CSB: Naphtha Overflow Caused Fatal BP-Husky Refinery Fire
The US Chemical Safety Board found that a naphtha overflow and failed alarm response caused the fatal 2022 fire at the BP-Husky refinery in Ohio.
Hazardous Substances
Mexico tightens safety standard for underground coal mines
Mexico is updating its safety standard for underground coal mines, introducing stricter requirements for ventilation, gas detection and fire prevention.
TFA: RAC sends final advice to European Commission
ECHA’s RAC committee recommends classifying TFA as reprotoxic (Repr. 1B) and as PMT/vPvM. The final opinion is now with the European Commission.
Algoma Steel Fined C$200,000 After Confined Space Death
Algoma Steel was fined C$200,000 after a contracted worker died from oxygen deprivation while cleaning an unsecured coke-oven gas pipe in Ontario.
Belgium Launches Campaign for Safer Cleaning Product Use
Belgium’s health authority and Poison Centre have launched a two-year “Clean Safely” campaign urging safer use of cleaning and disinfecting products.
Fine after carbon monoxide in Toronto parking garage
Two construction firms were fined a combined 85,000 Canadian dollars after workers in a Toronto garage inhaled carbon monoxide and monitoring fell short.
Investigation into toxic exposure at Dryden paper mill
OHCOW is investigating toxic exposure at a paper mill in Dryden, Ontario, Canada, after compensation files from 2002-2004 were found missing.
Asbestos risk can surface decades after exposure
Asbestos exposure can cause mesothelioma decades later, a hidden risk for workers whenever older buildings are renovated or demolished today.
PFAS breakdown chemical TFA found in blood of Europeans
A VU Amsterdam study found the PFAS breakdown chemical TFA in the blood of all 110 participants, at levels far exceeding four well-known PFAS types.
EU Parliament approves CMRD 6 agreement on exposure limits
The European Parliament has approved CMRD 6, adding new EU occupational exposure limits for cobalt, PAHs, 1,4-dioxane and welding fumes in workplaces.