News Releases

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

Apr 28, 2011

Statement from CSB Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso on Workers' Memorial Day

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Statement from U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso on One-Year Anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Accident

Apr 20, 2011

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U.S. Chemical Safety Board Investigation Team Deploys to Hawaiian Fireworks Storage Facility Explosion Site; Five Fatally Injured

Apr 14, 2011

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has deployed a four-person team to the site of an explosion in a fireworks storage facility near Honolulu, Hawaii. According to media reports, the incident occurred in a bunker used to store confiscated fireworks at Donaldson Enterprises, Inc. on Friday April 8. ​

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U.S. Chemical Safety Board Investigation Team Deploys to Hawaiian Fireworks Storage Facility Explosion Site; Five Fatally Injured

Apr 14, 2011

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has deployed a four-person team to the site of an explosion in a fireworks storage facility near Honolulu, Hawaii. According to media reports, the incident occurred in a bunker used to store confiscated fireworks at Donaldson Enterprises, Inc. on Friday April 8. ​

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One Year After Catastrophic Accident at the Tesoro Refinery CSB Releases Video Safety Message; Calls on Industry to Invest in Preventive Maintenance

Apr 01, 2011

Washington DC April 1, 2011 – Marking the one year anniversary of the tragic accident at the Tesoro Refinery in Anacortes, Washington, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a video safety message.​

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CSB Deploys to Site of Flash Fire at Hoeganaes Corporation Incident is the Second to Occur Since January

Mar 30, 2011

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CSB Investigators Deploying to Fatal Explosion and Fire in Louisville Kentucky

Mar 22, 2011

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), is deploying to the scene of a fatal accident at Carbide Industries, a producer of calcium carbide products located in Louisville, Kentucky.

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CSB Investigators Deploying to Fatal Explosion and Fire in Louisville Kentucky

Mar 22, 2011

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CSB Releases New Safety Video: "Fire in the Valley" Depicts Catastrophic Explosion and Fire at Bayer CropScience Facility in 2008

Mar 21, 2011

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today released a new safety video depicting events leading to the August 28, 2008, catastrophic explosion and fire at the Bayer CropScience facility in Institute, WV, that fatally injured two workers.

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Statement by CSB Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso on Adoption of Updated Purging Requirements by the Plumbing Industry

Mar 15, 2011

Statement by CSB Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso on Adoption of Updated Purging Requirements by the Plumbing Industry

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