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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Monday, November 26, 2012 7:29:33 AM
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Table of Contents (4 articles)
$4.5 BILLION SETTLES BP OIL SPILL CASE
Tags: us_LA, public, explosion, death, illegal, petroleum
PRELIMINARY HEARING FOR PATRICK HARRAN IN #SHERISANGJI CASE: DAY FOUR
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, follow-up, death
BOULDER HAZMAT TEAM RESPONDS TO EXPLOSIVES DROPPED OFF AT COUNTY DISPOSAL FACILITY
Tags: us_CO, public, discovery, response, explosives, waste
HAZMAT EVACUATION UNDERWAY IN SOUTH BEND MEAT PACKING FACILITY FIRE
Tags: us_IN, industrial, fire, response, ammonia
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$4.5 BILLION SETTLES BP OIL SPILL CASE
http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i48/45-Billion-Settles-BP-Oil.html
Tags: us_LA, public, explosion, death, illegal, petroleum
BP and the federal government reached a $4.5 billion settlement on the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster on Nov. 15. Under the deal, BP will plead guilty to 14 criminal charges stemming from the explosion and oil spill at the company's Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, which killed 11 workers. The fine will be divided: BP will pay nearly $4 billion to settle criminal charges. Of that, $350 million will go to the National Academy of Sciences to establish a 30-year program on human health and environmental protection in the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, BP is being fined $525 million by the Securities & Exchange Commission for making false financial statements after the incident. "We apologize for our role in the accident, and as today's resolution with the U.S. government further reflects, we have accepted responsibility for our actions," said Robert Dudley, BP's CEO. BP could still face more fines for civil violations of the Clean Air Act, which the government is investig!
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PRELIMINARY HEARING FOR PATRICK HARRAN IN #SHERISANGJI CASE: DAY FOUR
http://cenblog.org/the-safety-zone/2012/11/preliminary-hearing-for-patrick-harran-in-sherisangji-case-day-four/#more-3220
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, follow-up, death
A California occupational safety investigator returned to the witness stand of a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, Nov. 21, to testify about his inquiry into a 2008 chemistry laboratory fire at the University of California, Los Angeles. Researcher Sheharbano (Sheri) Sangi died of burns that she sustained in the fire. The testimony was part of an ongoing preliminary hearing for UCLA chemistry professor Patrick Harran, who faces felony charges of labor code violations related to the fire.
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BOULDER HAZMAT TEAM RESPONDS TO EXPLOSIVES DROPPED OFF AT COUNTY DISPOSAL FACILITY
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_22059130/boulder-hazmat-team-responds-explosives-dropped-off-at
Tags: us_CO, public, discovery, response, explosives, waste
A hazardous materials team responded to the county's Hazardous Materials Management Facility in east Boulder on Saturday afternoon to aid in the removal of what police say were containers filled with potential explosives.
At approximately 2 p.m. Saturday police were dispatched to the facility, 1901 63rd St., on reports of suspicious containers that had been dropped off there, according to Boulder police Sgt. Pat Wyton.
Upon investigation, the containers, which appear to be from some time in the 1970s, were deemed to be filled with dangerous explosive materials likely meant for use during mine blasting, Wyton said.
Explosives are among the types of waste not accepted by the county's hazardous materials facility for disposal, according to the Boulder County website.
A handful of the center's employees where temporarily evacuated while a Boulder Hazmat team loaded the containers into a trailer and transported them to another location where they will be stored until they can be properly disposed of, Wyton said.
It is not clear who brought the containers to the facility, according to Wyton.
He said while such a situation is certainly concerning, it's not entirely unheard of.
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HAZMAT EVACUATION UNDERWAY IN SOUTH BEND MEAT PACKING FACILITY FIRE
http://www.wndu.com/localnews/Hazmat-evacuation-underway-in-South-Bend-meat-packing-facility-fire-180689281.html?storySection=comments
Tags: us_IN, industrial, fire, response, ammonia
The vast majority of the South Bend Fire Department is on the scene of a major business blaze at the corner of W. Ewing Ave. and S. Main St., just south of downtown. Around 10:30 a.m., firefighters were called to meat storage facility Plumrose USA Inc., with active smoke and flames brewing inside. In the time since, SBFD has issued a HazMat alarm because of the high level of refrigerator coolant and ammonia inside the facility. An evacuation of homes and other businesses in the surrounding area is underway. For your safety, stay away.
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Ralph Stuart
secretary**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org
Secretary
Division of Chemical Health and Safety
American Chemical Society
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