OSHA Flags Safety Issues That ‘Exposed’ Workers to Explosion at US Steel Plant February 17, 2026 By Marc Levy A federal safety agency investigating an August blast at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh that left two workers dead...
Probe Begins Into Maine Pulp Facility Chemical Release That Killed Intern, Injured 9 February 10, 2026 The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is opening an investigation into the fatal chemical release that occurred...
Chemical Safety Board to Investigate Fatal US Steel Facility Explosion August 12, 2025 The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) said today that it is investigating the fatal explosions and fires...
Potential Removal of Petrochemical Watchdog Puts Texans at Risk, Critics Say July 31, 2025 By Elena Bruess, Capital & Main Even today, more than five years later, residents still talk about the fire. The chemical facility burned for three days,...
Safety Board Reports on Hazardous Ammonia Accident at Virginia Food Processor November 19, 2024 The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an update on its investigation into the hazardous ammonia release...
Watchdog: Chemical Safety Agency Impeded by Staff Shortage September 13, 2022 By Matthew Daly The federal agency that investigates chemical accidents is hindered by a lack of staffing, leadership disputes and a backlog of...
Fire at Hurricane-Hit Louisiana Chemical Plant Contained August 30, 2020 By Liz Hampton A chlorine chemical fire that erupted last Thursday, triggering shelter-in-place orders and closing roadways in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura,...
Gutted Chemical Safety Board Tries to Proceed with Single Board Member August 3, 2020 By Erwin Seba The U.S. Chemical Safety Board, which has only one board member instead of the usual five, on Friday postponed a...
Chemical Safety Board Again Targeted in Trump’s Proposed Budget March 11, 2019 By Ari Natter The Trump administration’s budget proposal will again call for eliminating the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, an independent...
Harvey-Arkema Lesson: Chemical Plants Must Plan for Natural Disasters May 25, 2018 By Erwin Seba The U.S. Chemical Safety Board on Thursday urged chemical plants to weigh the risks of natural disasters just as they...