News Releases

CSB Releases New Safety Video on Inherently Safer Design and Technology: “Inherently Safer: The Future of Risk Reduction” Examines how Industry Can Eliminate or Reduce Hazards

Jul 11, 2012

CSB Announces Two Day Public Hearing to Release Preliminary Findings into the Macondo Blowout and Explosion in Gulf of Mexico; CSB Board Members and Staff will Hear from Experts on the Importance of Using Effective Safety Indicators

Jul 02, 2012

CSB Announces Two Day Public Hearing to Release Preliminary Findings into the Macondo Blowout and Explosion in Gulf of Mexico; CSB Board Members and Staff will Hear from Experts on the Importance of Using Effective Safety Indicators for Major Accident Prevention

Rafael Moure-Eraso: It's time for government and industry to adopt inherently safer technology

Jun 23, 2012

June 23, 2012, Op-Ed in the Charleston Gazette

CSB Deploys Team to El Dorado, Arkansas to Investigate Fatal Hot Work Explosion

May 22, 2012

CSB Commends Massachusetts Authorities for Issuing Tough Hazardous Materials Storage and Processing Rules

May 17, 2012

CSB Commends Massachusetts Authorities for Issuing Tough Hazardous Materials Storage and Processing Rules

Statement from CSB Chairperson Rafael Moure Eraso on NAS Study on the Use and Storage of MIC at Bayer CropScience

May 11, 2012

Yesterday the US Chemical Safety Board received a board briefing from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). CSB Board Members and staff will be reviewing the final report in detail over the next few weeks and attending the NAS public meeting in Institute, WV.

Statement from U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso on Workers Memorial Day

Apr 27, 2012

CSB Releases New Safety Video on Fatal Hot Work Explosion at DuPont Facility in Buffalo; "Hot Work: Hidden Hazards" Shows Danger of Inadequate Gas Monitoring Safety Video Follows Release of the CSB's Investigative Report

Apr 20, 2012

CSB Releases New Safety Video on Fatal Hot Work Explosion at DuPont Facility in Buffalo; “Hot Work: Hidden Hazards” Shows Danger of Inadequate Gas Monitoring Safety Video Follows Release of the CSB’s Investigative Report – Approved at a Public Meeting Yesterday Evening

CSB Report on Fatal Welding Explosion at DuPont Buffalo Facility Finds Company Overlooked Hazards; Recommendation Calls on Company to Monitor Flammable Vapor Inside Storage Tanks During Hot Work

Apr 19, 2012

In a draft report released today at a news conference in Buffalo, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) determined that an explosion that killed one and injured another contract welder on November 9, 2010, was caused by the ignition of flammable vinyl fluoride inside a large process tank, a hazard which had been overlooked by DuPont engineers.

CSB Investigation into Macondo Blowout and Explosion in Gulf of Mexico Continues; Two Public Hearings and Interim Reports Scheduled for this Year

Apr 19, 2012

CSB Investigation into Macondo Blowout and Explosion in Gulf of Mexico Continues; Two Public Hearings and Interim Reports Scheduled for this Year

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