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Tata Chemicals fined over £1 million following contractor’s death at UK plant 10 June 2024

Tata Chemicals Europe Limited has been fined after a young father died following an incident while erecting a scaffold tower in a chemical plant in Northwich, Cheshire. Michael Densmore died following complications to a wound he sustained after his right foot slipped into a trough containing liquid chemical calcium hydroxide – more commonly known as ‘milk of lime’ – causing chemical and thermal burns....

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US chemical plant explosion kills worker 04 June 2024

An explosion at a liquid nitriding facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee killed one person on 30 May. The worker was initially rushed to hospital with serious injuries but was later confirmed to have died. The incident happened at a facility operated by TS USA....

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US to update Hazard Communication Standard to better protect workers, first responders 20 May 2024

The Department of Labor has announced a final rule from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration that will update the current Hazard Communication Standard to better protect workers by improving the amount and quality of information on labels and safety data sheets and allow workers and first responders to react more quickly in an emergency. The updates take effect on 19 July 2024....

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Chemical plant explosion injures three in US 20 May 2024

An explosion injured three people and caused a sodium hydroxide spill at a chemical facility in Macedonia, Ohio on 15 May. The incident happened while a tanker truck was being loaded with the sodium hydroxide. The blast ripped the tanker in two and caused a full evacuation of the facility....

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US Chemical Safety Board applauds new guidance to prevent hazardous materials fires and explosions 14 May 2024

The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has applauded the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for taking new actions to prevent fires and explosions associated with hazardous materials....

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Chemical tank blaze kills one, injures five 13 May 2024

A chemical storage tank fire killed one person and injured five others in Thailand’s eastern Rayong province on 9 May. The Siam Cement Group facility and surrounding area were evacuated as firefighters rushed to contain the blaze from spreading....

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Fire and explosions at north Wales chemical plant injure one 03 May 2024

One person was injured after a fire caused a series of explosions at a chemical plant in Flintshire, north Wales on 30 April. The incident happened at a facility operated by chemicals manufacturer Synthite in the town of Mold....

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Chemical plant explosion kills two in China 26 April 2024

Two people were killed and four others injured after a chemical plant in northwest China was hit by an explosion on 18 April. The incident happened at a facility operated by chemical manufacturer Ningxia Baofeng Energy....

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Explosion at oilseed processing plant critically injures one 16 April 2024

An explosion at a French oilseed plant left one person with serious injuries on 10 April. The incident happened at a facility operated by Saipol in the port of Sète near Montpellier on France’s southern coast....

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US Chemical Safety Board launches investigations Into two toxic chemical incidents 09 April 2024

The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has launched investigations into toxic chemical releases at two facilities in Louisiana during 2023: the release of hydrogen fluoride (HF) and chlorine at the Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies facility in January 2023, and the release of ethylene oxide (EtO) at the Dow Chemical Louisiana Operations facility in July 2023....

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