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A report by the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) and US Justice Department blamed management and said that safety procedures were deficient at the plant. Substantial penalty. (BBC News -- Business)
Chemical Explosion Kills 4 In Florida Dec 20, 2007
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration as well as a team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board were sending investigators. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office homicide unit also launched an investigation. (WNBC.com, NY)
BP Profit Poised to Lose 10 Cents a Share as Judge Weighs Fine for Blast Dec 19, 2007
Rosenthal postponed deciding and set a hearing for Feb. 4, giving her time to read a U.S. Chemical Safety Board report on the blast and arguments from all sides. There's a 70 percent chance she'll increase the fine,'' said David Berg, a Houston lawyer who sues petrochemical plants over pollution and isn't involved in BP litigation. (Bloomberg)
Matters of turf after Danvers blast Dec 4, 2007
The president of the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts evidently said that the Chemical Safety Board ran roughshod over local responders and refused to join a unified command - claims that are inaccurate ... WILLIAM E. WRIGHTBoard memberUS Chemical Safety BoardWashington ... IT WAS disturbing to see the Globe brought into the US Chemical Safety Board's public relations machine. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Bad chemistry in Danvers Nov 29, 2007
ONE YEAR after a massive explosion at a paint and ink factory in Danvers, the reverberations are still being felt as far away as Washington, D.C., where tensions between local and federal officials have leached into the confirmation process for a new chairman of the US Chemical Safety Board. If unresolved, the feud could undermine public safety at a time when the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services is promising to launch "a robust and comprehensive statewide chemical safety initiative."... (Boston Globe)
State finds 'imminent hazards at two plants Nov 29, 2007
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board a few days later was more critical in its assessment, finding negligence on the part of the CAI Ink and Arnel Paint companies that shared the factory at 126 R Water Street ... This is why I want our own local chemical safety board, said Susan Tropeano, a spokeswoman for the neighborhood group SAFE (Safe Area for Everyone) formed after the explosion last year. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Victims of BP's Texas refinery explosion seek $2 billion Nov 22, 2007
BP, based in London, has admitted responsibility for the accident, which generated a record $21 million fine from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and a finding by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board that excessive budget cuts had compromised safety. BP has said it never intentionally endangered workers. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
In probe of Danvers blast, US faults Mass. regulations Nov 16, 2007
The US Chemical Safety Board said a Danvers factory, jointly operated by ink maker CAI Inc. and paint company Arnel Inc., was first licensed in 1944 to store 250 gallons of lacquer ... The Chemical Safety Board repeated its conclusion that the two companies shut down a ventilation system at night in violation of state and federal workplace safety rules and said it has ruled out natural gas or propane gas leaks as the cause. (Boston Globe)
Study shows woman has traces of 17 toxic chemicals in system Nov 14, 2007
" Project organizers point out that the federal law regulating chemicals, the Toxics Substances Control Act, was enacted in 1976 and has not been updated to reflect recent scientific advances, including evidence that even tiny doses of toxic chemicals may cause harm. According to Phil Sherwood of the CT Citizen Action Group, "Our nation's chemical safety system has failed. In the absence of federal action, it's time to join together to develop pioneering state policies that will protect people... (Shoreline Times, CT)
Cancer Crusader Tells `Secret History' of War: Cindy Skrzycki Oct 31, 2007
And President Clinton appointed her head of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, which probes industrial accidents. She said she learned in Washington how corporate lawyers had succeeded in setting the standard of proof for dangerous chemicals higher than it should be by arguing that it's hard to ``prove'' what the real cause of a cancer might be. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Explosion and fire send firefighters to Iowa chemical facility Oct 30, 2007
Two investigators from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board were heading for the facility. Board investigators make recommendations to companies, labor groups and regulatory agencies. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
BP to admit guilt in blast that killed 15 Oct 26, 2007
A two-year probe by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board reached many of the same conclusions on safety and trailer placement as the criminal probe. But the board still maintains that deep budget cuts before and after BP acquired the refinery with its 1998 purchase of Amoco Corp. laid the foundation for the disaster. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
BP settlements seen on safety and price cases Oct 24, 2007
The panel, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, also concluded that company officials had ignored warning signs of a possible disaster. At the time of the explosion, the plant in Texas City had a capacity of about 10 million gallons a day, or 2. (International Herald Tribune)
For Pitt scientist, unpleasant truths Oct 10, 2007
