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Statement by CSB Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso Congratulating Board Members William Wright and William Wark on Completion of Their Terms

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Editor
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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 →

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CSB Votes to Approve Final Report on Three Accidents at DuPont Belle – West Virginia Plant following Public Comment Period

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Editor
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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 →

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CSB Declares Florida’s Failure to Adopt CSB Recommendation on Protecting Public Workers “Unacceptable;” Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso asks State to Reconsider Legislation

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Editor
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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 →

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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

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Editor
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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 →

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CSB Deploys to a Third Accident at Hoeganaes Corporation Metal Powder Plant in Gallatin, Tennessee

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Editor
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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 →

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Statement by CSB Chairperson Commending Connecticut House of Representatives for Passing Bill Prohibiting Natural Gas Blows at Power Plants

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Editor
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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

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Editor
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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 →

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

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Editor
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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 →

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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

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Editor
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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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U.S. Chemical Safety Board Investigation Team Deploys to Hawaiian Fireworks Storage Facility Explosion Site; Five Fatally Injured

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Editor
U.S. Chemical Safety Board Investigation Team Deploys to Hawaiian Fireworks Storage Facility Explosion Site; Five Fatally Injured

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. … Continue reading →

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One Year After Catastrophic Accident at the Tesoro Refinery the CSB Continues its Investigation into the April 2010 Accident

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Editor
e Year After Catastrophic Accident at the Tesoro Refinery the CSB Continues its Investigation into the April 2010 Accident

Board Releases a Video Safety Message; Chairperson Rafael Moure- Eraso Calls on Industry to Invest in Preventive Maintenance Marking the one year anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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CSB Deploys to Site of Flash Fire at Hoeganaes Corporation

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Editor
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Incident is the Second to Occur Since January Washington, DC, March 30, 2011 – The CSB is deploying a team to the site of a … Continue reading →

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CSB Investigators Deploying to Fatal Explosion and Fire in Louisville Kentucky

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Editor
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Washington DC, March 22, 2011– The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), is deploying to the scene of a fatal accident at Carbide Industries, a producer … Continue reading →

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CSB Releases New Safety Video: Fire in the Valley

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Editor
CSB Releases New Safety Video: “Fire in the Valley” Depicts Catastrophic Explosion and Fire at Bayer CropScience Facility in 2008

“Fire in the Valley” Depicts Catastrophic Explosion and Fire at Bayer CropScience Facility in 2008 Washington, DC, March 21, 2011 – The U.S. Chemical Safety … Continue reading →

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CSB Continues Investigation of Fatal Fire at Hoeganaes Corporation

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Editor
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Washington DC, February 16, 2011 – A five-person investigation team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) continues its investigation into the cause of a … Continue reading →

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