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CSB Releases New Safety Video on One Year Anniversary of Kleen Energy; “Deadly Practices” Focuses on ConAgra and Kleen Energy Explosions to Show Hazards of Gas Releases

Feb 04, 2011

Entitled “Deadly Practices,” the video includes animations that show the hazards of releasing gas into areas where it can accumulate, ignite, and kill or injure workers or members of the public.

CSB Releases Case Study on Fatal 2008 Accident at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant in Houston; Cites Need for Emergency Drills, Following Pressure Vessel Codes

Jan 27, 2011

Washington DC, January 30, 2011 - A U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) case study released today on the 2008 heat exchanger rupture and ammonia release at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Houston, Texas, identifies gaps in facility emergency response training and calls for increased adherence to existing industry codes.

CSB Issues Report on 2008 Bayer CropScience Explosion: Finds Multiple Deficiencies Led to Runaway Chemical Reaction; Recommends State Create Chemical Plant Oversight Regulation

Jan 20, 2011

Institute, West Virginia, January 20, 2011 – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today released its final report on the August 28, 2008, Bayer CropScience pesticide manufacturing unit explosion that killed two workers and injured eight others. In a report scheduled for Board consideration at a public meeting this evening in Institute, the CSB found multiple deficiencies during a lengthy startup process that resulted in a runaway chemical reaction inside a residue treater pressure vessel. The vessel ultimately over pressurized and exploded. The vessel careened into the methomyl pesticide manufacturing unit leaving a huge fireball in its wake.

CSB Announces Panel Participants for January 20 Public Meeting on Bayer CropScience Investigation

Jan 14, 2011

Washington, DC, January 14, 2011 - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today announced the panel participants for its public meeting to present findings from Bayer CropScience investigation, which will be held on Thursday, January 20, 2011, at West Virginia State University in Institute, WV.

CSB Commends West Virginia Action on CSB Recommendation that Propane Technicians be Trained and Licensed; Action Follows Tragic Explosion at Convenience Store

Jan 14, 2011

CSB Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso today commended West Virginia for its effecctive response to a CSB recommendation that propane technicians in the state be trained, certified, and licensed.

CSB to Hold Public Meeting in Institute, West Virginia, on January 20, 2011 to Consider the Bayer CropScience Final Investigation Report and Recommendations

Jan 03, 2011

Washington, DC, January 3, 2011 - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today announced that it will hold a public meeting on January 20, 2011, in Institute, West Virginia, to present the final report and recommendations from its investigation of the August 28, 2008, chemical processing tank explosion at the Bayer CropScience facility in Institute that fatally injured two workers.

CSB Receives Two CINE Golden Eagle Awards; Safety Videos “No Place to Hang Out” and “Dangers of Hot Work” Cited for Excellence

Dec 22, 2010

Washington, DC, December 22, 2010 – CINE, an internationally recognized film and video organization, announced the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) was the recipient of two prestigious awards for CSB safety videos.

CSB to Hold Public Hearing Wednesday, December 15, as Part of the CSB Deepwater Horizon Investigation

Dec 13, 2010

CSB Deploys to Fatal Accident in New Cumberland West Virginia

Dec 10, 2010

Washington DC, December 9, 2010 – A four-person investigation team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying to the scene of a fatal accident at the AL Solutions, Inc. titanium and zirconium processing facility in New Cumberland, West Virginia.

CSB Announces Expert Panel Participants for December 15 Hearing on Regulation of Offshore Oil and Gas Safety Practices

Dec 08, 2010

Washington, DC, December 8, 2010 - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today announced the panel participants for its daylong public hearing entitled “Regulatory Approaches to Offshore Oil and Gas Safety” which will be held on December 15, 2010 in Washington, DC. The hearing is part of the CSB’s ongoing investigation into the April 20, 2010, fire and explosion on the Deepwater Horizon that killed 11 workers.

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