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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines (6 articles)
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 08:33:58 -0500
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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 8:33:47 AM
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Table of Contents (6 articles)
LESSONS FROM HYDROGEN FIRE AND EXPLOSION IN UNATTENDED EXPERIMENT AT PNNL
Tags: us_WA, laboratory, follow-up, hydrogen, environmental
FREEZER LEAK IN NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH BUILDING PROMPTS LAFD RESPONSE; AREA NOW CLEAR
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, release, response, various_chemicals
MAN FACING FELONY CHARGES AFTER MAJOR FUEL SPILL IN MONTGOMERY...
Tags: us_TX, transportation, release, response, diesel, illegal
CSX TRAIN DERAILS ON JACKSONVILLE'S NORTHSIDE
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, ethanol
SPOKANE VALLEY (WA) FIREFIGHTERS HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO BUG BOMBS
Tags: us_WA, public, release, injury, pesticides
SOUTH CAROLINA GAS LEAK: 400 EVACUATED AFTER 2 DEATHS FROM POSSIBLE GAS LEAK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Tags: us_SC, public, release, death, methane, natural_gas
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LESSONS FROM HYDROGEN FIRE AND EXPLOSION IN UNATTENDED EXPERIMENT AT PNNL
https://opexshare.doe.gov/lesson.cfm/2019/1/15/24759/Lessons-from-Hydrogen-Fire-and-Explosion-in-Unattended-Experiment-at-PNNL
Tags: us_WA, laboratory, follow-up, hydrogen, environmental
On September 30, 2018, a fire and minor explosion occurred in a laboratory in Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Physical Sciences Laboratory building. While damage to the experimental equipment was significant, the damage to the lab itself was minimal. Over the course of an investigation and causal analysis, much was learned.
PNNL management feels it's important to share these lessons with staff and others from around the DOE complex so everyone can benefit from this experience.
Over the next few minutes, you'll see a little about the research that was being conducted, what is believed to have gone wrong, and what was learned. As part of that learning, you'll hear about two of the Safe Conduct of Research (SCoR) principles that emphasize how having a questioning attitude and a healthy respect for what can go wrong could have prevented or lessened the impact of this event.
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FREEZER LEAK IN NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH BUILDING PROMPTS LAFD RESPONSE; AREA NOW CLEAR
http://dailybruin.com/2019/01/20/freezer-leak-in-neuroscience-research-building-prompts-lafd-response-area-now-clear/
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, release, response, various_chemicals
A hazardous materials leak at a south campus building was reported by the Los Angeles Fire Department this morning.
LAFD reported a hazardous materials incident at 7:14 a.m. after originally responding to an automatic fire alarm at the Neuroscience Research Building. Multiple chemicals were spilled, but were later determined noninfectious by an LAFD HazMat squad, according to an LAFD alert.
Ricardo Vazquez, a UCLA spokesperson, said the chemicals leaked from a freezer that contained biological materials believed to be noninfectious.
A Bruin Alert advised the UCLA community to avoid the Neuroscience Research Building and the surrounding area on Charles E. Young Drive from Tiverton Avenue to Westwood Plaza for the duration of the LAFD investigation.
UCLA staff are now cleaning up the spill and no injuries or infections were reported.
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MAN FACING FELONY CHARGES AFTER MAJOR FUEL SPILL IN MONTGOMERY...
https://www.click2houston.com/news/man-facing-felony-charges-after-major-fuel-spill-in-montgomery-county
Tags: us_TX, transportation, release, response, diesel, illegal
HOUSTON - A man is facing felony charges after Montgomery County deputies followed a fuel slick for 4 miles. The culprit was a truck full of leaking fuel cans.
Hazmat crews and the Department of Public Safety have been sent to assess the roadway, ditches and neighborhood where the diesel was reported.
According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, calls started coming in regarding slick roads near State Highway 99 at Valley Ranch Parkway and FM 1314. When deputies followed the trail of spilled diesel into a neighborhood, they found a truck with fuel leaking out of the back, deputies said.
Officials discovered two plastic containers with 500-gallons of diesel that were still leaking and almost empty. The Texas Department of Transportation dispatched and an environmental service company to the spill.
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CSX TRAIN DERAILS ON JACKSONVILLE'S NORTHSIDE
https://www.news4jax.com/news/csx-train-derails-on-northside
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, ethanol
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A CSX train derailed Sunday night near the Busch plant on Jacksonville's Northside.
A major cleanup is underway as eight rail cars, two of which were carrying ethanol, went off the tracks around 10 p.m. at Main Street North and Busch Drive, reported CSX. They confirm no one was injured in the incident and there are no indications of any leaks.
However, the cleanup could take several days as the two rail cars carrying ethanol derailed into Cedar Creek.
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SPOKANE VALLEY (WA) FIREFIGHTERS HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO BUG BOMBS
https://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2019/01/wa-firefighters-bug-bombs.html
Tags: us_WA, public, release, injury, pesticides
Three Spokane Valley (WA) firefighters were hospitalized after being exposed to bug bombs while responding to a call earlier this week, according to reports.
The Spokesman-Review reported that the members were responding to a fire alarm at some local condominiums. Arriving firefighters found no smoke or fire but saw an overturned wheelchair. They made entry to the unit through the window.
The members smelled an odor and left to go on air, but then began feeling nauseous. The incident commander upgraded the call to a hazmat call and the firefighters were hospitalized, treated, and released.
The report said the apartment resident, who was not inside, had set off three bug bombs at once.
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SOUTH CAROLINA GAS LEAK: 400 EVACUATED AFTER 2 DEATHS FROM POSSIBLE GAS LEAK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/south-carolina/400-evacuated-after-2-deaths-from-possible-gas-leak-in-south-carolina/906917897
Tags: us_SC, public, release, death, methane, natural_gas
COLUMBIA, S.C. - More than 400 people have been ordered to leave an 80-year-old public housing complex in South Carolina because of natural gas leaks after two residents were found dead inside separate apartments.
Columbia firefighters began checking all 244 units of the Allen Benedict Court for gas leaks after the bodies were found and discovered unusually high gas levels in at least 65 units coming out of water heaters, stoves and other appliances, Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins said.
The leaks are "not only significant but are consistent throughout this property," Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin said at a news conference Friday.
The city is immediately working to find hotel rooms or other places to stay for the complex's more than 400 residents.
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