The chemicals produced at the Arkema plant, called organic peroxides, present high risks because of their vulnerability to heat.But the plant is far from alone in its hazards. There are at le
An Explosion in Texas Shows the Hidden Dangers of Tanks Holding Heavy Fuels
Industry experts believe that changes in the makeup of asphalt and No. 6 fuel oil products stored in heated tanks across the country could pose a risk to workers and nearby communities.
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Justin Chambers arrived at the U.S. Polyco plant in Ennis, Texas, on the morning of April 23, 2018, with a job to do. One of the asphalt tanks at the plant had been damaged and needed to be demolished, and the 32-year-old foreman was part of a five-man crew of contractors charged with getting it done.
It's been four years this week since an explosion at the Didion Milling Inc. grain mill in Cambria killed five people and injured fourteen more, but almost $2 million in fines have gone unpaid in the years since.
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Charlotte-area pool and hot tub owners may have a hard time finding chlorine tablets to sanitize their swimming pools because of a nationwide shortage.
Last summer, a large fire broke out at a swimming pool chemical plant in Louisiana operated by Bio-Lab Inc., one of the country’s largest producers of pool products. It forced the plant to shut down with a projected reopening date of May 2022, The Advocate
Demand for chlorine tablets has increased with the summer weather and because more people have built pools during the pandemic. In a
report, the research firm IBISWorld attributed the growth in pool construction to “social-distancing guidelines and fears over the virus.”
CAMBRIA, Wis. — It’s been four years this week since an explosion at the Didion Milling Inc. grain mill in Cambria killed five people and injured fourteen more, but almost $2 million in fines have gone unpaid in the years since. The U.S. Department of Labor found the explosion on May 31, 2017 was caused by dust hazards created by.