Washington DC, Aug 01, 2013– Due to the recent spate of chemical industry related accidents and unfortunate events, the President of the United States today issued an Executive Order to improve safety and security in chemical industry related facilities in the US. Towards this end, the President has constituted a working group, called the Chemical … Read more
April 18, 2013 Washington DC-It seems that the pipeline corrosion that likely was the cause of Chevron’s Richmond refinery fire last year, seems to be present at other refineries too. An investigation by an independent agency working closely with the US Chemical Safety Board(CSB) and OSHA have found evidence of corrosion in the El Segundo … Read more
April 19, 2013– The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a new animated video that shows the sequence of events leading up to the fire at Chevron’s Richmond refinery in August 2012 (last year). The fire and its causes were being investigated by the CSB and the video is a result of that analysis … Read more
Houston, TX, April 01, 2013– In an important ruling, the a Federal Court in the Southern District of Texas has upheld the US Chemical Safety Board’s (CSB’s) legal authority to investigate the tragic April 2010 blowout and explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. It has been three years since the tragic event occured. Dr. Rafael … Read more
Aug 25th, 2012– The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released some photos of the recent Chevron refinery fire. If you recollect, Chevron’s Richmond, CA refinery had a huge explosion and fire on 6th Aug 2012, that resulted in catastrophic damage. The CSB is investigating the accident and in the interim, has posted some footage … Read more
