They included personnel from Coast Guard Training Center Cape May (N.J.) and state and local emergency responders .
During a House subcommittee hearing on 9/11’s 11th anniversary, most witnesses said they support the program’s approach.
The new website offers summaries of federal and states' regulatory actions on pipelines and an overview of the existing U.S. pipeline infrastructure. It will feature public comment opportunities.
A rail chemical emergency response scenario will be one of the highlights of the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals' 2012 National Conference.
The British agency has opened a public consultation on proposals to exempt some self-employed people from health and safety legislation.
The agency proposed penalties of $81,500.
a national nuclear security regime stands or falls because of the quality of people involved," said Khammar Mrabit, director of the Office of Nuclear Security.
Considerable testing of chemicals that are handled in the workplace may be required. This could include flash point, reactivity, or corrosivity.
When the contaminant is a burn-inducing chemical, some argue the drenching time should be extended to a minimum of 20 and even 30 minutes of tepid water.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration grants will increase public education about the high costs of excavation damage.
John Bresland, who has served on the U.S. Chemical Safety Board since August 2002, is retiring Aug. 31 to join the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center as a Research Fellow.
Electronic MOCs have given all affected personnel easier and more effective access to the information required to be reviewed prior to operating the process, says Mike Whitten, a speaker at next month's marcus evans 3rd Process Safety Management Conference for the Chemical, Petrochemical, & Refining Industries.
OSHA's Charleston, W.Va. Area Office investigated Sodexho Inc. for removal work at Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, W.Va.
The agency said seven of its investigators deployed to the Richmond, Calif. site last week.
The agency wants to have its proposed rule adopted by Jan. 1, 2013, when most of the relevant international standards take effect.
The British energy company has been divesting itself of parts of its U.S. fuels businesses and still plans to sell its Texas City, Texas, refinery.
The event is presented by the Technical Support Working Group, NIOSH's National Personal Protective Equipment Laboratory (NPPTL), NFPA, the National Institute of Justice, and the International Association of Fire Fighters.
The fire in the Chevron refinery's 4 Crude Unit began at 6:15 p.m. local time Aug. 6. About 200 local residents reporting respiratory problems went to a local hospital by 11:30 p.m., the Los Angeles Times reported.
The International Nuclear Information System, INIS, hosts one of the world’s largest collections of published information about peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology.
The agency says the information will benefit workers engaged in crushing and recycling fluorescent bulbs.