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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 7:42:01 AM
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Table of Contents (11 articles)
MONTMAGNY HOSPITAL ER TO REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL MID-JULY
Tags: Canada, laboratory, follow-up, response, unknown_chemical
AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE CHEMICAL FIRE AT OKC BUSINESS
Tags: us_OK, industrial, fire, response, other_chemical
EASTERN WASHINGTON WILDFIRE GROWS TO 3,000 ACRES, FED BY CHEMICALS, WIND
Tags: us_WA, industrial, fire, response, waste
ONE PERSON TREATED FOLLOWING HAZMAT CALL IN NEWARK
Tags: us_DE, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
HAZMAT CREWS NEUTRALIZE CHEMICAL SPILL AT RICHMOND TRUCKING COMPANY
Tags: us_VA, transportation, release, response, acetic_acid
PENNSYLVANIA INITIATES STATE-RUN FRACKING CHEMICAL DATABASE
Tags: us_PA, public, discovery, environmental
PRIMARY SCHOOL EVACUATED AFTER CHEMICAL BLAST IN CHINA'S GUANGDONG
Tags: China, industrial, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical
DEPUTIES: EXPLOSION, FIRE LEAD TO DISCOVERY OF HASH OIL LAB
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, explosion, response, butane
‰??SHELTER IN PLACE‰?? WARNING ISSUED NEAR WENATCHEE FIRES, SOME RESIDENTS TOLD TO GO INDOORS
Tags: us_WA, industrial, fire, response, ammonia
MILTON FIRE CHIEF CAUTIONS IN HANDLING FIREWORKS, SPARKLERS
Tags: us_FL, public, discovery, environmental, fireworks
SENATORS, HEALTH EXPERTS DEMAND ACTION TO ADDRESS BIOLAB ACCIDENTS
Tags: laboratory, discovery, response
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MONTMAGNY HOSPITAL ER TO REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL MID-JULY
Tags: Canada, laboratory, follow-up, response, unknown_chemical
Montmagny Hospital officials said Tuesday most services won't be back up and running until at least mid-July.
Montmagny hospital fire forces patients out of building
A fire caused major damage to the hospital after flames broke out in Montmagny's medical laboratory on June 20.
The fire forced the evacuation of the building.
Surgeries and emergency calls have been redirected to the H̫tel-Dieu hospital in L̩vis, across the river from Quebec City, and to the hospital in La Pocati̬re, east of Montmagny.
The CEO of the CISSS de Chaudi̬re-Appalaches, Daniel Par̩ said his team is focusing on re-building all the units as quickly as possible.
"Nurses want to be on the floor, working and taking care of their patients," he said.
Par̩ said many employees, even those on vacation, went straight to the hospital to help when the news of the fire broke.
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AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE CHEMICAL FIRE AT OKC BUSINESS
Tags: us_OK, industrial, fire, response, other_chemical
OKLAHOMA CITY - An investigation is underway to figure out what caused a chemical fire Monday night at an Oklahoma City business.
According to the fire department, firefighters responded to the fire at the Baker Hughes facility located at N.W. 10th and the Kilpatrick Turnpike.
Fire officials said it involved ammonium sulfate and started on a dock.
No injuries were reported.
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EASTERN WASHINGTON WILDFIRE GROWS TO 3,000 ACRES, FED BY CHEMICALS, WIND
Tags: us_WA, industrial, fire, response, waste
Fed by winds, high temperatures and industrial chemicals, the Sleepy Hollow fire in eastern Washington had burned nearly 3,000 acres and destroyed at least two dozen homes as of Tuesday evening.
The blaze started Sunday outside Wenatchee, about 150 miles east of Seattle, and had grown dramatically by the end of the day after embers blew on top of a recycling plant and several warehouses that contained chemicals, officials said. As of Tuesday evening, the blaze was 47% contained.
The damage to at least two dozen buildings has left residents heartbroken, even if their own homes had been spared.
"It's a mix of emotions -- blessed and guilty," said Desiree Schmidt, seated under a tent near a home that had burned to the ground. "I can go to my refrigerator and shower. We have 28 friends and neighbors who can't."
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ONE PERSON TREATED FOLLOWING HAZMAT CALL IN NEWARK
Tags: us_DE, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
Nine emergency response agencies sent officials to a hazardous materials response call in Newark Tuesday, New Castle County Paramedics said.
Officers were called at about 5 p.m. to the first block of Fairway Road for an ‰??incident possible containing hazardous materials,‰?? Cpl. Abigail E. Haas said. Upon arrival, responders were notified that one woman, believed to be in her 20s, was already transported to the hospital, Haas said.
Five additional responders, including three firefighters and two New Castle County HazMat Response Team members, were evaluated for possible exposure to the contaminant, she said. None were taken to the hospital or treated for exposure.
The call was described as an ‰??unknown odor‰?? coming from the heater closet, according to the recent incidents listing on Aetna Hose Hook & Ladder Company of Newark‰??s website.
Further details on the nature of the contaiminant or the condition of the woman transported to the hospital were not released.
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HAZMAT CREWS NEUTRALIZE CHEMICAL SPILL AT RICHMOND TRUCKING COMPANY
Tags: us_VA, transportation, release, response, acetic_acid
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) ‰?? A frightening Tuesday for workers at a Richmond trucking company after an unexpected spill forced the Hazmat team to come in.
It happened at Central Transport Trucking on North Hopkins Road.
According to Lieutenant Chris Armstrong with Richmond Fire, workers were moving a tote of concentrated vinegar from the dock to the truck, when it started to leak.
