U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) News

CSB Releases New Safety Video “Ignored Warnings: Explosion In St. Louis”

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a new safety video about the fatal explosion that occurred on April 3, 2017, at the Loy-Lange Box Company in St Louis, Missouri, USA. The incident occurred when a severely corroded pressure vessel catastrophically failed, causing an explosion that launched the pressure vessel into a neighboring building. One worker and three members of the public were fatally injured. The safety video includes an animation of the sequence of events leading to the i...

CSB Issues New Video Safety Message And Safety Alert Focusing On The Prevention Of Chemical Incidents During 2020 Hurricane Season

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has announced issuing a video safety message and a safety alert entitled ‘2020 Hurricane Season: Guidance for Chemical Plants During Extreme Weather Events’. Video and safety alert The video and safety alert highlight recent actions by the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) to produce industry guidance meant to help hazardous chemical facilities better prepare for extreme weather events. CSB Chairman Katherine Le...