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Chemical Safety Board
CSB Releases New Safety Video on Three Accidents that Occurred in the Past Year Involving Flash Fires at Hoeganaes Corp. in Gallatin, Tennessee, Killing Five
“Iron in the Fire” Features Animations, Key Findings, and CSB Recommendations Aimed at Dust Hazards The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today released a new … Continue reading
CSB Releases Final Investigation Report on Three Accidents at the Hoeganaes Iron Powder Facility in Gallatin, Tennessee
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board today released its final report on three accidents that occurred in 2011 at the Hoeganaes powdered metals plant in Gallatin, … Continue reading
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CSB to Hold November 16, 2011, Public Meeting in Gallatin, Tennessee to Release Findings and Draft Recommendations into Three Combustible Iron Dust Related Accidents that Occurred at the Hoeganaes Plant in 2011
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today announced that it will be holding a public meeting on November 16, 2011, in Gallatin, Tennessee to present … Continue reading
CSB Report Finds that Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Facilities Present Hazards to Members of the Public, Especially Children
CSB Issues Recommendations to EPA, State Regulators, NFPA, and API Aimed at Increasing Oil Site Safety and Security The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today … Continue reading
CSB Releases New Video on Laboratory Safety at Academic Institutions
“Experimenting with Danger” Focuses on CSB Case Study on Texas Tech University Accident; Laboratory Deaths at UCLA and Dartmouth Washington DC, October 20, 2011 – … Continue reading
CSB Releases Investigation into 2010 Texas Tech Laboratory Accident; Case Study Identifies Systemic Deficiencies in University Safety Management Practices
CSB Releases Investigation into 2010 Texas Tech Laboratory Accident; Case Study Identifies Systemic Deficiencies in University Safety Management Practices Denver, CO, October 19, 2011 – … Continue reading
Statement by CSB Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso Congratulating Board Members William Wright and William Wark on Completion of Their Terms
Statement by CSB Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso Congratulating Board Members William Wright and William Wark on Completion of Their Terms. September 23, 2011 – Today I … Continue reading
CSB Votes to Approve Final Report on Three Accidents at DuPont Belle – West Virginia Plant following Public Comment Period
Safety Video Released Online at http://www.csb.gov/. Investigation Found Lack of Safe Equipment Design, Ineffective Mechanical Integrity Programs, and Failure to Investigate Near Misses Recommendations Call … Continue reading
CSB Declares Florida’s Failure to Adopt CSB Recommendation on Protecting Public Workers “Unacceptable;” Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso asks State to Reconsider Legislation
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today announced it has declared Florida’s inaction and failure to adopt a CSB recommendation to provide federal-level workplace protections … Continue reading
CSB Investigation Finds Three DuPont Accidents in Belle, West Virginia, Resulted from Numerous Safety Deficiencies including Lack of Safe Equipment Design, Ineffective Mechanical Integrity Programs, and Incomplete Investigations of Previous Near Misses
Proposed Recommendations to Call for OSHA, Industry Groups to Tighten Safeguards for Toxic Gas Handling A series of preventable safety shortcomings — including failure to … Continue reading
CSB Deploys to a Third Accident at Hoeganaes Corporation Metal Powder Plant in Gallatin, Tennessee
Washington, D.C., May 27, 2011 – A four-person investigation team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying to the site of a third … Continue reading
Statement by CSB Chairperson Commending Connecticut House of Representatives for Passing Bill Prohibiting Natural Gas Blows at Power Plants
Today I wish to commend the Connecticut General Assembly’s House of Representatives for unanimously passing a bill to permanently ban the deadly practice of using … Continue reading
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U.S. Chemical Safety Board Continues Investigation of Two Accidents at the Hoeganaes Corporation Facility; Testing Concludes that both Accidents Involved Combustible Metal Dust
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today released test results confirming preliminary conclusions that two flash fires which occurred at the Hoeganaes Corporation plant in … Continue reading
Statement from U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso on Workers Memorial Day
On this Workers’ Memorial Day 2011, I call on all of us in government and industry to remember those who have lost their lives and … Continue reading
Statement from U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso on One-Year Anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Accident
On the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident I would like to take this opportunity to remember the 11 workers who were … Continue reading
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