Archive for Chemical Release
Jurors: DuPont acted with malice, $5M due to ill man – The News Journal
The News JournalJurors: DuPont acted with malice, $5M due to ill manThe News Journal... into the ground, water and air in the Mid-Ohio Valley region along the Ohio River in West Virginia and Ohio. The News Journal documented the toxic chemical's release from DuPont's Washington Works plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia, in a recent ...and more » Read more [...]
Technavio Announces Top Seven Vendors in the Global Fire Sprinklers Market Until 2020 – Business Wire (press release)
Technavio Announces Top Seven Vendors in the Global Fire Sprinklers Market Until 2020Business Wire (press release)LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has announced the top seven leading vendors for the global fire sprinklers market in their latest research report. ... Hochiki operates three manufacturing plants, 35 sales offices, and 13 subsidiaries in Japan ...and more » Read more [...]
Climate Roundup: Ontario flood risk increases despite driest season ever – TVO (registration) (blog)
TVO (registration) (blog)Climate Roundup: Ontario flood risk increases despite driest season everTVO (registration) (blog)The study points to the reality that flood-related water damage has replaced fire as the number one cause of household insurance claims in Ontario and is the largest cost for taxpayers of any natural hazard. With a sense of urgency, it recommends that ...and more » Read more [...]
Technavio Announces Top Seven Vendors in the Global Fire Sprinklers Market Until 2020 – Yahoo Finance
Technavio Announces Top Seven Vendors in the Global Fire Sprinklers Market Until 2020Yahoo FinanceThe company's suppression systems segment offers wet fire sprinkler systems, dry pipe systems, pre-action systems, underground supplies, foam special hazard, kitchen hood systems, fire extinguisher, chemical, gaseous, standpipe systems, and fire pumps ... Read more [...]
7 myths about female masturbation, busted by the director of 'Sticky: A (Self) Love Story' – Revelist (blog)
Revelist (blog)7 myths about female masturbation, busted by the director of 'Sticky: A (Self) Love Story'Revelist (blog)Basically, there's nothing wrong with turning to some self-lovin' for a little chemical release when feeling stressed out. But if you think you may be using masturbation as a permanent crutch for larger and more ongoing anxiety issues, you should talk ... Read more [...]
Oil fire put out at REC Silicon – Columbia Basin Herald
Oil fire put out at REC SiliconColumbia Basin Herald“There was no chemical release and no chemical danger to public,” Bowen said. “No one was hurt, so we are very fortunate that it was all put out with no risk to the public.” Outside gates at the plant were closed as a precaution until the all clear ... Read more [...]
Chemical leak at Elmira business – Elmira Star-Gazette
Elmira Star-GazetteChemical leak at Elmira businessElmira Star-GazetteA chemical leak at at Culligan water in Elmira prompted a heavy emergency response presence Tuesday morning. Elmira Fire Chief Joseph Martino said a chemical leak occurred in the system that Culligan uses to treat equipment. The incident occurred ...and more » Read more [...]
Update on chemical leak at Phelps, Ky. – Williamson Daily News
Update on chemical leak at Phelps, Ky.Williamson Daily NewsWilliam Plaster/WDN Photo Pictured above are the alleged storage units that leaked an unknown chemical into the community of Phelps on Saturday. The storage units were allegedly on the property of W. Keith Hall, former State Representative. The ... Read more [...]
'Defective tank' caused St Andrews swimming pool chemical leak – Scotsman
Scotsman'Defective tank' caused St Andrews swimming pool chemical leakScotsmanA leak from the chlorination system prompted an emergency evacuation of the pool, with a number of individuals who had been using it taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. HSE investigators identified that the incident had involved an uncontrolled ...and more » Read more [...]
Lessons learned from East Sands Leisure Centre chemical leak – The Courier
The CourierLessons learned from East Sands Leisure Centre chemical leakThe CourierA number of health and safety contraventions led to a major chemical leak at a St Andrews leisure centre last year, it has emerged. Five children and 14 adults needed treatment for breathing difficulties following the alert at the East Sands Leisure ... Read more [...]
