From: Margaret Rakas <mrakas**At_Symbol_Here**SMITH.EDU>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] NYTimes Articles (Link) Re: West, TX explosion
Date: May 13, 2013 4:12:43 PM EDT
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Here are two NYTimes articles with relevance for safety personnel:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/us/after-plant-explosion-texas-remains-wary-of-regulation.html?pagewanted=all


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/us/texas-chemical-depots-fall-under-a-jumble-of-regulations.html?pagewanted=all

best to all-
Margaret






On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Debbie M. Decker <dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**ucdavis.edu> wrote:

http://www.csb.gov/csb-releases-video-documenting-the-blast-damage-in-west-texas/

Debbie M. Decker, CCHO

Safety Manager

Department of Chemistry

University of California, Davis

1 Shields Ave.

Davis, CA 95616

(530)754-7964

(530)304-6728

dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**ucdavis.edu

Birkett's hypothesis: "Any chemical reaction

that proceeds smoothly under normal conditions,

can proceed violently in the presence of an idiot."




--
Margaret A. Rakas, Ph.D.
Manager, Inventory & Regulatory Affairs
Clark Science Center
413-585-3877 (p)

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