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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines (12 articles)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 08:14:20 -0400
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Friday, May 1, 2020 at 8:13:56 AM
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Table of Contents (12 articles)
COHOES INCINERATOR FOUND TO BE BURNING TOXIC CHEMICALS, POLLUTING NEARBY AREAS
Tags: us_ny, public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
TROOPER‰??S CAR HIT WHILE DIRECTING TRAFFIC AT CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_tx, release, transportation, response, unknown_chemical
CHEMICAL FIRE BREAKS OUT AT HAL, NO CASUALTIES
Tags: india, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
MOCK CHEMICAL SAFETY SORT TO ENGAGE WITH STORAGE AND INVENTORY
Tags: us, discovery, laboratory, environment
HUMBOLDT MET: 1,170 POT PLANTS DESTROYED, 6 ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS FOUND IN DINSMORE
Tags: us_CA, industrial, discovery, environmental, drugs, waste, illegal
DESIGNER SHOWS OFF AIRASIA‰??S NEW HAZMAT-STYLE UNIFORM FOR CABIN CREW ‰?? TRAVEL WEEKLY
Tags: Malaysia, transportation, discovery, environmental
FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED OVER PACKAGE BOUND FOR SASK. DISEASE LAB
Tags: Canada, transportation, discovery, response
2 TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES AFTER EXPLOSION AT VAUGHAN PLANT
Tags: Canada, industrial, explosion, injury, diesel
HAZMAT TEAMS EVACUATING ROSEDALE APARTMENT
Tags: us_MD, public, release, injury, ammonia, bleach
RESEARCH: DEVELOPMENT OF FIREGROUND EXPOSURE SIMULATOR (FES) PROP FOR PPE TESTING AND EVALUATION
Tags: industrial, discovery, environmental
CONDUCTING CONTENT ANALYSIS FOR CHEMISTRY SAFETY EDUCATION TERMS AND TOPICS IN CHINESE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM STANDARDS, TEXTBOOKS, AND LESSON PLANS SHOWS INCREASED SAFETY AWARENESS
Tags: China, laboratory, discovery, environmental
DRY CLEANING SOLVENT POSES HEALTH RISKS TO WORKERS AND CONSUMERS
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, pce
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COHOES INCINERATOR FOUND TO BE BURNING TOXIC CHEMICALS, POLLUTING NEARBY AREAS
https://legislativegazette.com/cohoes-incinerator-found-to-be-burning-toxic-chemicals-polluting-nearby-areas/
Tags: us_ny, public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
n Monday, a report from Bennington College indicated that the Norlite Incinerator plant contaminated the city of Cohoes and surrounding areas with Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, from burning aqueous fire fighting foam, a chemical that is linked to a variety of cancers and has been produced in the United States since the 1940s.
These substances are a ‰??forever chemical‰?? meaning they cannot be broken down and they accumulate in soil, air and water.
‰??The smell [is] like sulfur. It‰??s this horrible smell you get when you mix all your chemicals together and burn [them]. That‰??s the smell you can get in the summertime when we want to open up our windows,‰?? said Joe Ritchie, who grew up in the Saratoga Sites Public Housing ‰?? which is only a few hundred feet from the plant ‰?? and is now home from his Freshman year at Syracuse University.
‰??And then once [Norlite] starts burning, the house gets filled with the odor and it‰??s horrible,‰?? Ritchie continued.
Ritchie misses home while he is away at college, but home entails another reality for him ‰?? poor air quality, rancid odor and black soot from the Norlite Incinerator. He said that he felt and breathed better in Syracuse and while studying abroad in Spain.
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TROOPER‰??S CAR HIT WHILE DIRECTING TRAFFIC AT CHEMICAL SPILL
https://www.ksla.com/2020/04/30/chemical-spill-sickens-person-leads-traffic-detour/
Tags: us_tx, release, transportation, response, unknown_chemical
TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) ‰?? A trooper‰??s car was hit while directing traffic at a chemical spill in Texarkana, Texas.
No injuries have been reported.
And it‰??s not immediately clear whether the trooper was inside or outside the vehicle when the accident happened.
Some type of chemical spill in Texarkana, Texas, sickened one person and led to traffic being diverted on Mall Drive between Summerhill Road and Stateline Avenue the afternoon of April 30.
One person was taken to a hospital after some type of chemical was spilled.
The incident Thursday afternoon also created headaches for motorists.
Traffic was being diverted on Mall Drive between Summerhill Road and Stateline Avenue.
Authorities say a truck spilled some type of chemical in the area and they were not yet sure what it is.
A person who was following the truck felt ill and nauseated and went to a hospital as a precaution.
