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CSB to Deploy Investigative Team to Site of Explosion at ExxonMobil Refinery in Torrance, CA

CSB to Deploy Investigative Team to Site of Explosion at ExxonMobil Refinery in Torrance, CA

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Statements from Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso and Board Member Manny Ehrlich on the CSB's Ongoing DuPont La Porte Investigation

Statements from Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso and Board Member Manual Ehrlich on the CSB's Ongoing DuPont La Porte Investigation

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President's Budget Requests $12.271 Million for Chemical Safety Board for Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Will Support Hiring of Investigators and Recommendations Staff to Increase Mission Activities

CSB FY 2016 Budget Request

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CSB Board Approves Chevron Refinery Final Report with a Unanimous Vote

at a Public Meeting in Richmond, California, on January 28, 2015

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Final Investigation Report - Chevron Refinery and Fire

Report to be voted on at January 28 public meeting

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CSB Announces Public Meeting in Richmond, California to Release Final Report and Safety Recommendations Resulting from Chevron Refinery Investigation; Report Released Prior to Meeting

CSB Announces Public Meeting in Richmond, California to Release Final Report and Safety Recommendations Resulting from Chevron Refinery Investigation; Report Released Prior to Meeting

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The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) will convene a public meeting on January 28, 2015, starting at 6:00 p.m. at 440 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA, 94804.

CSB to Hold Public Meeting to Release Final Investigation into 2012 Chevron Incident

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CSB Names Poor Design and Failure to Test Dust Collection System Among Causes of U.S. Ink New Jersey Flash Fire that Burned Seven Workers in 2012; OSHA Again Urged to Issue New Combustible Dust Regulations

Jan 15, 2015

The flash fire that burned seven workers, one seriously, at a U.S. Ink plant in New Jersey in 2012 resulted from the accumulation of combustible dust inside a poorly designed dust collection system that had been put into operation only four days before the accident, an investigation by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has found.

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