Former CSB Chair Moves on to (Much) Greener Pastures
Last month, without any warning or explanation, Vanessa Sutherland announced her resignation as Chair of the Chemical Safety Board. Earlier…
Inspector General Issues Bizarre Chemical Safety Board Report
The Inspector General (IG) issued a somewhat bizarre report yesterday on “management challenges” at the Chemical Safety Board. The IG…
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Arkema Chemical Plant Investigation Results in Weak CSB Recommendations
The Chemical Safety Board released its report on the Arkema chemical incident last week. You may recall that during the…
CSB Chair Vanessa Sutherland Resigns
CSB Chair Vanessa Sutherland announced her resignation today. She gave no reason. Sutherland had more than two years left in…
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EPA Proposes to Rescind Obama Chemical Plant Protections; Puts Residents At Risk
Five years after a catastrophic ammonium nitrate explosion in West, Texas killed 15 persons, destroyed much of the city, and…
Chemical Safety Board Dodges Trump’s Bullet Again
But is the agency selling its soul? House Gives CSB Thumbs Up The House Interior and Environment Appropriations Committee has…
Really Stupid Sh*t: Johns Hopkins, Scott Walker and Bad Foster Parents
Sometimes you just have to smack your head and laugh. Because the only other thing you can do is scream…
Wisconsin Refinery Explosion Injures Workers, Causes Mass Evacuation
A huge explosion rocked the Husky Energy Oil refinery in Superior, Wisconsin this morning, sending at least six workers to…
Workplace Safety: What Didn’t Happen
I’m back after a couple of weeks of travel and instead of focusing about what happened over the last couple…
It’s Always Something: Dispatches from the front lines of the battle for workplace safety
Black Lung is Back: After almost being eradicated in the late 1990, black lung is back, with a vengeance. Epidemiologists…