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CHEMICAL FIRE BREAKS OUT AT HAL, NO CASUALTIES
https://www.nyoooz.com/news/bengaluru/1439912/chemical-fire-breaks-out-at-hal-no-casualties/
Tags: india, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
By Express News ServiceBENGALURU: A major chemical fire broke out in the dumpyard of the Forge and Foundry division of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), on Wednesday morning. The incident triggered panic among residents in the area. Fire tenders stationed in the premises were pressed into service at once. As it was a chemical fire, the fire was contained by dry chemical fire extinguishers. An official statement read that there is no damage to property or casualties in the incident.
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MOCK CHEMICAL SAFETY SORT TO ENGAGE WITH STORAGE AND INVENTORY
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00105
Tags: us, discovery, laboratory, environment
Storage and inventory issues are not typically a part of chemistry coursework, yet they are something that a high school science teacher will have to handle immediately upon graduation. Using an authentic scenario and a set of mock chemicals, this activity is engaging and flexible and can be used as either an introduction to safety issues or as a wrap-up and extension and is suitable for a wide range of chemistry and teaching experience levels.
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HUMBOLDT MET: 1,170 POT PLANTS DESTROYED, 6 ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS FOUND IN DINSMORE
https://krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/eureka-local-news/humboldt-met-1170-pot-plants-destroyed-6-environmental-violations-found-in-dinsmore
Tags: us_CA, industrial, discovery, environmental, drugs, waste, illegal
DINSMORE, Calif. ‰?? Deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) destroyed 1,170 growing cannabis plants and found several environmental violations after serving a search warrant in the Dinsmore area Wednesday.
The one property deputies investigated during the service of the warrant did not possess the required county permit and state license to cultivate cannabis commercially, according to the sheriff's office.
The California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Humboldt County Code Enforcement and Humboldt County Environmental Health and HAZMAT Unit assisted in the service of the warrant and found the following violations:
Failure to label hazardous waste violation (up to $70,000 fine per day, per violation)
Failure to close hazardous waste containers violation (up to $70,000 fine per day, per violation)
Failure to report a hazardous materials release (up to $5,000 fine per day, per violation)
Failure to prevent a hazardous waste release (up to $70,000 fine per day, per violation)
Improper storage and removal of solid waste violations (up to $25,000 fine per day, per violation)
Commercial cannabis ordinance violations (up to $10,000 fine per day)
Building without a permit violations (up to $10,000 fine per day, per violation)
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DESIGNER SHOWS OFF AIRASIA‰??S NEW HAZMAT-STYLE UNIFORM FOR CABIN CREW ‰?? TRAVEL WEEKLY
https://www.travelweekly.com.au/article/designer-shows-off-airasias-new-hazmat-style-uniform-for-cabin-crew/
Tags: Malaysia, transportation, discovery, environmental
As Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia returns to domestic flights in Malaysia ‰?? on condition passengers wear their own face masks ‰?? its flight attendants could soon be seen in custom PPE uniforms.
Los Angeles-based designer Puey Qui̱ones revealed on Instagram that he had been asked to design a uniform for ‰??the new normal‰?? by AirAsia to protect its cabin crew from COVID-19.
According to AirAsia Phillipines vice chair and majority shareholder Sheila Romero, the new PPE uniform has been approved by the country‰??s Department of Health to protect the airline‰??s ‰??Allstars‰??.
‰??It is the responsibility of each one to flatten the curve,‰?? Romero told the Manila Standard.
‰??At the same time, the PPE is designed to proudly announce that we are AirAsia and we will rise up from this pandemic. I want to boost the morale of our staff when they wear this new uniform.‰??
According to the Manila Standard, AirAsia debuted its new uniform on Friday during its special recovery flight from Bangkok to Manila.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED OVER PACKAGE BOUND FOR SASK. DISEASE LAB
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/fire-department-called-over-package-bound-for-sask-disease-lab/
Tags: Canada, transportation, discovery, response
The Saskatoon fire department says a package that prompted a call to 911 turned out to be non-hazardous.
The fire department got a call around 10 a.m. from the Canada Post depot on 51st Street reporting a package containing an unknown substance. The parcel that prompted the call was addressed to the Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory in Regina.
Fire department called over package bound for Sask. disease lab
Crews, including the hazardous materials team, were dispatched to the facility. After arriving, the commanding officer was able to get in touch with both the sender and the intended recipient at the lab to get a sense of what was supposed to be in the package. From there, members of the hazmat team went into the building and confirmed that the package posed no danger.
The fire department and the city‰??s Emergency Management Organization were reportedly finishing up and preparing to leave the scene around 12:30 p.m.
