The activities of the Laboratory Waste Management Task Force fall under the purview of the ACS Committees on Environmental Improvement and Chemical Safety. Spills can seriously disrupt laboratory ...

A high-hazard emergency spill is defined as a chemical spill that is immediately dangerous to life and health due to the chemical properties (i.e. toxicity, reactivity) and/or volume of spilled ...

HIGH RISK due to nature of the chemical (highly toxic, flammable, reactive) and quantity involved; extensive measures required to control or contain the spill; unique circumstances of the lab; ...

A major crash involving three vehicles, including a box truck carrying chemicals, closed all lanes of Highway 2 near Monroe ...

The Environment and Natural Resources Committee unanimously endorsed bills to catalog, collect and destroy Maine's stockpike of toxic firefighting foam.

Call 911 for fires, medical emergencies (including significant chemical contamination ... prevent spreading of the material. Clean up spill using proper protective equipment as follows: The Fire and ...

Boston emergency services responded to a chemical spill at Citizen M Hotel, with three hospitalized for evaluation.

WorkSafe is making inquiries after two people were taken to hospital after a chemical spill at a Whanganui dry-cleaning ...

Emergencies from chemical spills to severe weather involve individual and collective action to respond safely. Use these guidelines to be prepared for a variety of potential dangers. Our obligation is ...

Specialist units, fire crews, police and ambulance services rushed to the hospital to help find the source and evacuate ...

Dolphins, otters, seals and a wide range of British seabirds suffer from cancer, lung disease and other illnesses as a result of toxic spills that have taken place around the UK coastline.