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| CSB challenges OIG findings on audit follow-up process | | Washington – Chemical Safety Board Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso has disputed the findings of an audit report from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General, saying OIG was intruding on the agency’s “policy prerogatives.” | | 13 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| Industry Spotlight | | Establishments in the chemical manufacturing industry make a range of products, including synthetic fibers, fertilizer, acids, paint and soap. | | 01 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| Report on fireworks-disposal explosion cites insufficient requirements | | Washington – Unsafe disposal practices, insufficient safety requirements for government contractors and a lack of national guidelines for safe fireworks disposal are to blame for the 2011 explosion that killed five workers during a fireworks disposal operation in Hawaii, concludes a new report from the Chemical Safety Board. | | 23 January 2013 | | Read More |
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| Senate confirms new CSB member | | Washington – The Senate on Jan. 1 confirmed Beth J. Rosenberg as a member of the Chemical Safety Board. | | 16 January 2013 | | Read More |
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| Group launches silica resource site | | Silver Spring, MD – A new website launched by the Center for Construction Research and Training aims to help educate workers on how to control silica and lower the risk of silicosis. | | 28 November 2012 | | Read More |
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| Partnership group releases new chemical database | | Washington – A database outlining the health effects of thousands of commonly used workplace chemicals was launched Sept. 5 by a partnership of labor and environmental groups. | | 05 September 2012 | | Read More |
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| CSB not doing enough to implement recommendations, OIG says | | Washington – The Chemical Safety Board failed to meet its goals and standards for implementing safety recommendations, according to a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General. | | 29 August 2012 | | Read More |
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| CSB launches investigation into Chevron fire | | Washington – The Chemical Safety Board recently announced plans to investigate the cause of the Aug. 6 fire at the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, CA. | | 22 August 2012 | | Read More |
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| CSB updates strategic plan | | Washington – The Chemical Safety Board has released a revised strategic plan to include specifics on potential safety studies and place an increased emphasis on stakeholder outreach. | | 25 July 2012 | | Read More |
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| Free webinar to focus on GHS | | Annandale, VA – The Society for Chemical Hazard Communication is scheduled to host a free webinar Aug. 13 on OSHA’s revised Hazard Communication Standard (1910.1200). | | 25 July 2012 | | Read More |
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| CSB releases video on inherently safer design | | Washington – A new video from the Chemical Safety Board examines the concept of inherently safer design. | | 18 July 2012 | | Read More |
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| OSHA request for information on PELs expected later this year | | Washington – OSHA is developing a request for information on how to effectively address workplace exposures to chemicals. | | 05 July 2012 | | Read More |
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| Investigators fault DuPont for 2010 vinyl fluoride explosion | | Buffalo, NY – DuPont engineers overlooked a hazard that led to an explosion that killed one contract worker and injured another, concludes a new report from the Chemical Safety Board. | | 25 April 2012 | | Read More |
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| CSB working on reducing case backlog | | Pittsburgh – The Chemical Safety Board had to delay other investigations to focus on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but plans to have its case backlog under control in a year, CSB Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso said. | | 21 March 2012 | | Read More |
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| New CSB policy promotes employee involvement in investigations | | Washington – The Chemical Safety Board on March 7 announced a policy that encourages employee participation in investigations. | | 07 March 2012 | | Read More |
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