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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
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. |
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
October 14, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
West Fertilizer plant cited for 24 'serious' safety violations The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the West Fertilizer chemical plant in Texas for 24 'serious safety violations', stemming from a fire and explosion there in April. |
Chemistry World
March 31, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
US Chemical Safety Board chairman resigns The chairman of the US Chemical Safety Board has resigned following allegations of mismanagement, along with accusations that the board has mistreated whistleblowers. |
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. |
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
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
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
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. |
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
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 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. |
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
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
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. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
August 1, 2011
Ryan & Pelot |
Congressional Investigations: What Every Exec Should Know When faced with legislative scrutiny, be prepared, be truthful, and don't be afraid to say 'I don't know'... The political pressures on Congress to reduce government spending on healthcare will only increase over time. |
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, 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
July 1, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
Chemical security efforts spread The EU and the US are simultaneously taking action in a bid to secure chemical facilities and prevent their misuse by terrorists. |
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 |
Chemistry World
January 9, 2012
Phillip Broadwith |
What does it take to improve laboratory safety? A series of high-profile incidents at US universities has prompted close examination of attitudes towards safety in academic chemistry laboratories. |
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
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
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
October 5, 2015
Phillip Broadwith |
Safety board fills in details of deadly DuPont leak The US Chemical Safety Board has completed a seven-month interim investigation into the events and safety failings leading to a methyl mercaptan release that killed four workers at a DuPont plant in La Porte, US. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Refinery Blast Reinforces Calls for Process Safety OSHA forms new alliance to address hazards. |
Chemistry World
April 1, 2010
Hepeng Jia |
China Updates Chemical Legislation After a seven-year delay, China has introduced an updated version of its chemical registration and evaluation rules, bringing the country in line with chemical regulation efforts in other parts of the world. |
Chemistry World
May 30, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
Industry applauds US chemical reform bill The US chemical industry is backing bipartisan legislation that would reform the law that controls chemical sales in the US for the first time since its enactment in 1976. But environmental groups do not share the enthusiasm. |
