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Monday, December 10, 2018 at 7:53:34 AM
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Table of Contents (11 articles)
FIR FILED AGAINST IISC, TWO SCIENTIST OVER CYLINDER EXPLOSION ‰?? THE SIASAT DAILY
Tags: India, laboratory, follow-up, death, gas_cylinders
COSTLY SLIPS: IISC HAS BAD FIRE SAFETY RECORD
Tags: India, laboratory, follow-up, environmental, gas_cylinders
RETRACTABLE WALL STANCHIONS
Tags: us_VI, public, discovery, environmental
EDUCATION FOR FUTURE TEACHERS TO OHS PRINCIPLES
Tags: Slovakia, laboratory, discovery, environmental
AS MEDICAL DISPENSARY STRUGGLED WITH MOLD, REGULATION WAS NONEXISTENT
Tags: us_vt, industrial, discovery, response, environmental
SUPERIOR, WIS., TO HOLD TOWN MEETING ON REFINERY EXPLOSION TO DISCUSS EMERGENCY PLANS
Tags: us_wi, industrial, follow-up, hydrogen_fluoride, enviromental
POLICE: MAN TRYING TO COOK METH TRIGGERED HAZMAT RESPONSE
Tags: us_RI, public, discovery, response, drugs
IISC INCIDENT PROBE: POLICE PROBE NEGLIGENCE ANGLE AT INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
Tags: India, laboratory, follow-up, death, gas_cylinders, hydrogen, oxygen
STILL QUESTIONS AFTER CHEMICAL LEAK THAT SHUT DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Tags: us_DE, industrial, follow-up, response, ethylene_oxide
COMPTROLLER CHIDES COLLEGES OVER CHEMICAL STORAGE SAFETY
Tags: us_NY, laboratory, discovery, environmental
CSB ON REACTIVES HAZARDS
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
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FIR FILED AGAINST IISC, TWO SCIENTIST OVER CYLINDER EXPLOSION ‰?? THE SIASAT DAILY
https://www.siasat.com/news/fir-filed-against-iisc-two-scientist-over-cylinder-explosion-1443049/
Tags: India, laboratory, follow-up, death, gas_cylinders
Bengaluru: Indian Institute of Science(IISc) has been named in an FIR on Thursday after a cylinder explosion inside the institute‰??s laboratory which killed a researcher and severely injured three other men.
According to the reports, the cylinder explosion incident occurred on Wednesday around 2.20 pm killing researcher Manoj Kumar, 32 from Mysuru while his colleagues ‰?? Athulya Uday Kumar, Naresh Kumar and Kartik Shenoy sustained severe injuries, TOI reports.
The FIR names Prof Jagadeesh and KPJ Reddy as first accused in the case. They both own the Super Wave Technology Ltd (SWTPL) on the IISc premises. The IISc has been named third accused in the case.
Prof Jagadeesh is a senior scientist at the Laboratory for Hypersonic and Shock Wave Research (LHSR) of IISc‰??s aerospace engineering department.
Acting on complaint filed by MR Chandrashekhar, chief security officer for IISc, the Bengaluru Police have registered a case of ‰??causing death by negligence‰?? under IPC section (304A) and ‰??causing grievous hurt by act endangering life of personal safety of others‰??.
‰??Preliminary probe suggested no negligence. We are waiting for the forensic report and charges will be dropped against the suspects if it‰??s found that the blast was an accident,‰?? a police officer said.
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COSTLY SLIPS: IISC HAS BAD FIRE SAFETY RECORD
https://www.deccanherald.com/state/iisc-has-bad-track-record-fire-707289.html
Tags: India, laboratory, follow-up, environmental, gas_cylinders
The recent hydrogen cylinder blast at the Hypersonic and Shockwave research laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) ‰?? which killed a research scholar and injured three others ‰?? has raised questions on the safety measures at the research centre.
The IISc security chief claims it has a special officer to ensure safety and an audit on the same is done often.
A former technical officer at the IISc, who requested anonymity, said that several suggestions put forward to step up safety measures at the institution long ago went unheard.
‰??I have over the years recommended that the IISc acquire a fire tender, but the recommendations have fallen on deaf ears. How many more young lives do we have to lose before we wake up,‰?? the officer asked.
Admitting the hydrogen cylinder blast was the first such incident at the 110-year-old institution, the former officer recalled the fire mishap of 2007, which gutted the Molecular Cell Biology laboratory, due to an electrical overload on the air conditioners. Several students inside the building had a miraculous escape then.