She was founding director of the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology of the National Academy of Sciences and a presidential appointee under President Bill Clinton to the National Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation. Her father's diagnosis of multiple myeloma at age 55 was the pain that became the impetus for looking at cancer patterns in younger and younger patients. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Contractor cited at least 43 times Oct 5, 2007
OSHA and the U.S. Chemical Safety Board have investigators on the scene, but officials said it could be months before any determinations are made. Over the past decade, OSHA has ordered RPI to pay about $119,000 in fines, agency records show. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Deaths of 5 men in power-plant fire probed Oct 4, 2007
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the US Chemical Safety Board are investigating. Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
5 dead after plant fire Oct 4, 2007
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration was at the scene, and the U.S. Chemical Safety Board was sending an investigator. Several state agencies began their own investigations Wednesday. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Rescue Efforts Defended In Plant Fire Oct 4, 2007
The federal Occupational Safety ad Health Administration and the U.S. Chemical Safety Board are investigating. The agencies will focus, among other things, on conditions inside the confined space and what type of protection and safety training the maintenance crew had, OSHA spokesman Rich Kulczewski said. (CBS News -- US)
Chemical fire kills 5 at hydroelectric plant: Maintenance crew caught underground Oct 4, 2007
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration was at the scene, and the U.S. Chemical Safety Board was sending an investigator. Several state agencies began their own investigations today, including the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the Division of Mine Safety, the state water engineer, the Division of Emergency Management and the Public Utilities Commission. (Davis Enterprise, CA)
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Out of service Aug 6, 2007 New WHO report tackles children's environmental health Jul 31, 2007 CSB Investigators Wrap Up Dallas Work Jul 30, 2007 A Hazardous Waste Explosion. A Federal Probe Jul 29, 2007 Tank explosions similar to 2005 St. Louis blasts, officials say Jul 28, 2007 Investigation Into Dallas Explosion Continues Jul 26, 2007 Tanks of propane, acetylene explode near downtown Dallas; 2 hurt Jul 26, 2007 Gas tanks explode near downtown Dallas, injuring 3 people - International Herald Tribune Jul 26, 2007 Gas prices rise on U.S. refineries' record failures Jul 23, 2007 BP faces fines after Texas blast Jul 23, 2007 RECORD FAILURES AT OIL REFINERIES RAISE GAS PRICES Jul 22, 2007 OSHA finds more problems at BP refinery Jul 21, 2007 Personnel Announcement Jul 12, 2007 Danvers firms forgo license for chemicals Jul 11, 2007 Farm Family Safety Day provides special insight Jul 2, 2007 EQ in Apex was storing explosive oxygen devices Jun 28, 2007 Oil industry releases new safety standards to protect refinery workers Jun 21, 2007 AP Executive Morning Briefing Jun 14, 2007 SVR Safety Day features Jun 13, 2007 Unsafe work conditions caused fatal Smith Co. oilfield explosion, government says Jun 13, 2007 Ghent blast cause found Jun 8, 2007 BP chief faces first major test over Texas refinery Jun 7, 2007 EU debuts chemical safety rules Jun 2, 2007 EU under new chemical safety testing laws Jun 1, 2007 Widow cries out for workplace safety May 25, 2007 Widow's top goal: Averting tragedy (with video) May 24, 2007 BP chief admits tight budgets 'impacted our culture' May 18, 2007 BP Admits Budget Pressure a Factor in Alaska Spill May 17, 2007 Aftershocks in Danvers May 14, 2007 Pesticides next frontier in China food safety May 13, 2007 Plant faulted in Danvers blast May 11, 2007 Danvers officials deny US assertion May 11, 2007 Federal investigators say ventilators had been shut off before explosion at Massachusetts factory May 10, 2007 DGAP-Adhoc: BP plc: BP Appoints Safety Expert May 9, 2007 Fearing blasts, state to inspect small plants May 8, 2007 Chemical safety board discusses explosion May 8, 2007 Top BP managers faulted for deadly blast May 5, 2007 Blast probe results to be announced May 5, 2007 BP report blames executives in deadly fire May 4, 2007 Internal investigation called for BP firings May 4, 2007 Top BP bosses get blast blame May 4, 2007 BP refining chief under pressure after Texas City report May 4, 2007 How shame dethroned a corporate king May 3, 2007 Progressive Agriculture Safety Day May 2, 2007 Mail on Sunday's statement May 2, 2007 BP Cost Cuts May Have Caused Big Alaska Oil Spill May 1, 2007 Bush Vows Veto of 'Dead Before Arrival' Bill Apr 27, 2007 Daytona plant explosion not lighting fires in Tallahassee Apr 22, 2007 U.N. Lauds Gore At Green Awards Apr 20, 2007 Victims' attorneys say BP mailings were effort to taint jury pool Apr 19, 2007 Federal investigators say preventable safety violations caused fatal industrial fire Apr 11, 2007 BP workers in Alaska say a labor shortage raises safety concerns Mar 23, 2007 After fatal BP plant blast, U.S. House panel wants reform of agency that protects workers Mar 23, 2007
Chemical safety laws are tightening, fewer insecticides are legal and the bugs are becoming immune to the handful that are left. "We are making sure that we are not using quite so toxic chemicals, quite rightly so," he says. (BBC News -- Health)
Settlement ends 1st trial in Texas BP blast Sep 19, 2007
The US Chemical Safety Board found separately that the company endangered workers by cutting costs. The explosion contributed to the early retirement of company chief executive John Browne. (Boston Globe)