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2 TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES AFTER EXPLOSION AT VAUGHAN PLANT
https://www.680news.com/2020/04/28/2-treated-for-minor-injuries-after-explosion-at-vaughan-plant/
Tags: Canada, industrial, explosion, injury, diesel
An explosion at a processing plant in Vaughan on Tuesday afternoon left two people with minor injuries.
It happened at a plant on Freshway Drive near Highway 407 and Highway 6.
Vaughan Fire tells CityNews two people were treated on scene and that investigators discovered evidence of an explosion and diesel leak.
The Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Labour are investigating.
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HAZMAT TEAMS EVACUATING ROSEDALE APARTMENT
http://www.nottinghammd.com/2020/04/28/hazmat-teams-evacuating-rosedale-apartment/
Tags: us_MD, public, release, injury, ammonia, bleach
ROSEDALE, MD‰??Emergency crews are responding to a possible hazardous materials incident at a Rosedale apartment complex.
At around 4:30 p.m., units responded to the 5200-block of Daybrook Circle (21237).
At the scene, firefighters found that an occupant had mixed ammonia and bleach in a third floor apartment in The Apartments at Cambridge Court.
Hazmat teams are reportedly working to evacuate the third floor and all floors above.
There has been no word on any injuries.
Motorists should use caution in the area.
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RESEARCH: DEVELOPMENT OF FIREGROUND EXPOSURE SIMULATOR (FES) PROP FOR PPE TESTING AND EVALUATION
https://www.fireengineering.com/2020/04/28/487371/research-development-of-fireground-exposure-simulator-fes-prop-for-ppe-testing-and-evaluation/
Tags: industrial, discovery, environmental
Research on the performance of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Fire Service is challenged by the ability to repeatedly and feasibly test new designs, interventions and wear trials in realistic conditions that appropriately simulate end use environments. To support firefighter PPE research and firefighter PPE acclimation/training, a multidisciplinary team has developed a low cost, easily replicable approach for simulating conditions commonly encountered by firefighters operating on the interior of a residential structure fire. The testing enclosure can be used with either stationary mannequins or firefighters conducting typical fireground activities, providing a method to study a wide range of PPE and physiological studies as well as training activities that may support developing new technologies and standardized testing opportunities. Environmental gas concentrations and firefighters‰?? local temperatures were measured during trials and compared to data collecte!
d from simulated fireground activities and fireground responses with good agreement.
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CONDUCTING CONTENT ANALYSIS FOR CHEMISTRY SAFETY EDUCATION TERMS AND TOPICS IN CHINESE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM STANDARDS, TEXTBOOKS, AND LESSON PLANS SHOWS INCREASED SAFETY AWARENESS
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00809
Tags: China, laboratory, discovery, environmental
The topic of chemistry safety was included at the margins of traditional chemistry education in China. In order to understand the concerns of the safety issues based on the new chemistry curriculum in the mainland China secondary school, this study analyzed old and new secondary chemistry curriculum standards via the Natural Language Processing & Information Platform (NLPIR). Results show that the frequency of chemistry-safety-related words increased in the new curriculum standards. Evidence that the safety content is enriched and enhanced can also be found in the new textbook. In addition, content analysis of lesson plans from Jiangsu teaching contests reveals that the chemistry teachers (CTs) pay more attention to the safety risk of experiments, but they generally ignore the consideration of risks from the perspective of the uncertainty of chemical reactions.
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DRY CLEANING SOLVENT POSES HEALTH RISKS TO WORKERS AND CONSUMERS
https://cen.acs.org/policy/chemical-regulation/Dry-cleaning-solvent-poses-health/98/i17
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, pce
Achemical widely used as a solvent in dry cleaning, degreasing industrial equipment, and production of fluorinated refrigerants poses unreasonable health risks to workers and consumers, the US Environmental Protection Agency says in a draft assessment released on April 27. The chemical, perchloroethylene or perc, is associated with acute neurotoxic effects and poses long-term risks of cancer and neurological, kidney, liver, immune, and developmental effects, the agency finds.
The EPA emphasizes that the evaluation is only a draft and any risks found, including those associated with dry cleaning, ‰??are preliminary and do not require any action at this time.‰?? The agency claims that the use of perchloroethylene in dry cleaning has been decreasing as facilities shift to new technologies and safer alternatives. Even so, the Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance, an industry group, estimated in a 2017 letter to the EPA that 70% of dry cleaners use the solvent because it is nonflammable.
The EPA evaluated short- and long-term inhalation and dermal exposures to perchloroethylene in workers and consumers. For workers, the agency found unreasonable risks‰??primarily neurological effects‰??for nearly all evaluated uses when personal protective equipment was not used. The agency did not find such risks for workers who use perchloroethylene in a laboratory setting. For consumers, the EPA found risks of neurological effects associated with skin exposure to clothes cleaned with perchloroethylene.
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