Chemical Safety Board Pursues Ambitious and Far-Reaching Five-Year Plan
On March 29, 2012, CSB requested public comment on its 2012 – 2016 Strategic Plan. The Plan outlines the Chemical Safety Board’s (CSB) objectives for the next several years, explaining that it will...
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CSB Sharply Criticizes API 755 and Seeks Public Comment
(Last week, we highlighted concerns over the CSB’s ambitious agenda, as laid out in the agency’s recently released Five-Year Plan. In today’s post, and those that will soon follow, we see more evidence...
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CSB Releases Video on Richmond Refinery Incident Despite Objections from Chevron
On Friday April 19, 2013 during a public meeting at the Richmond Civic Center, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released its video animation of the August 6, 2012 incident at the Chevron Richmond...
View ArticleChemical Safety Board’s Efforts to Recreate Itself and Force Industry to...
A hydrocarbon release and massive fire took place at a Chevron Refinery in Richmond, California on August 6, 2012. CSB and several other agencies promptly began investigations of the incident. CSB’s...
View ArticleOSHA Indicates Regulatory Changes are Coming to Fix “Gaps” in PSM Standard
Recently, OSHA unveiled a new regulatory agenda that included proposed rulemaking on “Process Safety Management and Flammable Liquids.” This decision is hardly a surprise given the catastrophic...
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