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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines from Google (9 articles)
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 08:09:47 -0400
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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Monday, August 14, 2017 at 8:09:19 AM
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Table of Contents (9 articles)
HAZMAT TEAM RESPONDS TO REPORTED FENTANYL SPILL AT LUNENBURG CROSSING
Tags: us_MA, public, release, response, clandestine_lab
AMMONIA SPILL CLOSES BAYFRONT
Tags: us_OR, public, release, response, ammonia
5 THINGS TRUMP DID THIS WEEK WHILE YOU WEREN'T LOOKING
Tags: public, follow-up, environmental
OVERTURNED TANKER LORRY CAUSES ACID SPILLAGE DRIVER KILLED
Tags: Malaysia, transportation, release, death, acids
FATHER SAYS BEAUMONT TODDLERS BURNED BY TILE CLEANER DOING FINE, COULD BE HOME BY THIS EVENING
Tags: us_TX, public, release, injury, cleaners
POLICE STILL SEARCH FOR SUSPECT AFTER CHEMICALS ARE SPRAYED ON A
Tags: us_MT, public, release, injury, repellent
UNION CHEMICAL SPILL TO HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT, HAZMAT SPECIALIST SAYS
Tags: us_MO, public, release, response, sodium_hydroxide
CHEMICAL FOOTPRINTING STRIDES TO BECOME MAINSTREAM WITH WALMART
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
U.S. ACADEMIC BIOMEDICAL LABS SAID UNREADY FOR DISASTERS
Tags: laboratory, discovery, environmental
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HAZMAT TEAM RESPONDS TO REPORTED FENTANYL SPILL AT LUNENBURG CROSSING
Tags: us_MA, public, release, response, clandestine_lab
LUNENBURG -- A police dispatcher requested a hazmat team respond to a Lunenburg Crossing parking lot after a woman reported spilling fentanyl inside her vehicle at around 4 p.m. Saturday, according to police radio broadcasts.
At least a dozen police, fire and EMS officials responded to the parking lot in front of Walmart and Hannaford's Supermarket off of Massachusetts Avenue.
A fire official used a shopping cart, traffic cones and yellow crime tape to block off the area around a black SUV.
Several police officers wore blue gloves and searched inside the SUV, which did not appear to have anyone inside of it several minutes after the initial police radio broadcast.
An officer placed items he found inside the SUV in a transparent bag.
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AMMONIA SPILL CLOSES BAYFRONT
Tags: us_OR, public, release, response, ammonia
NEWPORT ‰?? An ammonia spill forced the closure and evacuation of several blocks of the Newport Historic Bayfront.
The spill occurred around 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12. As of 3 p.m., the stretch of road from Southwest Fall Street to Southwest Hatfield Street has not yet reopened, and Lincoln County Dispatch said responders have no estimates on when residents can re-enter.
A Hazmat team from Salem remains on the scene as cleanup efforts continue. Officials have not released details on where the ammonia spill came from.
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5 THINGS TRUMP DID THIS WEEK WHILE YOU WEREN'T LOOKING
Tags: public, follow-up, environmental
2. EPA eases the approval process for new chemicals
Last year, in the largest revamp of America‰??s chemical safety laws in 40 years, Congress required that the Environmental Protection Agency examine ‰??reasonably foreseen uses‰?? of chemicals when they evaluate them for safety. The changes were designed to ensure that the EPA examines chemicals for their likely real-world impact, instead of narrowly evaluating them on the specific uses for which they were intended.
On Monday, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced new ‰??operating principles‰?? for how the agency will apply the law. In a surprise, the EPA will first assess chemicals based only on their intended use‰??similar to how the agency operated before passage of the new law. If the EPA has any concerns about other potential uses, ‰??as a general matter,‰?? those will be adjudicated through a separate rule-making. In other words, new chemicals may still be approved while the EPA is reviewing their potential further impact‰??the exact outcome lawmakers were trying to avoid. The change is a big victory for industry groups, which wanted a lighter touch approach to regulation. Pruitt also announced Monday that the agency had cleared a backlog of 600 new chemicals awaiting approval‰??another move that drew praise from the chemical industry and strong rebukes from consumer groups.
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OVERTURNED TANKER LORRY CAUSES ACID SPILLAGE DRIVER KILLED
Tags: Malaysia, transportation, release, death, acids
SENAWANG: A tanker lorry carrying acid chemicals overturned at kilometer 251.6 North-South Expressway (PLUS) this morning, killing the lorry driver.
The incident which happened around 3am today, was said to have happened because the lorry was trying to avoid hitting a car.
According to preliminary reports, the 37-year-old victim is known as Surazru Mohamed Sakeri.
The Fire and Rescue Department did not rule out the possibility that the man could have died after inhaling poisonous gas emitted from the spilled acid, apart from suffering severe injuries.
