Recent Recommendation Status Updates

Each recommendation the CSB issues is monitored by CSB staff from the time it is issued to closing. CSB staff evaluate recipient responses, and the Board votes to assign status designations to recommendations based on staff evaluation. This page highlights recommendations for which the Board has recently voted to change the status of the recommendation. For more information on how the CSB defines its recommendation statuses, please visit the Recommendations Frequently Asked Questions page.

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Recommendations

Kaltech Industries Waste Mixing Explosion (5 Recommendations)
Kaltech Industries and Beyond Signs (1 Recommendations)
Open: 0% | Closed: 100%
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Final Report Released On: September 30, 2003

2002-02-I-NY-0 REITERATED!

Implement hazardous waste management practices that include the following: Characterization of unknown waste materials prior to mixing or disposal. Labeling of all waste containers with the words ?Hazardous Waste? and any other wording necessary to communicate the specific hazards associated with the material. Formal hazardous waste management training program.


Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action/No Response Received
Closed - Unacceptable Action/No Response Received (C - UA/NRR) - Recipient responds by expressing disagreement with the need outlined in the recommendation and the Board concludes that further correspondence on, or discussion of, the matter would not change the recipient?s position.
 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (4 Recommendations)
Open: 0% | Closed: 100%
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Final Report Released On: September 30, 2003

2002-02-I-NY-0 REITERATED!

Disseminate information on the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, in the major languages spoken by workers in New York City with limited or no English speaking proficiency.


Status: Closed - Acceptable Action
Closed - Acceptable Action (C - AA) - The recipient has completed action on the recommendation. The action taken meets the objectives envisioned by the Board.
 

2002-02-I-NY-0 REITERATED!

Disseminate information on the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, in the major languages spoken by workers in New York City with limited or no English speaking proficiency.


Status: Closed - Acceptable Action
Closed - Acceptable Action (C - AA) - The recipient has completed action on the recommendation. The action taken meets the objectives envisioned by the Board.
 

2002-02-I-NY-0 REITERATED!

Disseminate information on the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, in the major languages spoken by workers in New York City with limited or no English speaking proficiency.


Status: Closed - Acceptable Action
Closed - Acceptable Action (C - AA) - The recipient has completed action on the recommendation. The action taken meets the objectives envisioned by the Board.
 

2002-02-I-NY-0 REITERATED!

Disseminate information on the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, in the major languages spoken by workers in New York City with limited or no English speaking proficiency.


Status: Closed - Acceptable Action
Closed - Acceptable Action (C - AA) - The recipient has completed action on the recommendation. The action taken meets the objectives envisioned by the Board.
 

PEMEX Deer Park Chemical Release (2 Recommendations)
PEMEX Deer Park (2 Recommendations)
Open: 100% | Closed: 0%
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Final Report Released On: February 23, 2026

2026-2024-05-I-TX-I-TX-1

Label all piping in ARU6 and ARU7 in accordance with ANSI/ASME A 13.1 Scheme for the identification of Piping Systems. 


Status: Open - Awaiting Response or Evaluation/Approval of Response
Open - Awaiting Response or Evaluation/Approval of Response (O - ARE/AR) - The recipient has not submitted a substantive response, or the evaluation by CSB staff of a response is pending, or the Board has not yet acted on staff recommendation of status.
 

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2026-2024-05-I-TX-I-TX-2

Develop procedures to ensure that any craftworkers introduced to or removed from a unit in Positive Isolation Status receive instructions that define the hazards, safeguards, and requirements of the unit associated with the work. The procedures should require each craftworker to receive clear communication on the identified hazards, control measures, and all other requirements before commencing work in a new area.


Status: Open - Awaiting Response or Evaluation/Approval of Response
Open - Awaiting Response or Evaluation/Approval of Response (O - ARE/AR) - The recipient has not submitted a substantive response, or the evaluation by CSB staff of a response is pending, or the Board has not yet acted on staff recommendation of status.
 

Dow Louisiana Operations Explosions (1 Recommendations)
American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) (1 Recommendations)
Open: 100% | Closed: 0%
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Final Report Released On: February 26, 2026

2023-03-I-LA-4

Update ANSI/ASSP Z117.1 Safety Requirements for Entering Confined Spaces to provide guidance on how to ensure that vessels that have undergone confined space entry are left clean and ready for startup after the entries are completed.


Status: Open - Awaiting Response or Evaluation/Approval of Response
Open - Awaiting Response or Evaluation/Approval of Response (O - ARE/AR) - The recipient has not submitted a substantive response, or the evaluation by CSB staff of a response is pending, or the Board has not yet acted on staff recommendation of status.
 

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