Oct 14,2017- The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB for short) will hold a public meeting on 16th Oct 2017 to inform the public about open investigations, an update on recommendations, the status of audits from the Office of the Inspector General, and financial and organizational updates. An opportunity for public comment will be provided. The […]
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May 01, 2017– On April 20th, 2017 the US Chemical Safety Board released its final report into the August 28, 2016, nitrous oxide explosion at the Airgas manufacturing facility in Cantonment, Florida. The blast killed the only Airgas employee working at the facility that day and heavily damaged the plant, halting its manufacturing of nitrous […]
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Feb 06,2017– The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a safety video of its investigation of the June 13, 2013 explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins Plant in Geismar, Louisiana, which killed two workers and injured an additional 167. The deadly explosion and fire occurred when a heat exchanger containing flammable liquid propane violently […]
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Washington, DC, October 24, 2016 – An investigative team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has deployed to the scene of a chemical release that led to a shelter-in-place order for thousands of residents and at least 85 members of the public seeking medical attention in Atchison, Kansas. The incident was reportedly triggered due […]
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Nov 6, 2016– The US Chemical Safety Board informed that it has released its Strategic Plan for the years 2017 to 2021. The plan includes an updated mission and vision statement, which will guide the activities and objectives of the CSB. The CSB’s mission to: “Drive chemical safety change through independent investigations to protect people […]
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