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Chemistry World
July 11, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
Texas plant explosion prompts calls for stricter rules The fire and explosion that destroyed the West Fertilizer chemical plant in Texas on 17 April, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 200, has resulted in calls to tighten US chemical handling regulations.   |
Chemistry World
April 25, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
US safety body says deadly West explosion 'preventable' The fire and explosion that destroyed the West Fertilizer chemical plant in Texas last April, killing 15 people and injuring more than 200, was entirely preventable and highlights a pressing need for regulatory change. |
Chemistry World
August 7, 2013
Lanay Tierney |
Obama mandate calls for safer chemical facilities US President Barack Obama has issued a mandate for federal agencies to review industrial chemical safety regulations in the wake of the deadly fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas in April. |
Chemistry World
June 12, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
US agencies report back on safeguarding chemical plants A long-awaited plan to bolster the safety of US chemical plants is facing some industry opposition. |
Chemistry World
September 3, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
US not accurately tracking serious chemical accidents The US government lacks accurate information about the frequency of serious industrial chemical accidents in the country, according to an analysis by the Dallas Morning News. |
Chemistry World
April 18, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Deadly blast destroys US fertilizer plant A devastating fire and explosion have destroyed a US fertilizer plant, killing several people and injuring many more. |
Chemistry World
December 22, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
Chemical facility anti-terrorism laws renewed for four years The measure makes a series of key changes to the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. |
IndustryWeek
April 21, 2010
Jonathan Katz |
Investigators Eye Refinery Safety BP's safety issues raise questions about how certain manufacturers approach safety management. |
Chemistry World
October 4, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
US government shutdown hits science, chemical industry Researchers working at American universities and agencies are reeling after the US government shutdown on 1 October. The chemical industry has not escaped the effects of the political spat either. |
Chemistry World
September 25, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Bayer CropScience pays $5.6m to settle 2008 accident charges Under the agreement, the company will enhance safeguards at its US chemical facilities. |
Chemistry World
November 17, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Carbon dioxide leak at US coffee plant prompts federal probe A US federal investigation has been launched after a carbon dioxide leak at a coffee roasting and decaffeination plant in Houston, Texas, led to the death of one employee. |
Chemistry World
November 26, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Intrigue at the top of the US's Chemical Safety Board A political drama continues to be played out at the US Chemical Safety Board, the federal agency charged with investigates serious industrial chemical accidents in America. |
Chemistry World
July 27, 2012
Rebecca Trager |
BP's misdirected safety focus blamed for Deepwater debacle The US Chemical Safety Board, an independent federal agency, has concluded that safety lapses by BP and others led to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in April 2010. |
Chemistry World
November 6, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Inaction at US Chemical Safety Board criticized The independent agency charged with investigating serious industrial chemical accidents in the US, is being accused of shirking its responsibilities in the face of internal squabbles. |
Chemistry World
January 7, 2014
Phillip Broadwith |
All hail shale The US shale gas boom has continued to drive recovery for the country's chemical industry this year. Access to cheap feedstocks and energy has allowed US producers to compete strongly in the global market |
Chemistry World
September 16, 2015
Hepeng Jia |
Tianjin blast prompts safety overhaul The recent blast in Tianjin port and other Chinese chemical plant accidents have prompted an overhaul of the country's approach to safety amid accusations of corruption and mismanagement. |
Chemistry World
January 29, 2010
Rebecca Trager |
UCLA faces possible criminal charges for chemistry lab death One year after a research assistant at the University of California, Los Angeles in the US died following an accident in the lab, the university awaits news on whether criminal charges will be filed. |
Chemistry World
March 10, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
US chemical safety board in turmoil The US Chemical Safety Board), an independent federal agency charged with investigating serious chemical accidents, is being accused of punishing whistle blowers and appears to have widespread employee dissatisfaction. |
Chemistry World
September 2, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
Chemical safety board falls short The US government agency charged with investigating chemical accidents is failing to investigate even the most serious leaks and blasts, according to congressional watchdog the Government Accountability Office. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
OSHA Takes Heat for Refinery Fire Congressional committee says it could have done more to prevent fatal blast. |
Chemistry World
June 19, 2013
Patrick Walter |
Probe into deadly explosion at US plant Authorities are still searching for the cause of a deadly explosion at a Louisiana petrochemicals plant that occurred on June 13th. |
Chemistry World
December 1, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
US agencies test less than 1% of chemicals Less than 1% of the chemicals currently registered for commercial use in the US have undergone testing by government agencies, according to the Center for Effective Government |
Chemistry World
June 1, 2006
Katharine Sanderson |
Explosion at Ammonia Plant An explosion at an ammonia plant has left two people injured in Teeside, UK. |
Chemistry World
July 7, 2015
Phillip Broadwith |
Blast kills six at South Korean chemical plant Local news reports suggest that six workers have been killed and one injured in an explosion at Hanwha Chemical's plant in Ulsan, South Korea. |
