Archive for Chemical Release
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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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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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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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 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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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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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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Samsung: chemical leak raises further doubts over working conditions – Financial Times (blog)
Samsung: chemical leak raises further doubts over working conditionsFinancial Times (blog)The Samsung saga involving a toxic chemical leak at its major chipmaking factory doesn't seem to be over yet. South Korea's environment ministry said on Tuesday that it will investigate the incident to see if some hydrofluoric acid was leaked to the ...and more »
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Samsung: chemical leak raises further doubts over working conditions – Financial Times (blog)
Samsung: chemical leak raises further doubts over working conditionsFinancial Times (blog)The Samsung saga involving a toxic chemical leak at its major chipmaking factory doesn't seem to be over yet. South Korea's environment ministry said on Tuesday that it will investigate the incident to see if some hydrofluoric acid was leaked to the ...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 [...]
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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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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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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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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'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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Air system risks commuters' lives – Sydney Morning Herald
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Air system risks commuters' livesSydney Morning HeraldThe DNV report argued the risk of a big fire or chemical release was lower than the Grubits report said. The report said the smoke management system did ''not meet the criteria for effective use of resources''. Confronted by the opposing reports ...
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30 Injured in Chlorine Leak in Perm – The Moscow Times
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30 Injured in Chlorine Leak in PermThe Moscow TimesThirty people were injured in a chemical leak in the Perm region on Friday, with 27 of them hospitalized, the Emergency Situations Ministry told Interfax. A chlorine leak occurred at the "Soda-Chlorate" chemical plant around 6:30 a.m. in the city of ...27 hospitalized after chlorine leakUPI.com27 Russians hospitalised after chlorine leakNewstrack Indiaall 10 news articles »
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30 Injured in Chlorine Leak in Perm – The Moscow Times
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30 Injured in Chlorine Leak in PermThe Moscow TimesThirty people were injured in a chemical leak in the Perm region on Friday, with 27 of them hospitalized, the Emergency Situations Ministry told Interfax. A chlorine leak occurred at the "Soda-Chlorate" chemical plant around 6:30 a.m. in the city of ...27 hospitalized after chlorine leakUPI.com27 Russians hospitalised after chlorine leakNewstrack Indiaall 10 news articles »
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Tier II reports due by March 1 – Lexology (registration)
Tier II reports due by March 1Lexology (registration)EPCRA was enacted in 1986 after a chemical release in Bhopal, India, killed 1,000 people and injured many more. The law was designed to alert citizens to chemicals present in their communities and to ensure that emergency responders have the ...
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Southwest China chemical plant explosion causes mass evacuation – HazardEx
Southwest China chemical plant explosion causes mass evacuationHazardExHazardEx in the Regions Humberside event scheduled for late-February · Shell abandons 2013 Arctic drilling programme · Imperial Sugar avoids criminal charges for fatal Georgia plant dust explosion · Samsung managers probed over fatal chemical leak ...
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Southwest China chemical plant explosion causes mass evacuation – HazardEx
Southwest China chemical plant explosion causes mass evacuationHazardExHazardEx in the Regions Humberside event scheduled for late-February · Shell abandons 2013 Arctic drilling programme · Imperial Sugar avoids criminal charges for fatal Georgia plant dust explosion · Samsung managers probed over fatal chemical leak ...
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