Archive for HazMat
Hazmat Situation in East Hartford Fire
A fire at BioSafe on 22 Meadow St. in East Hartford on Wednesday morning caused a contained hazardous materials situation, according to officials but no one is in danger.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
PHMSA Aligning Hazmat Regs with International Standards — Occupational Health & Safety
The agency wants to have its proposed rule adopted by Jan. 1, 2013, when most of the relevant international standards take effect.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
NC hazmat team responds to overturned propane tanker
An overturned tanker hauling liquid propane has a portion of Highway 401 near the Afton community as well as Rifle Range Road closed temporarily, and the state hazardous materials team from Raleigh is here as a precaution.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Propane tanker crashes into Maryland condominium complex, town center closed off
A Port Deposit condominium complex was evacuated and all roads into the town closed after an 18-wheeled propane tanker containing an estimated 9,000 gallons of the heavier-than-air fuel crashed into the building at about 1 p.m.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat Crews Respond To Fire At Martinez Shell Refinery – CBS Sacramento
A small fire at the Shell refinery in Martinez has prompted a response from the Contra Costa County’s hazardous materials team.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Maritime Professional – What's Inside that Container?
Maritime Professional is dedicated to making and maintaining crucial maritime industry connections. Maritime Professional is an online business resource, created to serve industry professionals worldwide.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Calif. Refinery Fire Site Too Dangerous for Investigators
ederal and state investigators are trying to determine how to safely enter the area where a fire broke out in a Chevron Corp. refinery last week.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Enter with caution 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit trains in low-light assessment – CAMP HANSEN Japan — Chemical biological radiological and nuclear defense Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditiona…
Enter with caution 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit trains in low-light assessment - CAMP HANSEN Japan — Chemical biological radiological and nuclear defense Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit completed low-light assessment and consequ...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Investigator: Chevron's Richmond refinery fire 'near disaster' for workers; pipe safety in question – Oroville Mercury Register
More than a dozen workers were nearly killed when the vapor cloud that sparked Mondays massive Chevron refinery fire engulfed them as they worked on a leaky, four-decades-old pipe that the oil giant had not replaced during a round of maintenance...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Meth Lab Explodes In Man's Face | Lexington, Kentucky
A man suffered injuries when a one-step meth lab exploded in his face Sunday night in Madison County. See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
FAA Charges FedEx With Hazmat Violations
FAA has proposed fining FedEx $681,200 for allegedly violating DOT's hazardous materials regulations.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hydraulic Fracturing Materials Involved in Okla. Blast
About 100 people were evacuated from their homes Saturday after the explosion that injured two people and sent flames and a plume of black smoke into the air.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Trailer hauling ammo, gunpowder catches fire on I-80 in Pa.
Three people escaped serious injury Sunday night when a vehicle hauling ammunition and gunpowder caught fire around 9 p.m. on Interstate 80 in Boggs Township, according to firefighters at the scene.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Four charged in metal theft, meth lab at Kennecott
Four men, including two Kennecott copper mine workers, have been charged with stealing copper wire from the mine and having methamphetamine-making equipment on its grounds.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazardous materials threaten Glendale industrial park
Firefighters are trying to stabilize a potentially dangerous situation involving hazardous materials.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
DOD to increase funding of nerve agent medical countermeasure program | BioPrepWatch.com
Pharmathene, Inc., recently announced that the U.S. Department of Defense plans to exercise an option to accelerate funding for its nerve agent medical countermeasure program.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Three arrested for possessing ammonia gas after hazardous materials incident
Heeman, Hicks and Shaw were arraigned and placed in Lancaster County Prison on $275,000 bail.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Authorities investigate Raleigh home explosion – The Sacramento Bee
Authorities are probing the root of an explosion that caused a fire at a home in north Raleigh.
Road Back Open Following Hazmat Situation
An early morning fire turned into a hazmat situation after officials found chemical materials involved in the blaze.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
The National Response Center and FCC Dedicated Phone Lines
Hazardous spill notifications should include the National Response Center, but understand the series of FCC assigned three digit phone numbers.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Fredericksburg Hazardous Materials Team Assists with Caroline County Incident
A leaking valve on an anhydrous ammonia tank at the Russell Stover Candy distribution center in Caroline County required the assistance of the team's help.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Harford County Hazmat Members Save Life, Earn Recognition
The three men were named Harford County employees of the month.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Beach sand used to soak up Miami Beach gas leak
An underground leak in Miami Beach sent fuel spewing into the streets and through the roof of a Chevron station Thursday morning.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Grassley Seeks Answers About Chemical Facility Security Program
Senator Chuck Grassley has asked Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano about allegations of mismanagement and spending abuse by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Crude oil pipeline across Wisconsin restarts after spill cleanup, repair
Enbridge Energy has restarted a Wisconsin oil pipeline after cleaning up a spill and making repairs on a rupture that occurred on July 27...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Pa. Hazmat Teams Respond To Chlorine Leak
CONYNGHAM, PA — Several streets were blocked off Wednesday in Luzerne County after emergency crews were called out to a water...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Feds: Man Spewed Hazardous Materials Into Street – Indiana News Story – WRTV Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS -- A man faces federal charges of unlawful storage and disposal of hazardous waste and Social Security fraud after an investigation that involved several federal agencies. Tuesday, August 7, 2012.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat crews respond to Harvard Medical School after acid spills in 10th floor lab
A Harvard Medical School building was evacuated this afternoon after chemicals spilled on the 10th floor, the Boston Fire Department said.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
55 years ago, 6 stood under atomic bomb blast — on purpose
Fifty-five years ago today, five Army officers and a photographer stood directly under a 2-kiloton atomic blast at the Nevada Test Site, about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, and survived? See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
