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Friday, January 29, 2021 at 6:22:45 AM
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Table of Contents (8 articles)
FERRY DELAYS AS CREWS CLEAN-UP FUEL SPILL
Tags: Canada, transportation, release, response, diesel
LESSONS LEARNED‰??FLUORIDE EXPOSURE AND RESPONSE
Tags: laboratory, discovery, environmental, hydrofluoric_acid
LIQUID NITROGEN LEAK AT GEORGIA POULTRY PLANT KILLS 6
Tags: us_GA, industrial, release, death, liquid_nitrogen
LESSONS LEARNED RESULTING FROM PRESSURE VESSEL FAILURE EVENT
Tags: us_TN, laboratory, follow-up, response, unknown_chemical
SMALL CHLORINE LEAK TRIGGERS HAZMAT CLEANUP
Tags: us_PA, industrial, release, response, chlorine
GUJARAT: MINOR FIRE ERUPTS NEAR IOCL TERMINAL IN KANDLA
Tags: India, transportation, fire, response, petroleum
FIRE IN DOMBIVLI TODAY: MAJOR FIRE BREAKS OUT AT PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY IN DOMBIVLI MIDC, NO INJURIES REPORTED
Tags: India, industrial, explosion, response, pharmaceutical
IMPROPERLY STORED CHEMICALS CAUSED JUNE 2020 KADENA FIRE
Tags: Japan, industrial, follow-up, injury, waste
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FERRY DELAYS AS CREWS CLEAN-UP FUEL SPILL
https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/bc-news/bc-ferry-makes-emergency-return-to-tsawwassen-after-truck-fuel-leak-detected-3303338
Tags: Canada, transportation, release, response, diesel
A fuel tank leak from a commercial flatbed truck onboard a BC Ferry resulted in an emergency return to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal on Thursday morning.
The Queen of New Westminster was on its way to Duke Point for its first sailing of the day when the leak was detected.
‰??It was a flatbed truck with a generator and diesel tank on the back. It was found the fuel tank line was pinched, which caused the fuel to leak,‰?? explained BC Ferries spokesperson Deborah Marshall. ‰??The crew used drip trays and absorbent pads to contain the fuel. They also closed the scuppers on the car deck right away to prevent any fuel from entering the environment.
‰??The ship turned around and headed back to Tsawwassen to unload the vehicle in question and then depart again.‰??
Delta fire and hazmat crews were called to the terminal to clean up the diesel residue.
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LESSONS LEARNED‰??FLUORIDE EXPOSURE AND RESPONSE
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chas.0c00108
Tags: laboratory, discovery, environmental, hydrofluoric_acid
Laboratory research can expose workers to a wide variety of chemical hazards. Researchers must not only take personal responsibility for their safety but also inevitably rely on coworkers to also work safely. The foundations for protocols, requirements, and behaviors come from our history and lessons learned from others. For that reason, here, a recent incident is examined in which a researcher suffered hydrofluoric acid (HF) burns while working with an inorganic digestion mixture of aqueous HF (8%) and nitric acid (HNO3, 58%). HF education is critical for workers because delays in treatment, improper treatment, and delay of symptoms are all factors in unfavorable outcomes in case reports. While the potential severity of the incident was elevated due to bypassed engineered controls and lack of proper personal protective equipment, only minor injuries were sustained. We discuss the results of a causal analysis of the incident that revealed areas of improvement in protocols, p!
ersonal protective equipment, and emergency response that could help prevent similar accidents from occurring. We also present simple improvements that anyone can implement to reduce the potential consequences of an accident, based upon our lessons learned.
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LIQUID NITROGEN LEAK AT GEORGIA POULTRY PLANT KILLS 6
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/liquid-nitrogen-leak-georgia-poultry-plant-kills-75543081
Tags: us_GA, industrial, release, death, liquid_nitrogen
GAINESVILLE, Ga, -- A liquid nitrogen leak at a northeast Georgia poultry plant killed six people Thursday, with multiple others taken to the hospital, officials said.
At least three of those injured at the Foundation Food Group plant in Gainesville were reported in critical condition.
Poultry plants rely on refrigeration systems that can include liquid nitrogen. Firefighters, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the state fire marshal were investigating the cause of the leak.
‰??It was a leak of unknown cause that has occurred in the system here,‰?? Hall County Fire Department Division Chief Zach Brackett said. ‰??We still have a lot of information we‰??re trying to gather from the scene.‰??
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LESSONS LEARNED RESULTING FROM PRESSURE VESSEL FAILURE EVENT
https://doeopexshare.doe.gov/lesson/37191
Tags: us_TN, laboratory, follow-up, response, unknown_chemical
When conducting research with various chemical processes that utilizes pressure and heating systems, there are multiple hazards and mitigating controls that must be discussed, analyzed, considered, and implemented for appropriate work control to ensure safe conduct of research. How such equipment is procured, operated, and maintained are expected to be in accordance with ORNL/Standards Based Management System (SBMS) guidelines and procedures.
