Chemical

Washington — Chemicals used during the production of caramel coloring for food products have the capacity to prompt a “hazardous runaway reaction,” the Chemical Safety Board says.

Washington — Workers at a chemical plant in Conyers, GA, stored more than twice the amount of reactive chemicals as first intended ahead of a series of nonfatal fires, the Chemical Safety Board says.

Washington — OSHA has scheduled a virtual public hearing ahead of the 48th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.

Washington — OSHA and the Environmental Protection Agency “must strengthen their regulations on reactive chemicals,” Chemical Safety Board member Sylvia Johnson reiterates in a new video.

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it will consider scaling back rulemaking related to how it evaluates chemicals for risks to workers.

Washington — Now available from the Chemical Safety Board: additional information on 25 serious chemical releases.

Washington — Chemical facilities have made significant advancements in safety in the 20 years since a deadly BP refinery explosion in Texas City, TX, the Chemical Safety Board says.

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency has extended to April 2 the deadline to comment on a draft scope document for the agency’s risk evaluation of vinyl chloride, a known human carcinogen.

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency is extending the comment period on a proposal requiring respiratory protection and cleaning plans to help reduce worker exposure to the chemical substance Pigment Violet 29.

Washington — Chemical facilities should “develop and implement effective process safety management systems and emergency response plans,” Chemical Safety Board Chair Steve Owens says in a new video.