Chemistry World
April 8, 2015
Emma Stoye |
Leak causes explosion at para-xylene plant in China An explosion at a para-xylene plant in China's Fujian Province has injured at least 12 people, and caused fires that continued for more than three days after the initial blast. |
Chemistry World
October 22, 2015
Phillip Broadwith |
Nine dead in China plant blast Nine workers have been killed in an explosion at a chemical plant operated by Shandong Tianbao Chemical Industry in Linyi, eastern China. |
Chemistry World
August 29, 2008
Hepeng Jia |
Drinking water safe after China plant blast The most serious chemical factory explosion to occur China for over a decade has not caused major damage to the environment, according to local authorities. |
Chemistry World
November 20, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
Methyl mercaptan leak kills four workers A chemical leak at a DuPont plant near La Porte, US killed four workers and hospitalized another on 15 November. The cause of the accident remains under investigation, but it involved a methyl mercaptan leak. |
Chemistry World
January 16, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
MFG Chemical fined after worker dies The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined specialty chemical company MFG Chemical nearly $90,000. |
IndustryWeek
January 11, 2012 |
Safety Agency Pushes for Combustible Dust Standard Significant accumulations of combustible iron ore powder fueled the flash fires that led to the fatalities at powdered metals plant last year. |
Chemistry World
November 12, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
Republican gains may spur US chemical rules reform Now that Republicans control both the House of Representatives and the Senate momentum is building to reform the nation's 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act, according to chemical industry groups. |
Chemistry World
June 29, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
US Chemical Safety Board controversy continues Recent events have highlighted the dysfunction and discord within the US Chemical Safety Board, the independent federal agency charged with investigating serious industrial chemical accidents. |
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
Jonathan Katz |
Clearing the Dust on Process Safety Are plants relying too much on industrywide data and technology to protect their workers? |
Chemistry World
October 24, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
US Universities' Lab Safety Under New Scrutiny US universities are under pressure to significantly step up safety at chemistry labs, following new findings and recommendations from the Chemical Safety Board. |
Chemistry World
July 24, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
US regulator says DuPont's safety program 'failed' The US government agency that regulates workplace safety is proposing to fine DuPont for the second time in a matter of weeks, because of lapses in its worker safety practices. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2007
Jonathan Katz |
Refinery Safety Scrutinized New federal program aims to reduce refinery mishaps. |
Chemistry World
September 17, 2015
Mark Peplow |
After Tianjin Chemical safety in China is not just a problem for the Chinese to deal with. It damages the reputation of the global chemical industry as a whole |
Chemistry World
May 29, 2014 |
Safety first? Just how safe is working in a laboratory? As Jon Evans discovers, it depends on where you are and who you ask |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Refinery Blast Reinforces Calls for Process Safety OSHA forms new alliance to address hazards. |
Chemistry World
May 6, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
UCLA fined following fatal lab accident The University of California, Los Angeles has been fined nearly $32,000 following the death of a laboratory assistant in January. |
Chemistry World
February 3, 2015
Phillip Broadwith |
Fatal blast at Indian chemical plant One worker was killed and a further four injured after an explosion at a chemical manufacturing plant operated by chemicals supplier and custom synthesis firm Survival Technologies in Ankleshwar on 20 January. |
Chemistry World
February 4, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Obama wants to boost R&D funding 6% in 2016 President Obama has outlined his ambition of growing R&D funding by 6%, to $146 billion in his 2016 budget proposal. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2005 |
The Texas City Oil Refinery Disaster When fuel spewed from the stack of a Gulf Coast facility in March, it went looking for a spark. It found one. |
Chemistry World
July 24, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
Investigators find cause of West Virginia chemical spill The lack of a rigorous inspection program at Freedom Industries is to blame for the massive leak of (4-methylcyclohexyl)methanol from a tank at a the company's storage site in West Virginia. |
Chemistry World
May 26, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
DuPont fined over fatal leak DuPont failed to take the necessary precautions to protect four workers who died after a methyl mercaptan leak at the company's facility in November 2014, the US Department of Labor's occupational safety and health administration has determined. |
Chemistry World
November 8, 2012
Ned Stafford |
Questions remain after huge hydrofluoric acid leak More than six weeks after eight tons of hydrofluoric acid was accidentally released at a chemical plant in South Korea, many of the thousands of local residents who fled the area have reportedly not yet returned to their homes despite assurances from authorities. |
Chemistry World
August 14, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Deadly chemical blast at Chinese port The incident, believed to have been caused by volatile chemicals stored on site, has led President Xi Jinping to call for enhanced management of dangerous chemicals. |
IndustryWeek
January 11, 2012 |
Ergonomics a Good Fit for Safety, Cost Savings Is your company giving ergonomics, the science of fitting workplace conditions and job demands to the capabilities of the working population, the attention it deserves? |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2011
Rex Moore |
This Stock Dipped. Time to Buy More? LSB Industries fell 15% after earnings, but the business is still strong. |
Food Engineering
June 1, 2008 |
New Regs on Tap for Combustible Dust Explosions The Chemical Safety Board has criticized OSHA for not having the tools to conduct ongoing inspections for potential dust explosions in any environment other than grain. |
