Five years after the fatal explosion of the West Fertilizer plant in Texas, which killed 15 and injured 260, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced proposed rules that will not include many of the Obama administration regulations the…
Washington, DC, April 26, 2018 – A four-person investigative team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying to the scene of an incident that reportedly injured multiple workers this morning at the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior,…
The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a new animation detailing the events of the February 8, 2017, explosion at the Packaging Corporation of America’s DeRidder, Louisiana, Pulp and Paper Mill that killed three contract workers and injured seven others.…
Washington D.C. January 25, 2018 – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board announced today that it will be moving forward with a full investigation into the fatal gas well explosion near Quinton, Oklahoma. The explosion fatally injured five workers. Upon notification…
Link to Preliminary 2D Animation of Events Leading to 2017 Fire at Arkema Chemical Plant in Crosby, Texas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZmUVQMh9qM
The US Chemical Safety Board, concerned about the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and natural disasters, is warning the chemical industry to rethink its emergency plans in light of the Arkema fires in Crosby, Texas, that followed…
CSB Releases Final Report into 2016 Refinery Fire that Seriously Injured Four Workers Report Issues Key Lessons to Prevent Future Incidents September 18, 2017, Washington, D.C. - Today, at a public business meeting in Washington, DC, the U.S. Chemical Safety…
CSB Releases New Animation Detailing Events Leading to 2016 Fire at the ExxonMobil Refinery in Baton Rouge, LA - VIDEO July 26, 2017, Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released an animation describing events leading to…
Chemical Safety Board Deploying to Fire at Gas Processing Plant Chemical Safety Board Deploying to Fire at Enterprises Product Partners Washington, DC, June 28, 2016 - An investigative team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying to the…
CSB: Steam System Leaked In Days Before Fatal Blast St. Louis, MO – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a “Factual Investigative Update” on the April 3, 2017, catastrophic rupture of a pressure vessel at the Loy Lange Box…
