explosive storage News
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Focus on groundwater protection results in nine enforcement actions at gas stations in Alaska, Oregon and Washington
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached settlements with nine gas stations in Alaska, Oregon and Washington to bring them into compliance with federal laws designed to protect underground sources of drinking water from fuel tanks stored below ground. The gas stations were subject to increased penalties for repeat violations, and some were blocked from receiving fuel shipments for ...
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Tianjin`s deadly blasts expose China`s work safety woes
By official data, China is becoming safer from accidents year after year. But the explosions over the Tianjin port last week are a stark reminder that it has far to go in preventing workplace disasters - from blasts on factory floors to leaks of oil pipes and warehouse fires. The blasts that started at a hazardous material warehouse in the eastern city of Tianjin and killed at least 114 people ...
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EPA settles with Flint Hills Resources Alaska, LLC, for hazardous waste violations at its North Pole Facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Flint Hills Resources, which owns and operated a petroleum refinery in North Pole, Alaska, for alleged mishandling of hazardous waste generated during groundwater cleanup actions at the refinery. On June 19, 2013, Flint Hills Resources (FHR) conducted groundwater cleanup activities at its North Pole refinery that generated ...
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More reasons not to store dust in your dust collector hopper
One of the most common baghouse operation practices that we find when we send a dust collector technical advisor out to various facilities is that many plant unwisely use the hopper on their dust collector for storage of the collected dust. Sometimes this is done unwittingly, as maintenance staff simply overlook emptying the hopper on a regular basis. Other times, this is more or less included ...
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ASTM D86 - 11b Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure
The basic test method of determining the boiling range of a petroleum product by performing a simple batch distillation has been in use as long as the petroleum industry has existed. It is one of the oldest test methods under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02, dating from the time when it was still referred to as the Engler distillation. Since the test method has been in use for such ...
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New brochure features totally customizable pre-fabricated hazmat storage systems
A new brochure from SAFETY STORAGE provides custom, cost-effective, pre-engineered HazMat building solutions that are designed to meet code requirements and provide extra value efficiencies. SAFETY STORAGE the pioneer in hazardous material containment systems, combines efficiency and flexibility to address cost-effective, code-compliant supply chain solutions for managing flammable, explosive, ...
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Self-contained, pre-frabricated, research and test laboratory with explosion relief, safely houses workers, volatile combustible materials and test equipment
SAFETY STORAGE containment units specially designed to house volatile fuel test chambers and equipment are used to isolate the hazardous material testing laboratory from other departments on an industrial campus to underscore a corporate commitment to safety. Executive management and corporate investors minimize risk and gain peace of mind by fully containing gas cylinders and containers of ...
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S. Portland maine facility faces EPA sanction for unsafe storage of hazardous chemicals
A chemical manufacturing and distribution facility in South Portland, Maine, faces an EPA fine of up to $151,900 for improper storage of hazardous materials, in violation of federal and state laws. Monson Companies Inc. of Leominster, Mass., which operates a warehouse, distribution, repackaging and custom blending chemical manufacturing facility, was recently issued a complaint by EPA for its ...
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Environment agency brings charges against waste firm
Dudley-based waste firm Envirosol has received fines of more than £45,000 for dangerously storing hazardous waste. The charges were brought by the Environment Agency under the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations 2000. Envirosol pleaded guilty to the charges at Dudley Magistrates Court. During a routine site inspection by EA officers, they found a number of significant breaches by the ...
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