Accident Monitoring News

The hazardous release modeling suite, BREEZE Incident Analyst, just keeps getting better! We are pleased to release Version 2.0, which includes enhancements to the Source Term Wizard, a new display of graphical results, updates to the Chemical Database, and much more. Further enhance your accidental chemical release hazard and ...

Jul. 12, 2017

By BREEZE Software, Data and Services / Trinity Consultants

BREEZE Software is happy to announce that Mr. Brian Holland, Senior Scientific Software Specialist and Meteorologist, has earned the nationally recognized Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) designation by the American Meteorological Society (AMS). Mr. Holland joins the ranks of five other CCMs ...

Mar. 15, 2017

By BREEZE Software, Data and Services / Trinity Consultants

CERC's consultancy team, with GT Science & Software Ltd, has carried out a High Level Review of the Sensitivity of Dispersion Model Predictions to Individual Source Term Parameters. The work was funded by the UK Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee ( ...

Mar. 3, 2017

By Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)

Spain and the United States signed an agreement Monday to further discuss the cleanup and removal of land contaminated with radioactivity after a mid-air collision in 1966 dumped four U.S. hydrogen bombs near the southern Spanish village of Palomares. Under a statement of intent signed by Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo and U.S. ...

Oct. 19, 2015

By Associated Press

BREEZE Software, the market-leading provider of dispersion modeling software used by environmental professionals around the world, released a new version of its powerful BREEZE Incident Analyst, an accidental chemical release and consequence modeling software. With BREEZE Incident Analyst, EHS professionals are well-equipped to perform risk ...

Sep. 15, 2015

By BREEZE Software, Data and Services / Trinity Consultants

BREEZE®, the market-leading air dispersion modeling software used by environmental professionals around the world, today announced the release of Incident Analyst 1.2 for accidental chemical releases and consequence modeling.  It provides safety professionals with a full suite of industry-proven toxic dispersion, fire, and explosion models and powerful tools for assessing threats to life ...

Aug. 12, 2013

By BREEZE Software, Data and Services / Trinity Consultants

"Radiation exposure following the nuclear accident at Fukushima-Daiichi did not cause any immediate health effects. It is unlikely to be able to attribute any health effects in the future among the general public and the vast majority of workers," concluded the 60 th session of the Vienna-based United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effect of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR). The effects of ...

May 31, 2013

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The UAE Civil Defense, in a joint effort with Gulf co-operation, is analyzing possible fire hazards and through commercial & residential national level campaigns are training people and monitoring them with great success to achieve the goals of a fire safe environment. Barely entering the second quarter of 2013, several unfortunate fire accidents have already made the news. Fire continues to ...

May 15, 2013

By Fleming Gulf FZE

A cold storage and ice manufacturing company has agreed to pay penalties of $225,000 to settle claims by EPA that the company violated federal Clean Air Act requirements meant to prevent chemical releases relating to its use of ammonia at facilities located in East Providence, R.I., and Sandwich, Mass. According to EPA’s complaint, JP Lillis Enterprises, which does business under the trade ...

Jan. 9, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

The Department of Environmental Protection today announced the completion of its Fukushima Nuclear Accident Report, which highlights DEP's response and findings regarding air and water sources, and the public's health and safety after the March 11 nuclear accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi facility in Japan. "The report shows that DEP's Bureau ...

Oct. 26, 2011

By Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Universal Detection Technology (OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies that protect against biological, chemical, and radiological threats, commented today on a recent study funded by the US Departments of Energy and Homeland Security that linked elevated radiation in US rain water and food to the ...

Oct. 17, 2011

Following the massive earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011, a number of explosions and fires took place at the reactor buildings of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Japan declared a state of alert and reported leaks of radioactive material. Given the magnitude and the global dimension of the disaster, Japanese authorities and the international community are following the situation very ...

Mar. 23, 2011

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

‘40 years leading in innovative products for efficiency and safety’     Groeneveld Group – celebrating its 40th Anniversary -  presents class-leading automatic greasing, oil management and safety systems at stand number 11323 Greensight active safety system with acoustic warning ...

Mar. 17, 2011

By Groeneveld Transport Efficiency B.V.

Drilling technology providers successfully conducted a live demonstration of the WITSML (Well Information Transfer Standard Markup Language) drilling data exchange standard at IADC 2011 in Amsterdam, where they seamlessly exchanged drilling data in real-time between six vendor technologies. This efficient data transfer demonstration was possible because each vendor technology uses the open data ...

Mar. 7, 2011

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Aug. 18, 2010

Dounreay’s workforce has notched up a staggering 3.76 million man hours without an industrial work-related personal injury that results in more than three days off work. This equates to one calendar year without such an injury. Although separate areas of the site have achieved excellent safety records, this is the first time that the site as a whole has reached a year without lost time accident. ...

Mar. 2, 2010

By Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL)

On 11 March 2009 the European Parliament finally approved the third package of measures for maritime safety after the agreement reached in conciliation last December and approval by the Council. 'I am particularly satisfied with the agreement reached between the Parliament and the Council. It is a significant step towards improved prevention of maritime accidents and increased accountability of ...

Mar. 12, 2009

By European Commission

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released a publication that provides new insights into how best to protect the public during a nuclear power plant accident. The publication is based on the results of focus groups and telephone surveys conducted in the Emergency Planning Zones (EPZs) around reactor sites. The data will help the NRC review its regulations and guidance related to emergency ...

Nov. 14, 2008

By U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The European Commission has launched a consultation to review the Seveso II Directive on the prevention and response to major chemical accidents. The basic structure and requirements of this legislation have remained unchanged for over 10 years. The survey is intended to provide the Commission with feedback and lessons learnt about the implementation of the directive, and focuses on major ...

Feb. 26, 2008

By European Commission, Environment DG

An IAEA-based international nuclear emergency response network has become operational through receipt of its first pledges of assistance from four Member States. Finland, Mexico, Sri Lanka and the United States have stepped forward to make the initial commitments to the Response Assistance Network (RANET), a global response arrangement designed to coordinate international assistance in case of a ...

Feb. 11, 2008

By The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)