‰??We had the Hazmat team already in route, they suited up, went in, they were able to stop the leak,‰?? says Armstrong.
But by then, eight people had already been exposed to the pungent vinegar, a product that needs to be watered down before it can be used in food.
Worker Douglas Whitlow says the odor was overpowering.
‰??It just smelled like ammonia. Some people‰??s nose bled,‰?? says Whitlow.
He and most of his coworkers‰?? exposure was from breathing in the fumes.
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PENNSYLVANIA INITIATES STATE-RUN FRACKING CHEMICAL DATABASE
Tags: us_PA, public, discovery, environmental
PITTSBURGH (AP) - By next summer, shale gas companies in Pennsylvania will be required to electronically disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing in a new state-run database.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports (http://bit.ly/1BR9G63">http://bit.ly/1BR9G63 ) the state will require operators to submit fracturing records electronically by March 2016.
Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Quigley says the DEP will end its affiliation with FracFocus, an independent online catalog of fracking records, and develop their own online database.
Plans call for integrating the records into a mapping system. Quigley says users would be able to click on dots on a map and find information about the wells.
The database will be based on a disclosure form that separates the list of chemicals and trade names, which the DEP hopes will encourage more disclosure.
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PRIMARY SCHOOL EVACUATED AFTER CHEMICAL BLAST IN CHINA'S GUANGDONG
Tags: China, industrial, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have evacuated a school campus following an explosion at a nearby chemical factory, sending dozens to hospital for medical checks, officials and local media said on Tuesday.
Fifty-seven students and a teacher were evacuated from the Tongmao Primary School in Guangdong's Dongsheng township and taken to the hospital following a blast and subsequent leakage from the Huili Chemical Factory just 100 meters away from their classrooms, local media reported.
According to the Guangzhou-based Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper, the leak came after a failed transformer sparked an explosion in the plant.
An official who answered the phone at the Dongsheng township propaganda bureau confirmed the incident had taken place.
"We evacuated all the students from the primary school within the first half an hour," the official said. "Any students who felt unwell were taken to the hospital."
He said the authorities would now investigated the cause of the blast.
"The next step is definitely to rectify the situation, and to hand out punishments where appropriate," the official said. "However, the details haven't emerged yet."
He declined to comment on whether the primary school or the factory would be relocated.
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DEPUTIES: EXPLOSION, FIRE LEAD TO DISCOVERY OF HASH OIL LAB
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, explosion, response, butane
FIELDS LANDING, Calif. -
Two men were arrested after an explosion and fire at their residence lead to the discovery of a hash oil lab.
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On Tuesday at about 11:00 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff‰??s Office along with the Humboldt Bay Fire Department responded to the reports of a fire and explosion at a home on the 6500 block of Second Street in Fields Landings.
Once the fire was extinguished, deputies found evidence of a butane hash lab in the residence, said Lt. Wayne Hanson.
Deputies contacted the two people who lived in the home. William Joseph Pound, 41, and David Michael Green-Coutts, 22. Both suspects were not injured in the explosion, and were arrested for manufacturing of a chemical extraction hash/honey oil lab.
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‰??SHELTER IN PLACE‰?? WARNING ISSUED NEAR WENATCHEE FIRES, SOME RESIDENTS TOLD TO GO INDOORS
Tags: us_WA, industrial, fire, response, ammonia
Chelan County Emergency Management alerted the public of the leak around 11:10 a.m. Residents were told to close their windows and turn of air conditioning.
Officials said concerns about ammonia have been present since last night, since an industrial fire started burning.
By 12:30 p.m., the ammonia dissipated and was no longer an issue. The shelter in place restriction was lifted.
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MILTON FIRE CHIEF CAUTIONS IN HANDLING FIREWORKS, SPARKLERS
Tags: us_FL, public, discovery, environmental, fireworks
With the Fourth of July weekend approaching, John Reble of the City of Milton Fire Department cautions residents on using fireworks, which are not permitted for sale in the State of Florida. Reble said many incidents involving fireworks go unreported, due to the likelihood the fireworks are purchased out of state.
Reble cites the Florida Statutes, which differentiates between the sale of sparklers and fireworks.
‰??What you see available in the local store falls into the statutes,‰?? Reble said. ‰??What you get in Alabama usually falls beyond that.‰??
In Chapter 791 of the Florida Statutes, sparklers are defined as "a device which emits showers of sparks upon burning, does not contain any explosive compounds, does not detonate or explode, is handled or ground based, cannot propel itself through the air, and contains not more than 100 grams of the chemical compound which produces sparks upon burning."
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SENATORS, HEALTH EXPERTS DEMAND ACTION TO ADDRESS BIOLAB ACCIDENTS
Tags: laboratory, discovery, response
Key members of Congress, public health leaders and biosecurity experts demand better oversight and accountability for laboratories in the wake of a USA TODAY Network investigation that revealed widespread safety lapses and pervasive secrecy that obscures failings by researchers and regulators.
The investigation uncovered hundreds of lab accidents and near-miss incidents that occurred in biological laboratories working with dangerous pathogens in recent years, putting scientists and sometimes even the public at risk. Oversight of labs is fragmented and largely self-policed, and even when labs commit the most egregious safety violations, they are allowed to keep operating and their names are kept secret by federal officials, the investigation showed.
The "lack of transparency and significant variability in how safety lapses are reported and reprimanded across all levels of government is very concerning," said U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Johnson, R-Wis., said research on high-risk pathogens is important to protecting public health, but "we need to ensure agencies are holding labs accountable and shoring up trust in this program through reasonable transparency and communication with the public."
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American Chemical Society
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