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Final CSB Report on EQ Hazardous Waste Fire and Community Evacuation in Apex Calls for New Fire Protection Standards, Improved Chemical Information for Emergency Planners

Apr 16, 2008

In a case study report released today on the October 2006 hazardous waste fire at the Environmental Quality Company (EQ), the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) called for a new national fire code for hazardous waste facilities and for improving the information provided to community emergency planners about the chemicals those facilities store and handle.

Testimony of CSB Board Member William Wright before House Education and Labor Committee Hearing on Combustible Dust Hazards

Mar 12, 2008

The following statement is testimony from CSB board member and interim executive William E. Wright, presented on March 12, 2008, before the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee in support of a comprehensive standard for combustible dust, as recommended by the CSB's 2006 Combustible Dust Hazard Study

Statement of CSB Investigations Manager Stephen Selk, P.E., Updating the Public on the Investigation of the Imperial Sugar Company Explosion and Fire, Savannah, Georgia

Feb 17, 2008

Statement of CSB Investigations Manager Stephen Selk, P.E., Updating the Public on the Investigation of the Imperial Sugar Company Explosion and Fire, Savannah, Georgia

Investigative Team from U.S. Chemical Safety Board Deploys to Explosion at Georgia Sugar Refinery

Feb 08, 2008

Washington, DC, February 8, 2008 - A six-member investigative team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying to the site of last night's explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, Georgia, northwest of Savannah, near the South Carolina state line.

Statements of CSB Board Member William Wark and CSB Lead Investigator Don Holmstrom Updating the Public on the Fatal Accident at the BP Texas City Refinery on January 14, 2008

Feb 07, 2008

Statements of CSB Board Member William Wark and CSB Lead Investigator Don Holmstrom Updating the Public on the Fatal Accident at the BP Texas City Refinery on January 14, 2008.

Board Requests Budget of $10,600,000 for Fiscal Year 2009 - Increases to Support More Investigators, Safety Videos

Feb 05, 2008

Washington, DC, February 5, 2008 - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today announced it is requesting an annual budget of $10,600,000 for fiscal year 2009, including funds for three new accident investigators and for the continuation of the CSB's widely used safety video program.

One Year After Deadly Explosion at WV Convenience Store CSB Completes Testing of Key Valve - Agency Continues Its Examination of Safety Practices and Emergency Response

Jan 30, 2008

On the first anniversary of a fatal propane explosion at a West Virginia convenience store, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today announced that testing has been completed on a key propane valve and outlined other issues that will be examined in the final investigation report.

CSB Concludes Field Phase of T2 Blast Investigation in Jacksonville, FL - Higher Number of Offsite Injuries Found

Jan 25, 2008

Investigators from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today concluded the initial field investigation of the fatal accident at T2 Laboratories Inc. Among investigators' findings thus far is that that the number of people injured was more than double what was known immediately after the accident.

CSB Investigative Team Deploys to BP Texas City Refinery, Site of Fatal Accident This Week

Jan 17, 2008

An investigative team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying to the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas, where an employee was killed in a process-related accident in an ultracracker unit on Monday.

Statement by CSB Investigator-in-Charge Robert Hall Updating the Public on the Investigation of the T2 Laboratories Explosion and Fire

Jan 03, 2008

Statement by CSB Investigator-in-Charge Robert Hall Updating the Public on the Investigation of the T2 Laboratories Explosion and Fire.

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