The body was sent to the Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital (HTJ) for a post-mortem.
The hazardous materials unit (Hazmat) is currently cleaning the acid spillage.
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FATHER SAYS BEAUMONT TODDLERS BURNED BY TILE CLEANER DOING FINE, COULD BE HOME BY THIS EVENING
Tags: us_TX, public, release, injury, cleaners
BEAUMONT - Two Beaumont toddlers transported by helicopter after suffering from chemical burns could be released to their parents by this evening.
The 1 and 2-year-old were airlifted to the UTMB burn center from a home on Oakridge Drive in the north end of Beaumont out of an "abundance of caution" according to Beaumont Police.
The children's father tells 12News that the children will be fine and that the family is on their way to Galveston and hopes to be bringing the children home this evening.
The children were playing and got into tile & grout cleaner and ended up sitting in the substance and were burned according to Beaumont Police.
The children, who did not drink or ingest the cleaner, got it out of a cabinet in what appears to be an accident police said.
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POLICE STILL SEARCH FOR SUSPECT AFTER CHEMICALS ARE SPRAYED ON A
Tags: us_MT, public, release, injury, repellent
On August 10th Whitefish Police received a call around 10 am saying there was some sort of chemical sprayed on the playground equipment in downtown Whitefish. As of right now authorities believe the chemical is bear spray. The reporting party stated that several children had to seek medical attention because of skin irritation the chemical caused them.
We spoke with Assistant Chief of Police Bridger Kelch who tells us the department has never seen a crime like this happen in the small town of Whitefish. And punishment for this is serious. Kelch tells us criminal mischief, vandalism and assault are all possibilities. The assault charge is valid because of the harm the chemicals caused the children.
Kelch tells us, ‰??Children that had a medical reaction or reaction to the chemicals restitution for their health care or if there was any damage to their clothing.‰??
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UNION CHEMICAL SPILL TO HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT, HAZMAT SPECIALIST SAYS
Tags: us_MO, public, release, response, sodium_hydroxide
A caustic soda spill in Flat Creek reported Tuesday will have little to no environmental impact after the cleanup process is complete.
That‰??s according to Mike Ruddy, state on-scene coordinator and Hazmat specialist with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR), who worked on the spill.
City Administrator Russell Rost said the spill was called in by a neighboring business when employees noticed a milky substance in the stream.
John Florian, incident commander with Gateway Extrusions, said he was notified and immediately alerted city and appropriate state officials.
Also known as sodium hydroxide, the solution spilled into the creek is ‰??mixable,‰?? meaning it mixes with water and cannot be filtered or skimmed out, Ruddy said.
‰??The (cleanup) process is tedious, but as far as environmental impact, I would say when we‰??re done, there won‰??t be an impact at all,‰?? he added.
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CHEMICAL FOOTPRINTING STRIDES TO BECOME MAINSTREAM WITH WALMART
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
Global momentum toward chemical safety is rising as the financial and health implications of chemical mismanagement become increasingly clear.
Witness the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which highlight the importance of reducing and managing hazardous chemicals to meet the objectives of ensuring healthy lives, the availability of clean water, and sustainable consumption and production patterns.
The Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) initiative of investors, retailers, government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and health care organizations aspires to support these goals through the effective management of chemicals in products and supply chains. CFP signatories include investors with over $2.3 trillion in assets under management and purchasers with over $600 billion in buying power. (Some of the authors of this piece are affiliated with the Chemical Footprint Project).
Walmart Stores is the latest signatory to the project, agreeing to offer up data related to chemicals in products it sells.
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U.S. ACADEMIC BIOMEDICAL LABS SAID UNREADY FOR DISASTERS
Tags: laboratory, discovery, environmental
The U.S. academic biomedical research community is ill-prepared for disasters such as hurricanes and cyber-attacks, concludes a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine. Institutions should prepare for the worst ‰??to minimize the loss of important scientific discoveries‰?? and protect the more than $150 billion in public and private funding invested each year in medical and health research, the Aug. 10 report says.
‰??Disasters that damage research laboratories and the institutions that house them can have enormous impacts on the safety and well-being of humans and research animals, on career trajectories, and on scientific progress,‰?? says Georges C. Benjamin, chair of the committee that wrote the report and executive director of the American Public Health Association.
Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy impacted the health and safety of people and laboratory animals, damaged buildings, disrupted careers, led to the loss of data and equipment, and negatively affected research funding, the report finds. But despite these experiences, academic biomedical research institutions have not taken steps to ensure they will optimally recover if disaster strikes again.
The report provides several recommendations for academic biomedical research institutions to improve their ability to prepare for and recover from disasters. For example, it suggests designating a senior level individual to oversee disaster resilience, and requiring training in disaster resilience for students, staff, and faculty. The report also recommends that NIH lead an effort to discover ways that research sponsors can provide incentives for researchers to enhance their ability to deal with disasters.
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