These will address supply chain security, environmental safety, chemical safety and quality management. Global Sources and Bureau Veritas plan to focus initially on baby and children's products, with plans to roll out the service to other product categories. (PR Newswire)
It led to more than 3,000 lawsuits, a record fine of $21 million by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and a finding by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board that the company endangered workers by cutting costs. The accident also contributed to the early retirement of John Browne as BP's chief executive. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
The explosion at BP's refinery in Texas City, Texas, spurred more than 3000 lawsuits, a record $US21 million fine by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration and a finding by the US Chemical Safety Board that the company endangered workers by cutting costs. BP, Europe's second-largest oil company, has said it did not intentionally endanger workers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
People were trampling over people, trying to get out of the way," said a teary Emord, who has a separate lawsuit pending against BP. The plaintiffs in the four lawsuits, sitting in the courtroom's front row, cried during Emord's testimony. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, one of several agencies that probed the accident, found BP fostered bad management at the plant and that cost-cutting moves by BP were factors in the explosion. An internal report by BP released in May... (Click2Houston, TX)
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board found that bad management at the plant and cost-cutting measures by BP were factors in the explosion. An internal report by London-based BP released in May said there was a culture at the plant that seemed to ignore risk, tolerated noncompliance, and accepted incompetence. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Officials with the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board were the first to notice the link between The Woodlands and Dallas explosions. Daniel Horowitz, director of public affairs for the board, said investigators noticed the same type of delivery truck used to transport and store the tanks in both incidents. (Conroe Courier, TX)
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has said it will be about a year before it details what factors led to the explosion. Two workers at the Dallas explosion received second- and third-degree burns. (CBS 11, TX)
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board announced federal investigators are probing the Aug. 7 fire at Hughes Christensen in The Woodlands ... Daniel Horowitz, director of public affairs for the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, said investigators realized as they watched the video footage this morning the similarities between the flatbed trailers involved in both the Hughes Christensen and Dallas explosions. (Woodlands Villager, TX)
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The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, in its final report, issued in March, said overly lax federal oversight and cost-cutting by BP were factors in the explosion. Copyright 2007 by. (Click2Houston, TX)
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board said it will probe Tuesday's acetylene fire at Hughes Christensen Co., an oil drilling bit manufacturer, that the agency said caused the evacuation of 800 employees. At Southwest Industrial Gases Inc. in Dallas on July 25, three people were injured when a chain reaction of exploding acetylene tanks rattled buildings several blocks away and shot cylinders shooting like missiles into the sky. (Click2Houston, TX)
The law further required that if a tank that sat inactive for a year or more were to be used again, the owner would have to test all parts of the tank, including the soil around it, before putting it back in service, said Bill Alderson, operations manager for the OSFM's Division of Petroleum and Chemical Safety. Efforts to locate former gas station owners who have failed to comply with state regulations usually lead to a dead end, Alderson said. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Once the text was finalized, it was then sent to over 100 contact points throughout the world for review and comment, and also made available on WHO's International Programme of Chemical Safety (IPCS) web site for external review and comment for a period of 2 months. (Last updated on Monday, July 30, 2007, and first posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007). (SpiritIndia)
Constant questions since that explosion prompted the Chemical Safety Board to say they will look into how Dallas and other cities zone businesses such as this one. "We are going to looking at citing and zoning as one of the issues," lead investigator Robert Hall said. (CBS 11, TX)
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board sent a team of five federal investigators and board member William B. Wark to Dallas from Washington, D.C., for a preliminary look at the incident, which apparently began while workers loaded gases into canisters on a truck. The chemical safety board, similar to the National Transportation Safety Board, investigates industrial accidents and makes recommendations but has no enforcement powers ... Cause: A U.S. Chemical Safety Board... (Daily Green)
Sidestepping dozens of mangled acetylene tanks and burned-out cars, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board began its probe into Wednesday's explosions that rattled buildings several blocks away and shot flaming debris onto busy highways. The chain reaction of exploding tanks at Southwest Industrial Gases Inc. injured three people, two of whom remain hospitalized. (Houston Chronicle)
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board recommends a system to cool cylinders in case of fire ... A five-person team with the Federal Chemical Safety Board will be scouring the area as part of their investigation. (CBS 11, TX)
