The CSB found the reactor vessel’s automated vent valve was almost fully closed after the blast. The valve is supposed to automatically open to relieve pressure.

Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; released a second update on its ongoing investigation ...

In 1963, the Committee on Chemical Safety (CCS) was established as a joint Board-Council committee. Since that time, CCS has created and maintained numerous guiding safety documents which are in wide ...

A new report reveals that the pressure and temperature inside a vessel at the Givaudan Sense Colour factory far exceeded safety limits. The explosion killed two workers and scattered debris ...

The Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology (BCST ... which has served for decades as the standard for chemical laboratory safety. Since its first release this report has been downloaded over 40,000 ...

Ed is an accomplished Chemical Engineer with experience in the biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, chemical, and petroleum industries. He attended Drexel University from 1982-1987 where he earned a BS ...

Dr. Robert H. Hill, Jr., is the Chair of the ACS Joint Board/Council Committee on Chemical Safety. Dr. Hill is a Public Health Program Manager with Battelle in Atlanta, GA. Formerly he worked in or ...

The Department of Environmental Health & Safety has launched a comprehensive campus-wide chemical inventory system. This system has been developed to effectively monitor hazardous chemicals across UAB ...

The state has slapped New Mexico Highlands University with a $43,000 fine over how it handled hazardous chemicals. The ...

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Like this puzzle, chemical safety has several pieces that together create the whole picture for working with chemicals in a safe manner. At the center of this puzzle is you, the employee or student.

Prior to Safety and Graphics, Stan led 3M’s Personal Care global ... Ms. Stafslien serves on the advisory board of the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department of Northwestern University. Ms.