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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines (8 articles)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 05:49:31 -0700
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Table of Contents (8 articles)
HAZMAT SCARE AT THE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY
Tags: us_SC, industrial, release, response, chlorine, water_treatment
FAISALABAD CHEMICAL WAREHOUSE FIRE DOUSED
Tags: Pakistan, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
CHEMICAL DISPOSAL WARNING AFTER RECYCLING CENTRE FIRE
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, fire, response, waste
VIRGINIA OIL TRAIN DERAILMENT IS LATEST "WAKE-UP CALL": EXPERT
Tags: us_VA, transportation, fire, response, petroleum
ROCHDALE FACTORY CHEMICAL LEAK ALERT: INKTECH ON CRAWFORD STREET EVACUATED AFTER MAN 'CRUSHED' BY MACHINERY
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, release, injury, unknown_chemical
5 CARS FROM CSX FREIGHT TRAIN DERAIL NEAR EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY; CHEMICAL LEAK CONTAINED
Tags: us_NC, transportation, release, response, ag_chems
STUDENT BRINGS BOTTLE OF MERCURY TO MD. SCHOOL
Tags: us_MD, education, discovery, response, mercury
UPDATED: NAPA HIGH EVACUATED DUE TO CHLORINE SMELL
Tags: us_CA, education, release, response, chlorine
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HAZMAT SCARE AT THE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY
http://wjcl.com/2014/05/01/hazmat-scare-at-the-water-treatment-facility/
Tags: us_SC, industrial, release, response, chlorine, water_treatment
There was an Hazmat scare Thursday morning at the water treatment facility in Savannah.
Crews say the received a call early this morning about chlorine exposure at the plant.
The Hazmat team was called out due to the nature of the chemical.
When hazmat arrived, they determined there wasn?t a leak, but one person was exposed.
That person was then removed from the area and decontaminated.
Crews say they always respond promptly when hazardous chemicals are involved.
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FAISALABAD CHEMICAL WAREHOUSE FIRE DOUSED
http://www.geo.tv/article-146395-Faisalabad-chemical-warehouse-fire-doused-
Tags: Pakistan, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
FAISALABAD: Fire brigade struggling for two hours finally managed to douse the fire that had broken out suddenly early in the morning in a chemical warehouse in factory area here, Geo News reported.
On information from the local people, rescue teams arriving at the scene managed to put off the fire after two hours of struggle, however, a part of the godown roof had meanwhile caved in, but no loss of life occurred.
Rescue sources attributed the fire to short circuit.
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CHEMICAL DISPOSAL WARNING AFTER RECYCLING CENTRE FIRE
http://www.pollutionsolutions-online.com/news/hazardous-waste/20/mersyside_waste_and_recycling_authority/_chemical_disposal_warning_after_recycling_centre_fire/29864/
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, fire, response, waste
A fire at a Merseyside recycling centre has prompted a warning to householders who want to dispose of hazardous chemicals.
These items were contained in a black bin bag and had been deposited in the container by an unknown member of the public. These chemicals are hazardous and can present a very serious risk to site staff and members of the public.Carl Beer, MRWA (Mersyside Recycling and Waste Authority) Chief Executive, said: ?Fortunately the fire was small and easily dealt with. However, this could have been much more serious and could have been avoided in the first place if simple guidelines had been followed.
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VIRGINIA OIL TRAIN DERAILMENT IS LATEST "WAKE-UP CALL": EXPERT
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/va-oil-train-derailment-is-latest-wakeup-call-expert/
Tags: us_VA, transportation, fire, response, petroleum
LYNCHBURG, Virginia -- Several train cars carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire Wednesday along the James River in Virginia, with three black tankers ending up in the water and leaking some oil.
It is the most recent crash involving oil trains that has safety experts pushing for better oversight.
Nearby buildings were evacuated for a time, but officials said there were no injuries and the city on its website and Twitter said firefighters on the scene made the decision to let the fire burn out.
Three or four of the tankers were breached on the train that railroad company CSX said was on its way from Chicago to unspecified destination. Most of the cars were knocked off the tracks.
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ROCHDALE FACTORY CHEMICAL LEAK ALERT: INKTECH ON CRAWFORD STREET EVACUATED AFTER MAN 'CRUSHED' BY MACHINERY
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/rochdale-factory-chemical-leak-alert-7053701
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, release, injury, unknown_chemical
A factory has been evacuated amidst fears of a possible chemical leak after a man was rescued from machinery.
Firefighters, police and paramedics rushed to the site on Crawford Street in Newbold, Rochdale, after the man became ?trapped? in a machine.
Crews from Rochdale station and the fire service?s Technical Response Unit attended the Inktech factory at around 9am.
It is understood the man had been freed when emergency services arrived. Paramedics took him to Manchester Royal Infirmary where he is now being treated.
A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said the man suffered ?crush injuries? and ?contamination from a mixture of chemicals?.
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5 CARS FROM CSX FREIGHT TRAIN DERAIL NEAR EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY; CHEMICAL LEAK CONTAINED
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8813f4958fbd4a8182ff997dca169800/NC--Train-Derailment
Tags: us_NC, transportation, release, response, ag_chems
GREENVILLE, North Carolina ? Two locomotives and three freight cars of a CSX train derailed near the East Carolina University campus, leading to leakage of a chemical for fertilizer.
A spokeswoman for CSX said the five cars derailed around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday on a stretch of tracks between an apartment complex and a shopping center on the east side of Greenville.
No injuries were reported.
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STUDENT BRINGS BOTTLE OF MERCURY TO MD. SCHOOL
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/silver-spring/2014/04/30/hazmat-spill-francis-scott-key-middle-school-silver-spring/8504113/
Tags: us_MD, education, discovery, response, mercury
SILVER SPRING, Md. (WUSA9) -- 35 students were affected after a student brought a bottle of mercury onto a school bus and into Francis Scott Key Middle School Wednesday morning.
According to Montgomery County Schools spokesperson Dana Tofig, a student brought a bottle of mercury onto the bus and opened the bottle to show it to another student.
Officials say the bus dropped those students off at Francis Scott Key Middle School and the student opened the bottle again to show it to kids in his classroom.
Once school officials were made aware of the mercury, the bus was found and isolated at the White Oak Library. The student and the kids in his classroom had been isolated there as well.
Most of the students had traces of Mercury on their shoes. Their shoes were taken from them for decontamination and they were given footwear. Some students had mercury on their clothes, mainly the shirts. Those clothes were also decontaminated.
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UPDATED: NAPA HIGH EVACUATED DUE TO CHLORINE SMELL
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/napa-high-closed-due-to-hazmat-incident/article_1952e6ee-d07c-11e3-b465-001a4bcf887a.html
Tags: us_CA, education, release, response, chlorine
UPDATED (3:45 p.m., Wednesday): Students at Napa and Valley Oak high schools were sent home Wednesday morning after excessive chlorine ended up into the swimming pool. A power outage the night before caused pool equipment to malfunction.
Maintenance workers smelled chlorine in the pool area around 6:30 a.m. and called 911, a fire official said.
As a precaution, administrators called off school for the day. Arriving students were sent home, while earlier arrivals were sent to Memorial Stadium to be picked up by their parents, officials reported.
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