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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines from Google (7 articles)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 07:46:10 -0500
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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Monday, December 12, 2016 at 7:44:59 AM
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Table of Contents (7 articles)
UPDATE: HAZMAT CREWS CLEAR OUT REPORTED METH LAB IN CORTLAND -
Tags: us_NY, laboratory, release, response, drugs, illegal
HAZMAT CREWS CLEANING FUEL SPILL IN SALEM
Tags: us_VA, transportation, release, response, other_chemical
TANKER EXPLOSION KILLS MOTORISTS ON MAJOR KENYAN HIGHWAY
Tags: Kenya, transportation, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
CHEMICAL TANKER BURNS IN KENYA HIGHWAY CRASH, KILLING DOZENS
Tags: Kenya, transportation, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
ABC-7.COM WZVN NEWS FOR FORT MYERS, CAPE CORAL & NAPLES, FLORIDA
Tags: public, discovery, response, other_chemical
LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOLS BACK OPEN AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_KY, laboratory, release, response, acetic_acid, hydrochloric_acid
10 MOST OVERLOOKED RULES OF CHEMICAL HANDLING
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, pool_chemicals
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UPDATE: HAZMAT CREWS CLEAR OUT REPORTED METH LAB IN CORTLAND -
Tags: us_NY, laboratory, release, response, drugs, illegal
Hazmat crews spent hours at a home in the city of Cortland Saturday morning, blocking off a large area for an apparent meth lab investigation.
The Cortland Voice is reporting that police were called to Groton Avenue Friday night after a neighbor complained about a strong chemical odor. The report also mentions four arrests.
City and New York State Police and firefighters still lined the block near Monroe Heights hours later, setting up a tent as they collected evidence.
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HAZMAT CREWS CLEANING FUEL SPILL IN SALEM
Tags: us_VA, transportation, release, response, other_chemical
SALEM, Va (WDBJ7) A hazmat crew is working to clean up a fuel spill at the GB Market on 4th Street in Salem.
Authorities confirm a gas tanker was filling up tanks at the station when somewhere between 50 and 75 gallons of fuel spilled due to an overflow.
We're told some fuel got into a drain, but it is contained and did not make it into any main waterways.
Workers will have to manually suck the fuel out through manholes and pipes in the neighborhood. It's not a difficult task, but it is tedious.
"It's more of a time-consuming thing, we have probably six to eight people working right now so it will probably take several hours to get all that accomplished," Salem City Hazmat Officer Captain Mike Christley said.
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TANKER EXPLOSION KILLS MOTORISTS ON MAJOR KENYAN HIGHWAY
Tags: Kenya, transportation, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
More than 30 people are dead in Kenya following a highway explosion. Reports say a truck ferrying chemical gas lost control and rammed into other vehicles, before exploding into flames.
A truck carrying chemicals exploded on a Kenyan highway, killing more than 30 people late Saturday, local authorities said.
The tanker lost control on a downhill stretch of the road from Nairobi to Naivasha and smashed into other vehicles, Mwachi Pius Mwachi, the deputy director of the National Disaster Management Unit said.
It burst into flames starting a blaze involving more that 11 vehicles, he said.
A Red Cross official said the group found multiple bodies at the crash.
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CHEMICAL TANKER BURNS IN KENYA HIGHWAY CRASH, KILLING DOZENS
Tags: Kenya, transportation, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
A tanker truck carrying chemical gas slammed into other vehicles and burst into flames on a major road in Kenya, killing more than 30 people and injuring 10, officials said.
The vehicle went out of control while going downhill on the road from the capital of Nairobi to Naivasha late on Saturday, said Mwachi Pius Mwachi, the deputy director and communications officer for the National Disaster Management Unit.
‰??This is a serious chemical incident,‰?? Mwachi said. ‰??Police and other rescuers are still on the scene ‰?| clearing debris.‰??
Felestus Kioko, the Red Cross coordinator of the region, said more than 30 bodies had been recovered.
Mwachi said that at least 11 vehicles burned in the accident. Police said 10 people were injured.
Kenya has struggled to reduce the rising number of road accidents as more people acquire vehicles in the country‰??s growing middle class.
In 2013 the government reintroduced breathalysers to limit accidents blamed on drunk drivers.
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ABC-7.COM WZVN NEWS FOR FORT MYERS, CAPE CORAL & NAPLES, FLORIDA
Tags: public, discovery, response, other_chemical
Americans will spend more than $60 billion this year on cosmetics, but have you ever thought about all the chemicals that may be in your favorite products?
You may think the United States government reviews the safety of all the lotions, creams, sprays and makeup you use, but that is not the case. Now lawmakers are raising concerns and asking questions about possible risks, and calling for the FDA to step in.
-- Related Link: The growing push to regulate chemicals in cosmetics
The last legislation passed to regulate safety of cosmetics was passed nearly 80-years-ago, and now the cosmetics industry could face increased scrutiny by the U.S. government, as a new bill that would give the FDA more teeth is gaining traction in Congress.
‰??I don‰??t really think about the products I use in my bathroom,‰?? Ally Cao, 18, of Berkeley, California, told ABC News, adding, however, she does ‰??have some worries.‰??
Only 11 chemicals have ever been regulated by the FDA for use in cosmetics. And no safety tests are required before beauty products hit store shelves.
Now lawmakers and celebrities are hoping to change that with legislation that would require the FDA to evaluate the safety of at least five chemicals a year and give the FDA the power to recall dangerous products.
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the bipartisan legislation titled "Personal Care Products Safety Act," to protect consumers and streamline industry compliance, they said in a statement about the bill.
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LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOLS BACK OPEN AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_KY, laboratory, release, response, acetic_acid, hydrochloric_acid
LOUISA‰??Lawrence County High School was back in session Thursday following cleanup and extensive testing of the area affected by a chemical spill Tuesday.
The after-hours spill in a storage area didn‰??t injure anyone, but required cleanup by specialists before the area was safe to re-enter, according to Superintendent Robbie Fletcher.
Fletcher called off school Wednesday while cleanup and air-quality testing continued.
‰??It was a storage room, but you can‰??t do enough to make sure it‰??s safe for students,‰??‰??Fletcher said.
A Tuesday night basketball game was moved to the middle school.
The incident happened after school in a secure chemical storage area between two classrooms, and no students were in the area or involved, Fletcher said.
Between half a gallon and a gallon of acid was spilled, he said.
The accidental spill of two chemicals, glacial acetic acid and hydrochloric acid, emitted fumes and ate into flooring and cabinets, Fletcher said.
Firefighters and the Lawrence County Emergency Management Agency responded and the Ashland Fire Department‰??s hazardous-materials team cleaned up the acid. School officials called an environmental cleanup company to remove damaged floor tiles, sheetrock and cabinet components.
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10 MOST OVERLOOKED RULES OF CHEMICAL HANDLING
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, pool_chemicals
Handling pool chemicals is not like working with, say, ballpoint pens. While the risk of ink stains are a clear and present danger, it‰??s nothing compared to blindness, lung disease and death, which are all very real side effects of mishandling pool chemicals ‰?? not to mention fires, explosions and the release of toxic gases.
While chemical safety education is par for the course for pool professionals, there are always those few rules that are prone to get broken. We‰??ve gone to the experts to find the most overlooked rules in pool chemical handling, as well as an array of tips to help prevent these mistakes from happening in your business.
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