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Webcast Information for January 13, 2016, Public Meeting in Torrance, California

Please click for information about today's webcast of the CSB public meeting in Torrance, California, on the ExxonMobil Refinery investigation

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Public Meeting Announcement - January 13, 2016, Torrance, California

You are invited to attend this public meeting focusing on the US Chemical Safety Board’s (CSB) investigation of the incident at the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance in February 2015.

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Chemical Safety Board to Convene January 13, 2016, Public Meeting in Torrance, California

Chemical Safety Board to Convene January 13, 2016, Public Meeting in Torrance, California to Discuss Ongoing Investigation Into the February 2015, Accident at the ExxonMobil Refinery; Board to Also Hear From Panel on Process Safety Management Reform

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CSB Updates Public on Ongoing Activities During Business Meeting in Washington, DC

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board updated the public on the agency’s ongoing investigations and organizational activities, and voted to change the status of a recommendation made to the BP Global Executive Board of Directors to “Closed – Acceptable Action.”

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CSB to Offer Spanish Language Safety Products

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is launching a new initiative aimed at expanding the agency’s reach to better include Spanish speaking stakeholders.

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CSB Safety Videos Receive Awards at Annual Television, Internet, and Video Association of DC (TIVA DC) Banquet

Nov 18, 2015

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) received awards for two safety videos at the annual Television, Internet, and Video Association of DC (TIVA DC) dinner on Saturday, November 14.

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CSB to hold Public Meeting on November 23, 2015, in Washington, DC

The Board will discuss investigations and operational activities through the end of the calendar year and will also provide an update on CSB audits conducted by the EPA Inspector General. The agenda will also include a discussion of future public meetings to explore worker fatigue and process safety management issues, as well as a staff presentation and Board vote on a recommendation to the BP Global Executive Board of Directors to implement an incident reporting program.

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Statement from Board Member Kristen M. Kulinowski, PhD, on the accident at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax County, VA

On behalf of everyone at the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, I would like to express our sympathies to the students and teacher who were injured at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, last Friday, October 30, 2015. The CSB is not investigating this accident, but is gathering facts about the incident. The agency plans to increase its advocacy around this issue to promote our key lessons going forward.

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CSB Approves Final Investigation Report and Video from 2009 Explosion and Fire at Caribbean Petroleum Terminal Facility in Puerto Rico; Report Finds Inadequate Management of Gasoline Storage Tank Overfill Hazard

The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today voted on the final investigation report into the 2009 massive explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum, or CAPECO, terminal facility near San Juan, Puerto Rico; the report includes recommendations for addressing regulatory gaps in safety oversight of petroleum storage facilities by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Webcast Information for October 21, 2015 Public Meeting

Please click for information about Wednesday's webcast

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