Keyword: US Chemical Safety Board (CSB)

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DuPont Won't Reopen La Porte Plant

06.04.2016 - DuPont will not reopen its herbicide plant at La Porte, Texas, idled since a leak of 24,000 lbs of methyl mercaptan killed four employees at the facility in November 2014. In...

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Bayer Settles 2008 Fatal Plant Explosion Lawsuit

24.09.2015 - Bayer CropScience has paid $5.6 million to settle violations of US chemical accident prevention laws stemming from a 2008 explosion that killed two people at its Institute, West...

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Lab Technician Sues DuPont in Whistleblower Case

31.08.2015 - A former lab technician at DuPont’s La Porte, Texas, herbicide plant has filed a lawsuit against the Delaware chemical giant, claiming she was terminated because of her repeated...

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US Chemical Safety Board Wants Better Process Management

17.12.2014 - The US Chemical Safety Board has identified process safety management (PSM) as a key area in which it sees scope for improvement in facilities dealing with chemicals. Appointed by...