The former officer shared details of a 2010 workshop ‰?? Fire Safety Engineering and Structures in Fire ‰?? conducted by IISc‰??s Department of Civil Engineering, where top scientists, professors from elite institutions and seniors members from various disaster management groups across the country were in attendance.
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RETRACTABLE WALL STANCHIONS
https://opexshare.doe.gov/lesson.cfm/2018/12/5/24706/Retractable-Wall-Stanchions-When-Cones-just-Wont-Work
Tags: us_VI, public, discovery, environmental
During an emergency hazard cones were to be placed at the entry and exit points outside a Chemistry Room to divert pedestrian traffic. During an actual emergency pedestrians would have time to enter the potentially contaminated hallway while cones were being retrieved. Wall Mounted Retractable Stanchions were proposed to more quickly divert pedestrian traffic and minimize potential exposure. The stanchions were installed strategically in appropriate areas so they can now be pulled out and positioned quickly.
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EDUCATION FOR FUTURE TEACHERS TO OHS PRINCIPLES
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042815029730?dgcid=raven_sd_recommender_email
Tags: Slovakia, laboratory, discovery, environmental
Work in workplace is connected with a particular danger. Workplace has to meet all safety conditions for health protection at work. The work in chemical laboratory by choosing proper experimental work and keeping rules of OHS helps to improve chemistry teaching. Necessary and very effective part of studies nowadays is modernization and keeping OHS principles in educational process at university, where teachers and students experience lack of teaching space and professional literature.In the article we presented the importance of university teacher training from chemistry and especially their continuing education in the field of OHS. The preparation is prevention of accidents and risks that could cause health or material damages in praxis.
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AS MEDICAL DISPENSARY STRUGGLED WITH MOLD, REGULATION WAS NONEXISTENT
https://vtdigger.org/2018/12/04/medical-dispensary-struggled-mold-regulation-nonexistent/
Tags: us_vt, industrial, discovery, response, environmental
For years, Vermont‰??s largest medical cannabis business has struggled with mold infestations on its cannabis plants, but the potential consequences for thousands of patients remain unknown, as state quality control regulations in the industry don‰??t exist.
According to five former employees of Champlain Valley Dispensary (CVD), which serves patients with conditions ranging from cancer to auto-immune disorders, mold issues have been a frequent problem and management has been slow to address the infestations until employees repeatedly urged them to do so.
Employees said that in some cases, the company declined to dispose of moldy cannabis, and extracted tetrahydrocannabinol from it. THC, the psychoactive chemical in the plant, is used in cannabis edibles, smokable oils and other products.
The former employees spoke to VTDigger on the condition of anonymity, fearing reprisal from the dispensary. Most employees signed non-disclosure agreements with the company as a condition of employment. None of the five who were interviewed currently works in Vermont‰??s medical cannabis industry.
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SUPERIOR, WIS., TO HOLD TOWN MEETING ON REFINERY EXPLOSION TO DISCUSS EMERGENCY PLANS
http://www.startribune.com/superior-wis-to-hold-town-meeting-on-refinery-explosion-to-discuss-emergency-plans/502271911/
Tags: us_wi, industrial, follow-up, hydrogen_fluoride, enviromental
A town hall meeting this week in Superior, Wis., could shed light on an ongoing federal investigation of the Husky Energy refinery explosion and fire last spring that injured 13 and caused the panicked evacuation of thousands of people.
The evacuation was the first time that many local residents learned of a toxic chemical used at the refinery ‰?? hydrogen fluoride ‰?? that according to a worst-case scenario written by the Environmental Protection Agency could threaten the lives of 180,000 people in the Twin Ports area if accidentally released.
Almost as soon as the fire was put out, and after emergency officials said no hydrogen fluoride was released, alarmed residents began asking questions about the company‰??s use of the chemical.
The town hall-style meeting, scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the University of Wisconsin-Superior‰??s Yellowjacket Union, will include an update from the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazardous Investigation Board on its investigation. A preliminary report from the agency released in August said the blast could have been caused by a worn valve that allowed air to leak and mix with combustible hydrocarbons. The agency‰??s final report isn‰??t expected for several months.
The meeting was requested by U.S. Reps. Betty McCollum and Rick Nolan along with U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar, Tina Smith and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin.
Numerous people have called for a ban on hydrogen fluoride at the refinery, including the mayors of Duluth and Superior. An advocacy group formed in the days after the explosion, the Twin Ports Action Alliance, also wants a ban on hydrogen fluoride. The group‰??s co-founder, Ginger Juel, said she hopes to ask the Chemical Safety Board for more information on emergency preparedness and on how hydrogen fluoride is transported.
