All Incident articles
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Business
US plans to close Chemical Safety Board by October
Government says CSB duplicates capabilities in other agencies
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Opinion
Safety is everyone’s responsibility
Maintaining culture and investment is key, especially in the absence of incidents
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Business
Explosion and fire at Chinese chemical plant kills five
Six others missing and 19 injured at Shandong Youdao Chemical
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Business
At least 70 dead in Iran port explosion and fire
More than 1000 people injured after cargo caught fire and exploded
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Business
29 dead in explosions at two illegal fireworks factories in India
Incidents in Gujarat and West Bengal highlight minimal oversight of hazardous industry
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Business
BioLab fined for fire and chemical plume at US plant
‘Improperly stored’ pool chemicals reacted with water to release chlorine
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Business
US reviews chemical incident prevention planning rules
Risk Management Program has been extended and rolled back under successive governments
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Business
Maintenance error led to deadly hydrogen sulfide leak
Workers opened live pipework 1.5m away from intended work site
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Article
Deadly explosion at US food colouring plant
2 workers dead, 11 injured at Givaudan Sense Colour in Louisville
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Business
Fatal hydrogen sulfide leak at US Pemex refinery under investigation
Mexican oil company faces multiple lawsuits after gas leak killed two and injured dozens more
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Business
Fire at US pool chemical plant releases huge chlorine plume
Thousands of residents evacuated and kept indoors as as smoke and gas cloud persists for days
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Business
Arkema settles local claims over US hurricane fire emissions
Peroxides producer will pay $1.1 million and make safety improvements
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Business
17 dead in solvent explosion at Indian plant
Dozens more injured at pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturer in Andhra Pradesh
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News
Sodium cyanide spill in West Midlands canal
Surface coatings company says that it was the source of the spill
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Business
Investigation reveals multiple failures leading to fatal 2022 refinery fire
BP failed to shut down in time after ‘alarm flood’ overwhelmed operators
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Business
Explosion and fire at South Korean battery plant kills 23
Three company officials under investigation for potential safety violations
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Business
Workers killed in two US incidents, with several others hospitalised
H2S exposure at a sugar refining plant and a fire at a metal hardening plant each led to one worker death
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Business
Two explosions in India leave at least 11 dead and dozens injured
Blasts occurred at a peroxides plant near Mumbai and an explosives factory in Chhattisgarh
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Business
Six dead in explosion and fire at Indian pharmaceutical plant
At least 17 others injured at SB Organics facility near Hyderabad
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Opinion
Making chemicals safe and sustainable
The green transition is an opportunity to also make industry simpler and safer