Safety and Incidents - Page 2
Stay up to date with the latest Safety and Incidents updates from the global chemicals industryJapan Petrochemical Production Disrupted by Tsunami
Several petrochemical plants in Japan have been shut or are operating at a reduced rate following the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck the nation last week. Closed...
Dow Chemical Facility in Japan Flooded Following Tsunami
A Dow Chemical facility in Japan has been flooded following the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that hit the country's north-eastern coast. The company has not reported any injuries at...
EU Bans Bisphenol A in Baby Bottles
The European Union is to ban polycarbonates containing bisphenol A from use in baby feeding bottles from 1 June 2011. The EU Health and Consumer authority has cited studies that indicate...
Four Dead and 37 Injured in Chinese Chemical Plant Blast
Four people have died and 37 others injured following a blast at a Yushe Chemical Industry plant in China's Shanxi province. The blast occurred on 20 November, killing people and injuring...
Biolab UK Fined for Safety Violations
The Environment Agency has fined Biolab UK £66,000 for violating safety measures following an explosion at its factory near Cheltenham in 2006. The explosion caused toxic chemicals to leak...
Chinese Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation
More than 2,000 people had to be evacuated from Zhejiang province, China, on 13 August following a toxic gas leak from the Hangzhou Hexiang Fine Chemical Plant. Five firemen were...
Flood Washes Chemical Containers into Chinese River
A flash flood has washed nearly 3,000 containers filled with explosive chemicals into Songhua River from a chemical plant in Jilin province, China. About 7,000 containers, including 4,000...
EPA to Fine Formosa Plastics Group Unit for Air Pollution
The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said it will fine Formosa Plastics Group's petrochemical complex in Mailiao, Taiwan, TWD1m ($31,252) a day for air pollution caused by a fire...
Blast at Chinese Factory Kills Six, Injures Hundreds
At least six people have been killed and more than three hundred injured following a blast in a pipeline near an abandoned factory in Nanjing City in eastern China. The pipeline, owned by...
Fire Shuts Formosa Taiwan Refinery
Formosa Petrochemical has closed its Mailiao refinery in Taiwan following an oil leak that triggered a fire at a residual processing unit. The fire, which broke out at the No.2...
Iranian Chemical Plant Explosion Kills Four
A blast at the Khark petrochemical plant in southern Iran's Bushehr province on 24 July killed four people and injured seven. The complex, which provides part of the province's...
FDA Joins Tox21 to Improve Chemical Testing
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has joined a collaboration of federal agencies including the EPA, NTP and NCGC to increase chemical testing methods. The Tox21 collaboration merges...
Formosa Shuts Taiwan Naphtha Cracker Unit
Formosa Petrochemical has shut a 700,000t per year naphtha cracker unit after a fire took place at its petrochemical complex in Mailiao, Taiwan. Reports reveal that the fire may have...
EPA Unveils Guidance to Provide Transparency in Chemical Safety Inspections
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled guidance to provide greater transparency in the agency's chemical safety inspections process. Under the guidance, EPA inspectors...
Nigeria to Set Up Chemical Emergency Response Centres
The Nigerian Government will set up chemical emergency response centres in four cities, including Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna and Port Harcourt. The centres, expected to be operational by...
Chemical Leak in Chinese Plant Hospitalises Villagers
The Luliang County Government in China has closed the Yunnan Hongtaibo company's chemical plant following a gas leak that has hospitalised about 90 people. The victims experienced symptoms...
Firefighters Control Factory Blaze in Australia
Fire crews have controlled a fire that broke out at a chemical factory in Dandenong South, Melbourne, on Tuesday, according to media reports. Workers were forced out of the K&H...
ASBC: Toxic Chemical Reform Good for Economy
The American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) has called on US businesses to inspire the consumer confidence required to transform the understanding of toxic chemical regulations. ...
Safe Chemicals Bill Leads Debate, Says the ACC
The Safe Chemicals Act (SCA), designed to improve the federal regulation of chemicals, has been introduced by the US Senator for New Jersey, Frank Lautenberg. American Chemistry Council...
US Plans to Add More Chemicals to TRI
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to add 16 more chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) list of reportable chemicals. The EPA's review of available studies has...
