Hello everyone,
We wanted to share these updates with you all that we saw from the EPA. These are chemical incidents that have occurred this year - are/were any of your jurisdictions involved with these responses? If so, how did the response go? Were their tools/resources NACCHO could have assisted with? Did you respond to any chemical events this year that are not listed here?
U.S. Chemical Safety Board Releases Investigation Update into July 2024 Hazardous Ammonia Release at Cuisine Solutions in Virginia
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an update on its investigation into the July 31, 2024 hazardous ammonia release at the Cuisine Solutions, Inc. food processing facility in Sterling, Virginia. The incident involved the accidental release of anhydrous ammonia and dozens of employees were injured by the release.
U.S. Chemical Safety Board Deploys Teams to Investigate Fatal Explosion at Givaudan Facility in Louisville, KY
The CSB announced that it is sending a team of investigators to Louisville, Kentucky, to investigate the fatal explosion that occurred on November 12, 2024, at the Givaudan Sense Colour facility in Louisville, KY. Two employees were killed and eleven others were injured by the explosion.
U.S. Chemical Safety Board Releases Investigation Update into Fatal Hydrogen Sulfide Release at PEMEX Deer Park Refinery in Deer Park, TX
The CSB released an update on its investigation of a fatal release of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery in Texas on October 10, 2024, which killed two workers and injured 13 others.
U.S. Chemical Safety Board Releases Investigation Update into September 2024 Massive Fire and Toxic Plume at Bio-Lab Facility in Georgia
The CSB released an investigation update into the chemical reaction and toxic gas release on September 29, 2024, at the Bio-Lab, Inc. facility in Conyers, Georgia, that resulted in a massive fire and plume of toxic smoke that threatened the surrounding community and the metropolitan Atlanta area.
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Sarah Callahan MSPH
Program Analyst - Preparedness
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Washington DC
(954)203-8734
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