America’s friends over the water in London recently experienced their own chemical incident. The incident took place in a pub of all places, and there were many people involved. The Devon paper reported that “Seven police officers have been taken to hospital and more than 60 people evacuated following concerns about a possible chemical leak…
Another chemical explosion took place, and it seems that the trend will continue to ramp up in frequency with the removal of investigatory committees under the current administration. This video was caught on tape, and luckily no one was injured. It serves as a warning to all chemical industry leaders as to the possible devastation…
With hurricane Harvey, Houston has experienced a horrendous natural event. The damage was widespread and profuse. Emergency responders are still working diligently to carve out a path to normalcy for those affected. In a cruel twist of fate, a chemical incident throws it’s mess on top of the grotesque pile of hardship emergency workers and…
A few weeks ago a chemical explosion took place at a GM plant in Detroit, Michigan. Firefighters were called to the General Motors plant in order to suppress the chemical fire the explosion ignited. In chemical explosion incidents, the typical response team must battle the fire with extreme caution and care in order to not…
When workplace incidents occur some of the worst case scenarios inevitably take place where company’s are found negligent, or otherwise complacent to potential accidents and injuries. When a life has been taken there is no guidebook for immediately quelling the outrage and despair felt by the remaining family of the deceased, and there shouldn’t be.…
HAZMAT incidents happen more often than people think. Just recently a chemical incident took place at an adhesive plant. Luckily it received a quick response and the suspected chemicals did not leak. The official statement says that “At approximately 9:15 p.m., a mixer producing an epoxy adhesive overheated causing thermal decomposition. The smoke from the mixer…
In North Andover, Massachusetts an explosion took place at Dow Chemical Plant that injured four people last year. The investigation on the explosion has taken place over the course of the recent year, and the company has been found guilty of many infractions. OSHA stated the infractions are serious and listed them as such: Failure to…
When it comes to chemical reactions and accidents involving them at plants, factories, and any sort of production line the causes are numerous. However, there’s always a list of the most common causes for any type of incident. Precautions are always beneficial to preventing these incidents, however accidents always happen. With chemical explosions and fires…
Recently in Oklahoma a chemical fire and explosion ravaged a building and caused severe damage to the surrounding area. The fire burned for hours, and firefighters battled it extensively with great caution. The fire chief said, “It’s very nerve-racking when you do approach a building with a lot of chemicals in it. Any firefighter is…
Just recently the Tidan Group was fined almost 1 million dollars for failing to comply to PCB regulations. They plead guilty to numerous charges totaling to 52. The Tidan Group is comprised of seven different companies. The regulations were put in place in 1999 by the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. In summation, it’s a regulation…