Injured workers burned by dangerous chemical – Times Record News
Times Record NewsInjured workers burned by dangerous chemicalTimes Record NewsHe said personnel at the plant who were performing a routine check on the workers found them down at about 5 p.m. and followed procedures for emergency response by the fire department and police department. "The procedure is in extreme hazardous ...and more » Read more [...]
Hazmat Crew Called To Port Of Catoosa For Possible Chemical Leak; No Problem Found – News On 6
News On 6Hazmat Crew Called To Port Of Catoosa For Possible Chemical Leak; No Problem FoundNews On 6Tulsa Hazmat crews responded to the Port of Catoosa after a potential hazardous materials leak was reported. News On 6 was initially told there was a hazardous materials leak inside a building, but authorities later said it was a false alarm. A ...and more » Read more [...]
2 killed in industrial accident at Oxy Chem in SW Wichita – KWCH
KWCH2 killed in industrial accident at Oxy Chem in SW WichitaKWCH"Regrettably, two contractors lost their lives after an incident involving a failure of the contractor's equipment. Our thoughts go out to the workers' families and colleagues... The incident did not involve any chemical release and an investigation is ...2 killed in industrial accident at Wichita-area plantKAKEall 11 news articles » Read more [...]
Fire reported overnight at chemical plant – WBRZ
WBRZFire reported overnight at chemical plantWBRZADDIS - Emergency responders reported an overnight fire at a plant, but could not provide much information about the incident Saturday. Fire crews and ambulances were sent to a plant on La. 1 near the West Baton Rouge/Iberville Parish line around ...and more » Read more [...]
WIPP's new waste acceptance criteria accepted – Carlsbad Current-Argus
Carlsbad Current-ArgusWIPP's new waste acceptance criteria acceptedCarlsbad Current-ArgusCARLSBAD — The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant issued revised Waste Acceptance Criteria to nuclear waste generators around the country. Those changes were made in response to findings resulting from an investigation into the February 2014 radiological ... Read more [...]
Oil fire at REC Silicon produces smoke, no chemicals released – iFIBER One News
Oil fire at REC Silicon produces smoke, no chemicals releasediFIBER One NewsMOSES LAKE (VIDEO) - An oil fire was extinguished at REC Silicon in Moses Lake that produced smoke on Friday morning. No chemicals were released and no one was injured, REC Silicon spokesman James Bowen said. The fire started at about 7:30 a.m. ...and more » Read more [...]
'All Clear' sounded after REC Silicon oil fire – KXLY Spokane
KXLY Spokane'All Clear' sounded after REC Silicon oil fireKXLY SpokaneThe all clear has been sounded at REC Silicon in Moses Lake, where crews battled an oil fire Friday morning. The fire started at approximately 7:30 in a natural gas fueled oil heater. The Grant County Sheriff's Office reports that there was no chemical ...and more » Read more [...]
Local Air Regulators Investigating Three Separate Recent Refinery Problems – KQED
Local Air Regulators Investigating Three Separate Recent Refinery ProblemsKQEDBay Area air regulators are looking into several recent malfunctions at Chevron's Richmond refinery, Valero's Benicia facility and the Phillips 66 plant in Rodeo that led each facility to send flares into the sky. All three ... The “unscheduled flaring ... Read more [...]
20 years after Colonial Pipeline disaster, spills continue – Myrtle Beach Sun News
Myrtle Beach Sun News20 years after Colonial Pipeline disaster, spills continueMyrtle Beach Sun NewsPlantation has been involved in two other recent incidents in its Upstate pipeline; an equipment failure in Spartanburg in 2012 and a line rupture at its Belton plant in May 2014 that sent a geyser of gasoline 150 feet into the air and spilled more ... Read more [...]
CSX derailment safety investigation found policy issues at Sheriff's Office – WBIR.com
WBIR.comCSX derailment safety investigation found policy issues at Sheriff's OfficeWBIR.comThe state's Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or TOSHA, investigated last summer's chemical release and in September issued a report that cited the sheriff's office with what it called a “serious” violation. The report also suggested that ...and more » Read more [...]
