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Cleanup Continues in Wake of Fatal MA Chemical Explosion – Hazmat – Fire Engineering

Cleanup Continues in Wake of Fatal MA Chemical Explosion – Hazmat  Fire Engineering

EPA, hazmat crews continue cleanup at Martinez Amtrak lot after mercury found – KRON4

EPA, hazmat crews continue cleanup at Martinez Amtrak lot after mercury found  KRON4

Cardiff University building evacuated after chemical leak – BBC

Cardiff University building evacuated after chemical leak  BBC

Hazmat road accidents in the U.S. have more than doubled in the past decade – CBS News

Hazmat road accidents in the U.S. have more than doubled in the past decade  CBS News

Hazmat Spill Closes Martinez Amtrak Station – Patch

Hazmat Spill Closes Martinez Amtrak Station  Patch

National Correctional Workers Appreciation Week 2023

  May 7-13, 2023, is National Correctional Officers Week also referred to as Correctional Workers Week. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 393,000 correctional officers and jailers worked inside correctional facilities in the United States in 2021.[1] The total number of correctional workers is likely much higher as facilities may also employ chaplains, healthcare providers, teachers, food service workers, and maintenance personnel. Correctional workers face a variety Read more [...]

DOT’s drug and alcohol testing program, now allowing the use of oral sampling

The end of the first week of May finished up with some changes coming to DOT required drug and alcohol testing programs that can affect many carriers, and an important safety advisory in reference to rail transport. So, let’s have a look at the news: DOT The agency published a rule that amends the DOT’s... The post DOT’s drug and alcohol testing program, now allowing the use of oral sampling appeared first on Labelmaster Blog. Read more [...]

New Jersey State Police get special training to respond to crashes with hazardous chemicals – CBS News

New Jersey State Police get special training to respond to crashes with hazardous chemicals  CBS News Read more [...]

Martinez hazardous-material incident closes train station – The Mercury News

Martinez hazardous-material incident closes train station  The Mercury News

Precautionary evacuation for parts of Braymer, Missouri, following train derailment – KSHB 41 Kansas City News

Precautionary evacuation for parts of Braymer, Missouri, following train derailment  KSHB 41 Kansas City News Read more [...]

Mercury discovered in Martinez Amtrak parking lot, hazmat crews on scene – CBS News

Mercury discovered in Martinez Amtrak parking lot, hazmat crews on scene  CBS News

Shawnee Co. Solid Waste Dept. hosts monthly hazardous waste drop-off – WIBW

Shawnee Co. Solid Waste Dept. hosts monthly hazardous waste drop-off  WIBW

Hazmat incidents on U.S. roads on the rise – CBS News

Hazmat incidents on U.S. roads on the rise  CBS News

I-40 hazmat spill caused by semi collision | News West Publishing – Mohave Valley News

I-40 hazmat spill caused by semi collision | News West Publishing  Mohave Valley News

Fire at Deer Park chemical plant east of Houston – Axios

Fire at Deer Park chemical plant east of Houston  Axios

Reignited Shell chemical plant fire in Deer Park burns for hours – KHOU.com

Reignited Shell chemical plant fire in Deer Park burns for hours  KHOU.com

Fire reignites at Shell Chemical Plant in Deer Park – KPRC Click2Houston

Fire reignites at Shell Chemical Plant in Deer Park  KPRC Click2Houston

CN derailment in Ontario leads to small chemical leak – TRAINS Magazine

CN derailment in Ontario leads to small chemical leak  TRAINS Magazine

Red Hill Chemical Leak Caused By Contractor And Navy Failures, Investigation Finds – Honolulu Civil Beat

Red Hill Chemical Leak Caused By Contractor And Navy Failures, Investigation Finds  Honolulu Civil Beat

Deer Park chemical plant fire: 9 workers released from hospital after precautionary treatment – KHOU.com

Deer Park chemical plant fire: 9 workers released from hospital after precautionary treatment  KHOU.com

Shell Deer Park plant fire: 9 contractors evaluated and released from hospital, company says – KTRK-TV

Shell Deer Park plant fire: 9 contractors evaluated and released from hospital, company says  KTRK-TV

9 contractors released from hospital after Shell Chemical Plant fire in … – KPRC Click2Houston

9 contractors released from hospital after Shell Chemical Plant fire in …  KPRC Click2Houston

Shell Texas chemical plant fire contained -sheriff – Reuters

Shell Texas chemical plant fire contained -sheriff  Reuters

Deer Park chemical plant fire: 8 workers treated at hospital as precaution, officials say – KHOU.com

Deer Park chemical plant fire: 8 workers treated at hospital as precaution, officials say  KHOU.com

Fire breaks out at Shell chemical plant in Houston suburb – Reuters

Fire breaks out at Shell chemical plant in Houston suburb  Reuters

Crews working to contain 55-gallon drums filled with hazardous material after fatal Newburyport blast – WCVB Boston

Crews working to contain 55-gallon drums filled with hazardous material after fatal Newburyport blast  WCVB Boston Read more [...]

Toxicologist takes soil samples around Martinez refinery following November chemical release – CBS San Francisco

Toxicologist takes soil samples around Martinez refinery following November chemical release  CBS San Francisco Read more [...]

Body of missing worker located following ‘violent’ Newburyport factory explosion, officials say – Boston.com

Body of missing worker located following ‘violent’ Newburyport factory explosion, officials say  Boston.com

Worker remains unaccounted for after ‘violent’ Newburyport chemical explosion – Boston.com

Worker remains unaccounted for after ‘violent’ Newburyport chemical explosion  Boston.com Read more [...]

Body found after explosion rips roof off Newburyport pharmaceutical … – WBUR News

Body found after explosion rips roof off Newburyport pharmaceutical …  WBUR News

Official: Body of missing worker located following ‘violent’ Newburyport chemical explosion – Boston.com

Official: Body of missing worker located following ‘violent’ Newburyport chemical explosion  Boston.com Read more [...]

Drug plant explosion leaves worker missing at destroyed site – WMTV – NBC15

Drug plant explosion leaves worker missing at destroyed site  WMTV – NBC15

‘It felt like an earthquake’: 4 hurt in explosion at High Springs chemical plant – WCJB

‘It felt like an earthquake’: 4 hurt in explosion at High Springs chemical plant  WCJB

Dangerous chemical leaks have injured workers at one of America's largest meat processors – CNN

Dangerous chemical leaks have injured workers at one of America’s largest meat processors  CNN

Toxicologist takes soil samples around Martinez refinery following November chemical release – CBS News

Toxicologist takes soil samples around Martinez refinery following November chemical release  CBS News Read more [...]

Ohio EPA: Cleanup of HAZMAT leak nearly completed – Marion Star

Ohio EPA: Cleanup of HAZMAT leak nearly completed  Marion Star

Former CT public works official convicted of illegally dumping hazardous materials on town property – Hartford Courant

Former CT public works official convicted of illegally dumping hazardous materials on town property  Hartford Courant

Forum on hazardous waste to be held Thursday in Belleville – Detroit News

Forum on hazardous waste to be held Thursday in Belleville  Detroit News

Worker remains unaccounted for after Newburyport chemical explosion – Boston.com

Worker remains unaccounted for after Newburyport chemical explosion  Boston.com

Dangerous chemical leaks have injured workers at one of America's … – KAKE

Dangerous chemical leaks have injured workers at one of America’s …  KAKE