Environmental Protection Agency emergency responders were on the scene, and the U.S. Chemical Safety Board was sending a team of investigators. Parkland Hospital spokesman Robert Behrens said two people injured by the explosions had been brought to his hospital in serious condition. (AZCentral -- News)
The Environmental Protection Agency's emergency responders were on the scene, and the U.S. Chemical Safety Board was sending a team of investigators as well. Carol Peters, a spokeswoman for Oncor Electric Delivery, said about 30 buildings near the blasts were without power and would stay shut off until fire crews fully extinguished the blaze. (Nogales International, AZ)
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued a highly critical report blaming a broken safety culture at BP. But the board's chairwoman, Carolyn Merritt, who has spoken out about safety problems at refineries, said there was a pattern in many other refinery incidents that the board had investigated. "There is a lack of investments in modern equipment," Merritt said. (International Herald Tribune)
BP is being investigated by the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) and US Justice Department over the explosion which killed 15 people an injured 180. And an internal report in May said that BP executives should be sacked for failing to prevent a fatal blast. (BBC News -- Business)
The federal Chemical Safety Board issued a highly critical report blaming a broken safety culture at BP. But the board s chairwoman, Carolyn W. Merritt, who has spoken out about safety problems at refineries, said there was a pattern in many other refinery incidents that the board had investigated. There is a lack of investments in modern equipment, Ms. Merritt said. (The Drudge Report)
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, in its final report, issued in March, said overly lax federal oversight and cost-cutting by BP were factors in the explosion. The explosion has so far cost the company around $2 billion in compensation payouts, repairs and lost profit. (KHOU.com, TX)
The President intends to nominate John S. Bresland, of New Jersey, to be a Member and Chairperson of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for five year terms. Mr. Bresland currently serves as a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board ... The President intends to nominate Charles Russell Horner Shearer, of Delaware, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a five year term. (White House News Releases)
The US Chemical Safety Board, a federal panel that investigated the blast, cited numerous safety violations inside the plant in preliminary findings released in May. The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined the companies $31,000 last month for 23 safety violations found in the plant. (Boston Globe)
Seventeen kids, accompanied by 27 adults, registered for six fun and educational stations: Gravity Flow Wagon, Gator and Tractor Safety, Sun Safety, Electrical Safety, Farm Chemical Safety and a puppet show ... Morgan Judy and Lewis Beckham of Clemson Extension hosted the Farm Chemical Safety. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Wade Rawlins, Staff Writer Dozens of mislabeled chemical oxygen generators most likely fueled the rapid spread of the explosive fire at the EQ Industrial Services facility in Apex last fall, U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigators said Wednesday. The discovery in the rubble of the highly volatile devices, which supply emergency oxygen to airplane passengers, was important enough that the Chemical Safety Board issued an alert to aircraft maintenance facilities and hazardous waste handlers ...... (News & Observer)
The American Petroleum Institute's new standards, to be published Thursday, are designed to meet the demands of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board that made an urgent recommendation in October 2005, requiring refineries to limit how close workers' portable trailers can be placed near potentially hazardous operations ... Cavaney defended the speed with which the industry adopted the chemical safety board's recommendations, saying they required thorough public review with... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
A safety bulletin Thursday from the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board recommends that sites where rail cars unload chlorine have automatic shut-off valves and other devices that can stop the flow of gas in an emergency. . (Shoals TimesDaily)
Kids learned about chemical safety, the importance of labeling household cleaning and chemical products and good hand washing technique through the use of glitter bug and a black light ... Dana Calhoun taught the chemical safety session. (Winchester News-Gazette, IN)
Unsafe work conditions contributed to a deadly Mississippi oilfield explosion in 2006, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said Tuesday ... The Chemical Safety Board also asked the state Oil and Gas Board to provide Occupational Safety and Health Administration with a list of potentially unsafe conditions it finds during field inspections of oil field and drilling operations. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Tests showed a faulty liquid withdrawal valve on a propane tank likely caused the propane leak that led to a fatal explosion at a Ghent convenience store in January, the federal Chemical Safety Board announced on Thursday. On Wednesday, a nondestructive test was conducted at a lab in West Virginia to try to determine what caused the Jan. 30 explosion at The Little General Store that left four people dead and five people severely injured. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