Chemical leak at Bolingbrook meat plant injures four – Chicago Tribune
Chemical leak at Bolingbrook meat plant injures fourChicago TribuneFour people were treated for non-life-threatening injuries Thursday following a carbon dioxide leak at a Bolingbrook meat processing plant, authorities said. Eighteen workers were inside a meat grinding room at the West Liberty Foods facility when a ...and more » Read more [...]
2 killed in industrial accident at Wichita-area plant – KAKE
2 killed in industrial accident at Wichita-area plantKAKETwo men have died following an industrial accident late Thursday morning at a Wichita-area chemical plant. The incident was reported just before noon at Occidental Chemical Corporation at 6200 South Ridge Road, near 63rd Street South. Sedgwick County ...and more » Read more [...]
Plant blast curbs Gulf of Mexico oil, gas supply – Houma Courier
Plant blast curbs Gulf of Mexico oil, gas supplyHouma CourierOfficials received reports of two explosions at the plant, Earl Etheridge, director of emergency services for Jackson County, Mississippi, said Tuesday by phone. Officials were still trying to determine a cause and where the explosion originated as ... Read more [...]
Enterprise plant blast curbs Gulf of Mexico oil, gas supply – WorldOil (subscription)
Enterprise plant blast curbs Gulf of Mexico oil, gas supplyWorldOil (subscription)HOUSTON (Bloomberg) -- Enterprise Products Partners LP's natural gas processing plant in Mississippi will be shut for at least “a few days” after an explosion and fire that also closed a key gas pipeline and curbed oil output from the Gulf of Mexico ...and more » Read more [...]
Oklahoma business briefs for June 30 – NewsOK.com
Oklahoma business briefs for June 30NewsOK.comFAIRLAND — A Simmons Feed Mill employee apparently fell to his death after a safety chain broke, said Jeff Reynolds, Fairland Fire Chief. The victim was identified as Harold ... Emergency crews were called to the site about 4:20 a.m. Tuesday, he said ...and more » Read more [...]
Enterprise plant blast curbs Gulf of Mexico oil, gas supply – Chicago Tribune
Enterprise plant blast curbs Gulf of Mexico oil, gas supplyChicago TribuneEnterprise Products Partners's natural gas processing plant in Mississippi will be shut for at least "a few days" after an explosion and fire that also closed a key gas pipeline and curbed oil output from the Gulf of Mexico. Enterprise's fuel ...and more » Read more [...]
Enterprise Sees Plant Curbing Gulf Oil, Gas Supply Down for Days – Bloomberg
Enterprise Sees Plant Curbing Gulf Oil, Gas Supply Down for DaysBloombergEnterprise Products Partners LP's natural gas processing plant in Mississippi will be shut for at least “a few days” after an explosion and fire that also closed a key gas pipeline and curbed oil output from the Gulf of Mexico. Enterprise's fuel ...and more » Read more [...]
Enterprise Plant Blast Curbs Gulf of Mexico Oil, Gas Supply – Bloomberg
Enterprise Plant Blast Curbs Gulf of Mexico Oil, Gas SupplyBloombergOfficials received reports of two explosions at the plant, Earl Etheridge, director of emergency services for Jackson County, Mississippi, said Tuesday by phone. Officials were still trying to determine a cause and where the explosion originated as ... Read more [...]
20 years after Colonial Pipeline disaster, spills continue – The State
The State20 years after Colonial Pipeline disaster, spills continueThe StatePlantation has been involved in two other recent incidents in its Upstate pipeline; an equipment failure in Spartanburg in 2012 and a line rupture at its Belton plant in May 2014 that sent a geyser of gasoline 150 feet into the air and spilled more ... Read more [...]
In brief: 2 blasts at natural gas plant – Houston Chronicle
Houston ChronicleIn brief: 2 blasts at natural gas plantHouston ChronicleDow Chemical says it will eliminate about 2,500 jobs worldwide, or about 4 percent of its workforce, which is tied to the recent restructuring of its ownership in Dow Corning. Dow Chemical will shutter silicone manufacturing plants in Greensboro, N.C ... Read more [...]
