Chemical Safety Board recommendations

Although not stressed by the regulations, the objective of the incident investigation should be the development and implementation of recommendations to ensure the incident is not repeated. This objective should apply not only to the process involved, but also to all similar situations having the same potential. In major incidents, the Chemical Safety Board s investigation of reports serves as a vehicle to communicate to a much broader audience than the organizations that had the incident. 

The Chemical Safety Board has made recommendations that the scope of the standard be expanded with regard to reactive chemicals. OSHA s suggestion is to use the New Jersey TCPA as an example and also to follow the approach used by the Chemical Safety Board, which is performance based. 

The principal role of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board is investigating accidents to identify the conditions and circumstances that led to the events. It also investigates hazardous conditions that could lead to accidents. The agency uses root cause analysis and other methods to identify causes to prevent events. It makes recommendations to government agencies, companies, trade associations, labor unions, and other groups. It publishes reports and offers DVDs about cases it investigates. 

A recent incident that occurred during a post-turnaround startup at a refining facility was investigated by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) and the company involved. Both reports recommendations imply that thorough prestartup safety review implementation could have mitigated or completely avoided the incident. 

The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) investigated the incident and produced recommendations. Texas Tech is a premier research institution and had many controls and policies in place for lab safety, but the CSB found the following ... 

Chemical Safety Board, CSB Issues Case Study on Fatal Partridge-Raleigh Oilfield Explosion in Mississippi, http //www.csb.gov/csb-issues-case-study-on-fatal-partridge-raleigh-oilfield-explosion-in-mississippi-recommends-osha-program-to-inspect-oil-and-gas-production-facilities/, (accessed Dec 2014)... 

In 2008 a series of dust explosions and fires in a sugar refinery killed 14 workers and injured another 36 workers, some of whom had permanent, life-altering conditions. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) investigated the explosion and reported its findings and recommendations for preventing these incidents in the future. 

The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board investigated an accident at the Morton Specialty Chemical Company in 1998. Evaluate the board s recommendations, and break them down into three layers of recommendations. See http //www.chemsafety. gov/. 

Environmentally safe destruction of obsolete chemical weapons must be performed In facilities which assure total containment of blast effects and toxic gas In the event of an accidental detonation. Functional process requirements and recommended structural design procedures for containment rooms to accomplish this purpose are presented. The requirements presented are consistent with Department of the Army and Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board requirements. 

United States Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigation Board. Lindings and Recommendations of Motiva Refinery Sulfuric Acid Tank Larm Disaster, Aug 28, 2002. 

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board studied the incident. Based on its findings, the organization made several recommendations that included ... 

The US Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigation Board Declares Sweeping Recommendations - Which May Change the Way We Do Business. 

Afire burned for approximately one-half hour and H2S04 reached the Delaware River, resulting in significant damage to aquatic life. Because of the serious nature of this incident, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) launched an investigation to determine the root and contributing causes and to issue recommendations to help prevent similar occurrences [7J. 

Safety notices are provided by manufacturers. These normally state the hazardous components of the adhesive system and what action should be taken if they come into contact with eyes and skin, or are ingested. Many adhesives, and most solvents, produce hazardous vapours, so processing must be carried out with adequate ventilation. More recent developments show a marked trend towards low-vapour, water-based formulations to reduce these problems. As well as the chemical hazards, dust and debris generated during any abrasion process must be controlled. Regulations governing work-place exposure levels for the various hazards, along with Health and Safety boards and company recommendations on work-place practices, must be observed. 

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