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POLICE: MAN TRYING TO COOK METH TRIGGERED HAZMAT RESPONSE
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/south-county/police-man-trying-to-cook-meth-triggered-hazmat-response/1646101511
Tags: us_RI, public, discovery, response, drugs
RICHMOND, R.I. (WPRI) - A Richmond man was arrested Friday night after police and a hazmat team were called to a home off Richmond Townhouse Road.
The man, who has not been identified, was attempting to cook meth in the kitchen, according to police.
Police said they were contacted just after 6 p.m. Friday by the man's girlfriend, who sought to file a domestic assault and battery complaint against the man.
The woman told police it was the result of an argument after she had arrived home to find her boyfriend trying to make a small amount of meth using cold medicine and other ingredients.
Believing there may have been dangerous chemicals inside the home, police called in the town's fire department and a hazmat team from the R.I. Department of Environmental Management to secure the scene.
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IISC INCIDENT PROBE: POLICE PROBE NEGLIGENCE ANGLE AT INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/police-probe-negligence-angle-at-indian-institute-of-science/articleshow/66976018.cms
Tags: India, laboratory, follow-up, death, gas_cylinders, hydrogen, oxygen
A day after a 32-year-old was killed and three others injured in a suspected cylinder blast inside a laboratory of Hypersonic and Shock Research Center in the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) campus, forensic experts and along with fire and emergency personnel continued to gather evidence from the mishap site.
The police, in their preliminary report, have declared that it was a cylinder blast. Besides, they have taken some samples with them for further procedures. A senior police officer added that the police team questioned IISc staff to find out how exactly the blast happened and what are the standard safety measures followed during the tests.
‰??We are yet to confirm whether it was an act of negligence. For now, we are treating it as accidental blast,‰?? the officer said.
The police, on Wednesday, had said that the victims, all interning with Superwave Technology Private Limited, were conducting an experiment involving supersonic shock waves. A highly combustible mixture of hydrogen and oxygen was used for the process. The cylinder it was in exploded and Manoj Kumar, who was working next to it died on the spot. The impact was such that his body was thrown 20 feet away.
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STILL QUESTIONS AFTER CHEMICAL LEAK THAT SHUT DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2018/12/07/response-new-castle-county-delaware-chemical-leak-leaves-many-questions/2165635002/
Tags: us_DE, industrial, follow-up, response, ethylene_oxide
With a potentially explosive chemical leaking under the busiest bridge in Delaware, emergency officials are glad they prepared for the worst.
In late August, shortly after Croda Inc. began producing ethylene oxide in a new plant at the base of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, more than 30 emergency responders practiced what they would do if the extremely flammable, explosive and carcinogenic chemical escaped.
Just three months later, they were called back to the scene, only this time it wasn't a drill.
Ethylene oxide was leaking out of a storage tank. Nearby residents were being told to stay in their homes. All traffic was stopped on the bridge at the tail end of the busy Thanksgiving weekend.
David Irwin, chairman of the New Castle County Local Emergency Planning Committee, said the response was exactly right and mirrored what they had just trained for.
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COMPTROLLER CHIDES COLLEGES OVER CHEMICAL STORAGE SAFETY
https://www.thedailystar.com/news/local_news/comptroller-chides-colleges-over-chemical-storage-safety/article_2d15df84-91f4-57a9-b2c8-0a537c30290a.html
Tags: us_NY, laboratory, discovery, environmental
ALBANY ‰?? State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is urging State University administrators to address "weaknesses" in safeguarding the system's students and staffers from hazardous materials stored at its campuses.
State auditors, according to a report released by the comptroller, identified numerous concerns after inspecting the systems used for storing chemicals and toxic substances at campuses in Plattsburgh, Oneonta, Cobleskill, Buffalo, Stony Brook, New Paltz and the Polytechnic Institute in Marcy.
‰??Weak oversight of hazardous materials could jeopardize the health and safety of students and campus communities," DiNapoli said in a statement accompanying the audit. "SUNY needs to do a better job to ensure these items are kept under lock and key.‰??
The report documented what the auditors called "risks" at the SUNY Plattsburgh campus, where the college has just one person responsible for both placing hazardous materials orders and receiving the items after they are shipped to the school.
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CSB ON REACTIVES HAZARDS
https://twitter.com/chemsafetyboard
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
Interesting **At_Symbol_Here**chemsafetyboard key finding from Reactive Hazards Study "No one comprehensive data source contains the data needed to adequately understand root causes and lessons learned from reactive incidents or other process safety incidents." https://www.csb.gov/improving-reactive-hazard-management">https://www.csb.gov/improving-reactive-hazard-management
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