I am honored to begin my five year term as Chemical Safety Board Chairperson and Member. I look forward to a highly productive and collaborative experience with my fellow board members and the CSB's staff. I have spent the…
The federal agency charged with investigating incidents at chemical plants continues to face turmoil nearly three months after its chairman resigned amid a slew of controversies. Washington, D.C.-based group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said this week that two top…
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has recently voted to update the status of sixteen recommendations resulting from twelve accident investigations including key safety improvements resulting from the 2006 CAI/Arnel fire and explosion in Danvers, MA and the 2005 BP…
Latest Safety Video Includes Detailed Animation of 32,000- Pound Release of Ammonia in Alabama which Led to Offsite Injuries Including Multiple Hospitalizations in 2010 Washington, D.C, March 26, 2015 – Today the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released its latest…
Today the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a safety message to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the accident at the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas, that killed 15 workers and injured 180 others. In the message Chairperson Rafael…
Washington, DC, February 2, 2015 – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today released its annual budget justification, accompanying the president's budget request of $12.271 million for the CSB for fiscal year 2016. Representing an increase over previous years’ budgets,…
U.S.CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT REPORT NO. 2012-03-I-CA JANUARY 2015 CHEVRON RICHMOND REFINERY PIPE RUPTURE AND FIRE http://www.csb.gov/assets/1/7/Chevron_Final_Investigation_Report_2015-01-28.pdf
Washington, DC, January 23, 2015 - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) will hold a public meeting on January 28, 2015, to present the third and final investigation report and safety recommendations from the August 6, 2012, crude unit fire…
East Rutherford, New Jersey, January 15, 2015—The flash fire that burned seven workers, one seriously, at a U.S. Ink plant in New Jersey in 2012 resulted from the accumulation of combustible dust inside a poorly designed dust collection system that…
A team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has arrived in Houston to begin its investigation into the fatal chemical release at the La Porte DuPont Plant. Five of eight team members plan to receive a briefing from company…