Cause of Enterprise Gas Plant explosion still a mystery – WDAM-TV
Cause of Enterprise Gas Plant explosion still a mysteryWDAM-TVFire crews were at the Enterprise Gas Plant until early Tuesday evening, hours after the initial blast that occurred around 11:30 Monday night. "We had an explosion and a resulting fire which resulted in a gas release and our ESD systems, emergency ...and more » Read more [...]
Tompkinsville chemical leak forces evacuation – WBKO
WBKOTompkinsville chemical leak forces evacuationWBKO"The operators were calling in from the sewer treatment plant that there had been a chlorine gas leak. As we got over here we found the operators out of the facility," said Monroe County Emergency Management Director David Rich. Emergency management ...and more » Read more [...]
Tompkinsville chemical leak requires evacuation – WBKO
WBKOTompkinsville chemical leak requires evacuationWBKOTOMPKINSVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) -- Tompkinsville City Hall said a chemical spill had occurred at the sewer plant Tuesday morning. Everyone within a half mile of the sewer plant was evacuated because of a chlorine leak. The chemical response team had been ...and more » Read more [...]
When condiments ATTACK: I got burned by the lime in my Corona – New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsWhen condiments ATTACK: I got burned by the lime in my CoronaNew York Daily NewsIt was like someone set part of my face on fire. Now, I've ... Readers, meet phytophotodermatitis — also called “margarita burn” or “lime burn” — a chemical reaction caused by contact with certain plants and vegetables that can make skin ... Read more [...]
Chemical leak, fire prompts evacuations in Mont Belvieu – KHOU.com
KHOU.comChemical leak, fire prompts evacuations in Mont BelvieuKHOU.comChemical leak, fire prompts evacuations in Mont Belvieu. Two incidents involving a chemical leak and a fire prompted evacuations in Mont Belvieu on Sunday. No injuries were reported. Authorities are investigating the causes of the incidents. Larry ...Chemical fire, leak prompt evacuations in Mont BelvieuThe Baytown SunPrecautionary evacuation underway for part of Mont Belvieu due to well incidentsKTRK-TVall 8 news articles » Read more [...]
Chemical plant incidents prompt evacuations in Mont Belvieu – KTRK-TV
KTRK-TVChemical plant incidents prompt evacuations in Mont BelvieuKTRK-TVMont Belvieu emergency officials evacuated part of town as a precaution for several hours on Sunday after a chemical leak and fire at two chemical plants on TX-146 on Sunday. City Manager Bryan Easum said the leak at the LyondellBasell plant was a mix ...and more » Read more [...]
Precautionary evacuation underway for part of Mont Belvieu due to well incidents – KTRK-TV
KTRK-TVPrecautionary evacuation underway for part of Mont Belvieu due to well incidentsKTRK-TVMont Belvieu emergency officials evacuated part of town as a precaution after a chemical leak and fire at two chemical plants on TX-146 on Sunday. City Manager Bryan Easum said the leak at the LyondellBasell plant was a mix of brine water with ...and more » Read more [...]
Country club worker sickened by pool chemicals – Eagle-Tribune
Country club worker sickened by pool chemicalsEagle-TribuneANDOVER – A 40-year-old woman was taken by ambulance from the Andover Country Club to Lawrence General Hospital Saturday morning after poorly mixed pool chemicals released a harmful asphyxiant into the air. Deputy Chief Albert DelDotto of the ...and more » Read more [...]
JFRD Haz Mat crews cool overheated gas tanks in Lackawanna – ActionNewsJax.com
ActionNewsJax.comJFRD Haz Mat crews cool overheated gas tanks in LackawannaActionNewsJax.comJacksonville Fire and Rescue Department HazMat crews worked Friday afternoon to cool an overheated gas tank in the parking lot of WhiteWave Foods. A crew brought in a cylinder of acetylene, a highly flammable gas, and they were going to use it for ... Read more [...]
Chemical Plant Emergency Response – WKRG
Chemical Plant Emergency ResponseWKRGTHE GULF COAST EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACADEMY IN AXIS ALABAMA IS SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO INDUSTRIAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING. “They are the front line” says ... THE FIRST EXERCISE FOCUSES ON RECOGNIZING THE PRESENCE OF A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL AND ... Read more [...]