A report by the US Chemical Safety Board into the 2005 explosion said BP had presided over continual failings at the country's third-largest refinery. The damning findings by the chemical board and other agencies, played a major part in undermining the previously good reputation of BP and its former chief executive. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Reuters, The Associated Press Published: June 1, 2007. BRUSSELS: Sweeping legislation governing tens of thousands of chemicals used in everyday items from car seats to face cream entered into force Friday, but environmentalists and consumer groups complained the legislation does not go far enough to protect public health. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Last Update: Friday, June 1, 2007. Legislation has come into force throughout the European Union (EU) requiring tens of thousands of chemicals to be tested for safety. (ABC News Online, Australia -- World)
THE INVESTIGATION: A report released in December by investigators from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said the tragedy could have been avoided with proper safety procedures, equipment and maintenance. The city lacked safety procedures. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
The men's deaths could have been prevented if the city had the proper controls and protection programs in place, according to the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, which released its report this spring about the Jan. 11, 2006, explosion. Daytona Beach spokeswoman Susan Cerbone could not comment about the explosion Wednesday because of pending litigation. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
Carolyn Merritt, chairwoman of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, a federal investigative agency, said she found "striking similarities" between the causes of the Prudhoe Bay spills and the 2005 explosion at a BP Texas City refinery that killed 15 workers. "Virtually all of the seven root causes identified for the Prudhoe Bay incidents have strong echoes in Texas City," she said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Carolyn Merritt, chairman of the US Chemical Safety Board, testified "there are striking similarities" between the two incidents. "Most if not all of the seven root causes that BP consultants identified for the Prudhoe Bay incidents have strong echos in Texas City," Merritt said in testimony. (Planet Ark, United States)
Last week, a team from the federal Chemical Safety Board determined that the likely cause of the blast at CAI Inc. was the ignition of flammable solvent vapor that accumulated after workers turned off the building's ventilation system at the end of the day ... The company flatly disputes the Chemical Safety Board's findings ... Similar exercises in chemical safety might help to quiet the effects of the Danvers blast. (Boston Globe)
" "They're very good at packaging and labels and there are some cases where the counterfeiting has a certain amount of protection from the local authorities," Fuller said. All agree that China needs to implement a comprehensive system to clean-up the sector. "You cannot just start at one end," said Angelika Tritscher, a scientist with the World Health Organisation's International Programme on Chemical Safety. "You have to work on the manufacturing process, you have to work on educating the... (Scientific American)
A seven-month probe by the US Chemical Safety Board concluded that workers, in part because of residents' complaints about the noise, regularly shut off a required ventilation system designed to prevent the buildup of chemical vapors, which ignited on Nov. 22 ... Some residents raised the issue last night at a Danvers hotel, where the chemical safety board presented its findings to about 100 residents. (Boston Globe)
In preliminary findings from its investigation into the Nov. 22 explosion that damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses in Danversport, the federal Chemical Safety Board said Wednesday that state and local fire officials did not inspect the building owned by CAI Inc. as required by state code. But in a statement yesterday, State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan said his office is not required to investigate businesses such as CAI, an ink maker based in Georgetown, and a custom paint... (Boston Globe -- Local)
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board concluded in a preliminary report released Wednesday that solvents, left stirring overnight in an unsealed mixing tank, released flammable vapor that accumulated and ignited ... "The (companies) did not comply. If they had complied, this incident would not have happened," said Carolyn Merritt, chairwoman of the chemical safety board. (International Herald Tribune)
The Panel, an independent body chaired by former US Secretary of State, James A. Baker, III, was established by BP on the recommendation of the US Chemical Safety Board to examine safety management systems at the Group's US refineries and corporate safety culture following the explosion and fire at Texas City in March 2005. Mr Wilson was one of the Panel's 11 members. (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
The state findings were announced two days before the US Chemical Safety Board plans to release the results of its own investigation. Daniel Horowitz, a board spokesman, said the report would offer more detail about the explosion, but he declined to comment on specifics. (Boston Globe)
Tuesday 08 May, 2007. That explosion killed 15 contract workers, and injured 180 others, making it one of the worst industrial accidents in modern times. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board found that BP fostered bad management at the plant. It also said cost-cutting was a factor in the explosion. (CNN -- International)
The state fire marshal, Danvers officials, and members of the US Chemical Safety Board will announce the results of two separate investigations next week into an explosion at an ink-and-paint factory that nearly leveled Danversport ... The US Chemical Safety Board will announce their findings at a community meeting in Danvers Wednesday. (Boston Globe -- Local)
