West Virginia Exercise Tests Chemical Incident Response and Recovery -- Occupational Health & Safety

Participants review crisis scenarios during the West Virginia Chemical Sector Tabletop Exercise in Nitro, West Virginia. Alliance for Chemical Distribution.

West Virginia Exercise Tests Chemical Incident Response and Recovery

The tabletop scenario covered hazardous materials response, evacuation, communications, physical security and business continuity.

By Danielle Naidu
Oct 06, 2026

Chemical distributors, emergency responders and government agencies recently tested their coordination during a chemical incident exercise in Nitro, West Virginia.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency led the exercise at a Brenntag North America facility. Participants included Brenntag and fellow Alliance for Chemical Distribution members CITCO Water and LBB Specialties, along with federal, state and local officials.

The scenario walked participants through the full arc of an incident, from sharing information beforehand to responding and recovering afterward. The Alliance for Chemical Distribution said the exercise was part of ongoing preparedness efforts and was not prompted by any particular threat.

[Photo credit: Alliance for Chemical Distribution]

About the Author

Danielle Naidu is assistant editor for Security Today, Campus Security Today, Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental Protection Online.

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