... treated at the scene by Emergency Medical Services personnel. “He'll be fine,” Knaps said. Baker firefighters blocked Winside Drive to traffic until the hazardous materials investigators advised the house did not have an explosive level of ...
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Local emergency planning committee meeting scheduled – Norman Transcript
Local emergency planning committee meeting scheduledNorman TranscriptThe LEPC is a planning group designated by federal law to develop and review plans for responding to chemical release emergencies that may occur within the county. The scope of the LEPC has been expanded in recent years to include planning for health ...
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Unique College Majors: Chemical Hygiene Officer at West Virginia Wesleyan … – WBOY-TV
Unique College Majors: Chemical Hygiene Officer at West Virginia Wesleyan ...WBOY-TVAlong with this experiential learning, Charlton-Smith added that students must also complete a toxicology course, a lab working with hazardous materials, and several other courses that will specifically prepare them for the chemical hygiene officer ...and more »
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Organizations don't know how much money they will lose – Butler Eagle (subscription)
Organizations don't know how much money they will loseButler Eagle (subscription)Additionally, the county's hazardous materials response team gets federal funds. “It's used for training and equipment,“ Bicehouse said. Last year, the Hazmat funding topped $20,000. Cindy Cipoletti, associate director of the Lighthouse Foundation in ...and more »
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Hwy 70 Remains Closed Following Tanker Crash – CBS Local
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Hwy 70 Remains Closed Following Tanker CrashCBS LocalCrews say the clean up process will take a long time. A hazmat crew is standing by while crews work to remove the ethanol from the damaged tanker. “Especially when you are talking about a highly flammable product such as ethanol, time consuming, they ...Tanker Truck Crash Closes Highway 70KRCRTV.COMall 13 news articles »
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Hazardous fracking solution shuts down Loop 1604 – KENS 5 TV
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Hazardous fracking solution shuts down Loop 1604KENS 5 TVMore specifically, the solution is a mixture of borate salts and crystalline silica. Fewer than 100 gallons leaked through vent holes and was mostly contained inside the trailer, Bove explained. a hazardous materials crew removed the diesel fuel from ...
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American CuMo Mining Corporation – Advancing a World Class Molybdenum … – Copper Investing News
American CuMo Mining Corporation – Advancing a World Class Molybdenum ...Copper Investing NewsDr. Moeller managed water quality and hazardous materials programs during a nine-year tenure at Idaho DEQ and has maintained and grown extensive relationships across a wide spectrum of state and federal agency staff and managers. Early in his career, ...and more »
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Tulsa Business Evacuated In Welding Tank Fire – News On 6
Tulsa Business Evacuated In Welding Tank FireNews On 6Hazardous materials crews evacuated all employees, removing the cylinder and putting out the fire. "If we allow the gas to build up after the fire, we have the danger of an explosion, so we evacuate," said Captain Stan May with the Tulsa Police Department.
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Presentation on amending business license ordinance Tuesday – Porterville Recorder
Presentation on amending business license ordinance TuesdayPorterville RecorderFor example, if there is a fire at a business that stocks hazardous materials, the county will be able to dispatch appropriate resources and coordinate with other jurisdictions. Having a countywide business license program in place creates a tool for ...
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Crouse firefighter finishes federal training course – Lincoln Times-News
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Crouse firefighter finishes federal training courseLincoln Times-NewsOwens said the training site was the previous location of the U.S. Army's chemical warfare school before Homeland Security assumed the property as a place for first responders to train with a variety of hazardous materials including anthrax, VX nerve ...
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Regina resident shuts down police HQ by bringing hazardous materials for safe … – MetroNews Canada
Regina resident shuts down police HQ by bringing hazardous materials for safe ...MetroNews CanadaRegina police shut down their headquarters for a short time on Sunday after a citizen brought live explosives into the downtown building. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, a Regina resident brought blasting caps and cords to the front desk of the ...and more »
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Breaking the Law, by Reading It – Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group (blog)
Breaking the Law, by Reading ItSunlight Foundation Reporting Group (blog)The Pipeline Safety Act mandates the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHSMA) make any rules incorporated by reference publicly available for free. PHSMA is extremely unhappy with this new rule. The SDOs' justification for the ...