The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, one of several agencies that investigated, found BP fostered bad management at the plant. The CSB also said cost-cutting moves by BP were factors in the explosion. (Boston Globe)
Those criticisms echoed similar conclusions reached by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board and an independent panel led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III. ... The chemical safety board also said budget cuts played a major role, but BP has disputed that conclusion. (Houston Chronicle)
BP is being investigated by the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) and US Justice Department over the explosion which killed 15 people an injured 180. BP said it had read and reviewed the report but would not comment on it. (BBC News -- Business)
BP faced fresh pressure to oust John Manzoni as the head of its refining and marketing business yesterday after the publication of a damning internal report into the fatal Texas City explosion. The internal report, released on the orders of a Texas state judge, revealed that Mr Manzoni failed to heed serious warning signals in the run-up to the blast at Texas City that killed 15 workers and injured hundreds more two years ago. (Times Online)
A year later, the U.S. federal Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board determined that cost-cutting led to the explosion. In early 2006, several thousand barrels of crude spilled from a ruptured BP pipeline in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay field and U.S. environmental regulators opened a criminal investigation. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Volunteers from the community and surrounding area spoke on 12 topics including electricity, stranger danger, bicycle safety, chemical safety, ATV safety, sun safety, fire, first aid, firearms, small equipment and tobacco. The Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Mississippi Department of Transportation were on hand with presentations on the importance of wearing seatbelts. (Houston Times Post, MS)
By exploiting the legal process to delay publication of his lie to the court, Lord Browne has prevented further important information about his stewardship of BP and misuse of company facilities from being made known either to the US Chemical Safety Board inquiry into the Texas City oil refinery disaster, or to shareholders challenging his pension package at the company's recent AGM.. We would like to reiterate that the story we originally sought to publish was a business story involving issues... (Guardian Unlimited)
The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said in its final report on the accident that BP cost cuts were a major contributing factor to an unsafe environment at the refinery. Longtime BP critic Charles Hamel, who has in the past acted as a conduit for worker concerns over safety at Prudhoe Bay, wrote a letter in February to Dingell claiming he had evidence that BP employees substituted water for corrosion inhibitors to save money. (Planet Ark, United States)
The legislation would allow states such as New Jersey to trump the chemical safety regulations announced earlier this month by the Department of Homeland Security with their own more stringent rules. It would postpone for one year the administration's plans to cut Medicaid payments to hospitals by $3. (Newsmax)
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board released a report last month that faulted Daytona Beach for not providing adequate training to workers. But, more broadly, the report called on Florida to require state and local government agencies to meet worker-safety standards. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
The other winners were the Brazilian and Algerian environment ministers, a Jordanian prince, Sweden's Viveka Bohn for leading negotiations on global chemical safety standards, and Elisea Gillera Gozun of Philippines for helping to implement pollution charges in the country. Reuters 2007. (Newsmax)
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, in its final report, issued last month, said overly lax federal oversight and cost-cutting by BP were factors in the explosion. Sponsored Links. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said Universal Form Clamp Inc. didn't comply with fire codes or federal workplace safety standards and was unprepared for an emergency at its plant in Bellwood. The June 14, 2006 fire occurred while workers were heating and mixing flammable solvents in an open tank. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
A report this week by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board said operators of the unit linked to the fatal blast in Texas City, Texas, were probably fatigued when they started the equipment, setting off the fatal explosion that also injured about 170 people ... In its final report on the March 23, 2005, explosion at BP's refinery in Texas City, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board said the operators had been working 12-hour shifts for 29 or more consecutive... (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
The complaints by members of the Education and Labor Committee came two days after the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board issued a report that put part of the blame for the deadly March 23, 2005, explosion on lax oversight by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ... Assistant Labor Secretary Edwin G. Foulke Jr. issued a statement saying OSHA has implemented three of the chemical safety board's recommendations and increased refining industry inspections ... U.S.... (International Herald Tribune)
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