Discussion: On February 7, 2020, Energy and Transportation Sciences Division (ETSD) experienced a pressure vessel failure resulting in an explosion and serious damage to a laboratory drying oven on the ORNL Hardin Valley Campus. An independent investigation team determined the root cause of this event and 4 contributing causes that were primarily work control failures.
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SMALL CHLORINE LEAK TRIGGERS HAZMAT CLEANUP
https://www.dailyitem.com/news/local_news/small-chlorine-leak-triggers-hazmat-cleanup/article_6e40faab-2264-5b11-ac77-3c102479d12f.html
Tags: us_PA, industrial, release, response, chlorine
LEWISBURG ‰?? A small residual chlorine leak at the Lewisburg Area Joint Sewer Authority triggered a hazmat response Tuesday.
First responders were dispatched to the authority complex on River Road at 2:10 p.m. According to Union County Emergency Management Director Michelle Dietrich, the authority followed proper protocol in responding to the incident.
Dietrich said a valve on a 1-ton chlorine tank was discovered to have a residual leak. William Cameron Engine Company, Union County Emergency Management Agency and EnviroServe, formerly Northridge Group, responded.
Two members of an EnviroServe hazmat team entered the building to clean the leak, which Dietrich said was also repaired. They were decontaminated upon exit.
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GUJARAT: MINOR FIRE ERUPTS NEAR IOCL TERMINAL IN KANDLA
https://in.news.yahoo.com/gujarat-minor-fire-erupts-near-150554365.html
Tags: India, transportation, fire, response, petroleum
Bhuj (Guj), Jan 27 (PTI) A minor fire broke out in a petrochemicals pipeline passing outside the premises of the import terminal of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) in Kandla Port area of Kutch district on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
No one was injured in the incident, they said.
While the fire was doused within 10 minutes with the help of three fire tenders, its cause is being ascertained, Aseem Chakravarty, chief fire officer of Kandla Port fire station, said.
'Pipelines carrying petrochemicals pass from outside the premises of the IOCL terminal. At one point, the pipelines passes through a culvert close to the main road. Unidentified chemicals accumulated in the pit triggered the fire. Nobody was hurt in the incident,' he said.
'We are not sure if the chemical accumulated in the pit leaked from the same pipeline. We have asked the forensic science experts to investigate,' Chakravarty added. PTI COR PJT PD NP NP
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FIRE IN DOMBIVLI TODAY: MAJOR FIRE BREAKS OUT AT PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY IN DOMBIVLI MIDC, NO INJURIES REPORTED
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/thane-major-fire-breaks-out-at-pharmaceutical-company-in-dombivli-midc-no-injuries-reported/articleshow/80485224.cms
Tags: India, industrial, explosion, response, pharmaceutical
KALYAN: A major fire broke out in Calyx Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Limited situated in Dombivli MIDC on Wednesday evening.
Six fire vehicles were rushed to the spot to control the blaze. The fire which broke at around 7.30pm in the record room of company, situated on the third floor, later spread onto first floor based apartment where company's research room exists.
Several chemical drums kept inside exploded. Fire brigade personnel were facing difficulties in extinguishing the fire due to lack of space to enter the company. Fire personnel later broken glass windows to make way to control fire.
Dilip Gund, chief fire officer of KDMC said, "No one is injured in the mishap as when the fire took place all employees from company managed to escape."
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IMPROPERLY STORED CHEMICALS CAUSED JUNE 2020 KADENA FIRE
https://www.airforcemag.com/improperly-stored-chemicals-caused-june-2020-kadena-fire/
Tags: Japan, industrial, follow-up, injury, waste
Improperly stored calcium hypochlorite caused a fire last summer that destroyed the hazardous material storage building at Kadena Air Base, Japan, and caused about 120 people to seek medical care, according to a recently released Air Force investigation.
The fire at the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron‰??s building destroyed the 1950s-era structure and everything inside, at a loss of $2.6 million. It forced the closure of the base‰??s flight line for about an hour and 40 minutes, requiring three aircraft to divert to other bases, according to the Air Force Ground Investigation Board report released Jan. 25.
The morning of June 22, 2020, five Airmen with the squadron reported to the facility, Building 3150, to repackage pallets of calcium hypochlorite for disposal. The chemicals had been stored in what photographs showed as decrepit conditions, with pallets falling over, boxes rupturing, and granules spilling onto the floor. Calcium hypochlorite is not itself flammable, but has ‰??strong oxidizing potential‰?? that could ignite combustible materials such as paper and cardboard, according to the report.
The chemical needs to be stored in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated location. However, Building 3150 wasn‰??t well ventilated and didn‰??t have climate control. Inspections and unscheduled maintenance the prior year showed poor lighting, materials not stored properly, no fire suppression, an old metal roof held up by wooden beams, and the building itself wasn‰??t secured after inspectors cut the outside gate.
The investigation found that the CH had not been stored properly for about 20 months, and Airmen just 11 days before had another incident with the chemical as a bag began to emit gas, causing the building to be evacuated and fire crews to respond to douse the bag.
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