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Central Prairie American Red Cross plans free Hands-Only CPR Blitz: Annual … – Plainsman
Central Prairie American Red Cross plans free Hands-Only CPR Blitz: Annual ...PlainsmanEach year, the American Red Cross immediately responds to about 70,000 natural and man-made disasters in the U.S., ranging from fires to hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents and explosions.and more »
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MoEW issues resolution on hazardous waste transport – Gulf Today
MoEW issues resolution on hazardous waste transportGulf Today24 in 1999 on "the protection of the environment and development," defined hazardous waste as waste resulting from various activities and processes or its ashes containing various properties of hazardous materials such as batteries, used oils and ...and more »
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Conflict prices have Syrians down at the heel – Aljazeera.com
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Conflict prices have Syrians down at the heelAljazeera.comAs a consequence, Syrians are now forced to recycle certain hazardous materials. Some residents of Aleppo have even been buring old army boots for fuel. Al Jazeera's Casey Kauffman reports from Aleppo, Syria. 61. Source: Al Jazeera. Email Article ...and more »
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Chemical leak at Scottish whisky distillery – HazardEx
Chemical leak at Scottish whisky distilleryHazardExOn March 3 a chemical leak was reported at Diageo's Roseisle Distillery in Moray, North East Scotland. A spokesperson for the drinks company said: "I can confirm there was an incident involving a chemical leak at the bio-energy plant at the Roseisle ...
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Chemical leak at Scottish whisky distillery – HazardEx
Chemical leak at Scottish whisky distilleryHazardExOn March 3 a chemical leak was reported at Diageo's Roseisle Distillery in Moray, North East Scotland. A spokesperson for the drinks company said: "I can confirm there was an incident involving a chemical leak at the bio-energy plant at the Roseisle ...
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Business Notes: Roundup of awards, contracts in the industry – Waste & Recycling News
Business Notes: Roundup of awards, contracts in the industryWaste & Recycling News4th Bin's practices include prohibiting exports to developing countries, the use of landfills and incinerators and the use of prison labor for hazardous materials derived from e-waste. Eriez has received the Economic Development Corporation of Erie ...
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Where to Recycle Everything in El Cerrito – Patch.com
Where to Recycle Everything in El CerritoPatch.comThere are hazardous waste drop-off sites in Martinez, Antioch and Richmond serving Contra Costa County residents. Keeping hazardous materials such as paint, pesticides, solvents and other chemicals out of the waste stream (where it can pollute water, ...
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Local governments plan for disasters – Wyoming Tribune
Local governments plan for disastersWyoming TribuneCountywide, the “highly likely” hazards with the potential for widespread impact are hailstorms, hazardous materials accidents, wildland fires, windstorms, and winter storms and blizzards. Among the county's 10 projects to mitigate those and other ...
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The pros and cons of biosolids in Cumberland County – Waste Management World
The pros and cons of biosolids in Cumberland CountyWaste Management WorldTreatment plants also complete a hazardous waste determination involving an analysis of the biosolids for several hazardous materials. Each treatment plant will have a different method to complete this process, partially because treatment plants are ...and more »
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Fairfield Fire Commission Promotes Two New Lieutenants – Patch.com
Fairfield Fire Commission Promotes Two New LieutenantsPatch.com... for his actions at a tanker truck fire on I-95, two unit citations for motor vehicle accident extrications on the Merritt Parkway and on North Benson Road, and is a member of the Department Honor Guard and Hazardous Materials Technician Response Team.
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Tiburon Completes Total Enforcement RMS Integration to Jail Management to … – Marketwire (press release)
Tiburon Completes Total Enforcement RMS Integration to Jail Management to ...Marketwire (press release)Its bi-directional integration with RMS systems delivers priors, premise, warrants, hazardous materials, pre-plan and special flags data instantly upon location verification. "One size doesn't fit all, and the comprehensive nature of Tiburon's end-to ...and more »
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'Catastrophic' fire threat on trains – Sydney Morning Herald
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'Catastrophic' fire threat on trainsSydney Morning HeraldBy 2001, the government was preparing tenders to install a ''smoke management'' system to allow fresh air into tunnels if there was a big train fire, bomb or chemical release. But months from issuing tenders, the operator commissioned reports into ...and more »
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Johnson earns KCFR's highest award – Coeur d'Alene Press
Johnson earns KCFR's highest awardCoeur d'Alene PressThe lieutenant for Kootenai County Fire and Rescue, the region's hazardous materials team leader for the state, earned his agency's Dedication and Devotion Award for 2012. It's the highest honor given by the fire district. "He demonstrated an ...and more »
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High-speed rail project targets 'disadvantaged' workers in the Central Valley – Sacramento Bee
High-speed rail project targets 'disadvantaged' workers in the Central ValleySacramento BeeLon Martinez, who has been unemployed for six years, said he had worked as a construction inspector and tested hazardous materials for an engineering firm before being laid off six years ago. A felony conviction for a burglary he said he committed ...and more »
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Train ridership up in valley; regional authority to meet soon – Modesto Bee
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Train ridership up in valley; regional authority to meet soonModesto BeeJeff Denham, who represents Stanislaus County and part of San Joaquin County, recently became chairman of the House's subcommittee on railroads, pipelines and hazardous materials. On Tuesday, its first meeting under his leadership will focus on freight ...and more »
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