Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board announced that Dr. Kristen Kulinowski will serve as the agency’s Interim Executive Authority following the resignation of Chairperson Vanessa Allen Sutherland. Dr. Kulinowski said, “I am honored to serve in this new capacity. I…
Accident on Sunday night occurs at same pipeline in Guizhou province where eight were killed in July 2017 blast. A gas pipeline operated by China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) exploded on Sunday night in Guizhou province in southwest China, injuring…
The fire at the Zenith Energy Fuel Terminal in Hampden Township has been extinguished, officials say. Jerry Ozog, Hampden Township deputy fire chief, said the fire occurred at 12:14 p.m. when a leak occurred while gas was being transferred from…
Houston, TX, May 24, 2018: The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released its final investigation report into the August 31, 2017, fire at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas. In the days leading up to the incident, an unprecedented…
A quarter of senior managers in the oil and gas sector believe safety management is not effective, according to a study. The report - from the risk management specialists DNV GL - questioned more than 800 senior managers and technical specialists…
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…
Chairperson Vanessa Allen Sutherland announced today that she will be stepping down and resigning from the position of Chair and Board Member of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board next month. Chair Sutherland released the following statement: “I…
An explosion Saturday morning at a Texas chemical plant left multiple people injured, the company said in a statement. The explosion happened around 10.43am central time at Kuraray America, Inc's EVAL facility in Pasadena. The company, which specializes in 'chemical,…
Seventy-one people died in the fire in the west London tower block last June. A review of building regulations set up after the Grenfell tragedy has called for a "radical rethink" of the safety system, but has stopped short of…
Two crew members injured after flight control unit partially sucked out of jet. The pilots of a Chinese passenger jet made an emergency landing after a cockpit windscreen was ripped out in mid-air. Two crew members on the Sichuan Airlines…
