OSHA Requirements for Industrial Paint Storage Cabinets
As a business owner, there is one thing you never want to see: an OSHA citation.
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Fentanyl Chemical Incident in The U.K.
Fentanyl is one of the most dangerous substances in recent chemical history. It can be lethal in large doses, and is highly addictive. It’s a part of the opioid epidemic, and in certain states it’s used to treat heroin addiction. The main use of the chemical is to treat pain, and withdrawals from opioid addiction. Herein,…
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The Regulations Regarding Chemical Incidents Are Changing
Natural disasters were a large part of 2017. Hurricanes made a huge showing, with Irma, Maria, and Harvey. The devastation Harvey caused to the Houston area is still a problem six months later. The residents are truly unfortunate, but the circumstances of the cleanup were made doubly worse by the incident at the Arkema plant.…
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Chemical Incident Report 12/7/17
A chemical explosion that sent a fireball into the air is currently under investigation by the authorities. The explosion took place in Dwight, North Dakota. Large containers were filled with chemicals and kept on the back of a trailer. No one knows why or how the chemicals were ignited the way they were. No one…
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Temporary Emergency HAZMAT Storage
Throughout the United States chemical incidents are far too regular an occurrence. The CDC reported that between the years of 1998-2008 “a total of 57,975 incidents and 15,506 injured persons, including 354 deaths took place”. The number of fatalities is too high, but it is low compared to the number of injuries. The cleanup process is the…
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Chemical Incident in a London Pub
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…
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Chemical Explosion Caught On Video At Eastman Chemical
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…
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Extreme Chemical Incident Caused By Harvey
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…
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Chemical Explosion in North Carolina, One Injured
Recently a radius of a half mile was evacuated and closed off for five hours due to a chemical explosion. The incident took place in our home state of North Carolina, near Dunn. The explosion took place specifically at Brainerd Chemical located on 1600 S. Wilson Ave near U.S. 301. Brainerd Chemical makes cleaners for various…
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Detroit Struck with Two Chemical Explosion Incidents in a Month
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…
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