Hazmat &Transportation news
A selection of news items from all over the country and the world
Special Permits, Hearing Spotlight Hazmat Cargo Tanks
Occupational Health Safety
... the likelihood of rollover accidents, as well as driver training and crashworthiness standards for cargo tanks, DOT's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Man dies in bizarre truck accident
Sydney Morning Herald
An elderly man has died as he tried to cross a street by climbing over the hitch between a stationary truck and its trailer during Melbourne's morning peak... Man Dies In Dump Truck Accident
WYFF Greenville
GREENWOOD COUNTY, SC -- A West Columbia man died Wednesday when a dump truck bed fell on him. The accident happened at a tree cutting business in Greenwood NTSB Schedules Hearing on Cargo Tank Rollover - Truckinginfo.com
On Oct. 22, 2009, a 2006 International truck carrying an 11600-gallon cargo tank semi-trailer with liquefied petroleum struck a guardrail while traveling Fire leads to hazardous materials danger at Waltham chemical firm
Daily News Tribune
A hazardous materials team member walks out of Nova Biomedical Monday night after a small fire there caused a hazard, igniting a potentially dangerous ... Hazmat Scare Triggers Evacuation In Greenwood
KIRO Seattle
SEATTLE -- A hazardous materials scare forced employees to evacuate a printing business in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. How Has BP's Oily Waste Escaped 'Hazardous' Label?
New York Times
"It might not be listed as hazardous material, [but] any oil is going to be hazardous," said William Fontenot, who spent more than two decades as an... Meth labs, chemicals found in Franklin County
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Four members of a hazardous-materials crew entered the building at 55 Fairfield St., a single-family home converted to apartments, at about 9:40 pm Tuesday... Apartment Complex Evacuated For Second Straight Day
10TV
GROVE CITY, Ohio — Police evacuated apartment buildings on Tuesday for a possible hazardous materials situation, one day after the same apartments were... Motorcycle-truck accident kills two WSU employees
WSU Today
PULLMAN - A tragic truck-motorcycle collision on Pullman-Albion Road near State Route 27 on July 16 claimed the lives of two WSU employees William (Bill)... Task Force to Inspect Hazardous Materials Carriers in WI
WHBL Sheboygan (blog)
(WTAQ) - A state and federal task force will spend the next 3 weeks inspecting commercial trucks in Wisconsin that carry hazardous materials. Crash and chemical spill north of Tucson injures four
Arizona Daily Star
A crash Monday morning resulted in a hazardous materials spill injured four people and slowed traffic on a highway northeast of Tucson, authorities said. Fire at Certified Truck and Auto in Salem
WSLS.com
As of late Monday night, the Roanoke Regional Hazardous Materials Team was working to assess and contain any hazardous run-off from the fire. Children among 17 hospitalized from Arcadia County Park pool
FireEngineering.com
ARCADIA - A hazardous materials unit of the Arcadia Fire Department responded to the Arcadia County Park public pool Monday morning, where some swimmers... Local pharmacies face new hazardous materials disposal rules ...
'This new enforcement seems appropriate,' said pharmacist Jim Gotta of Country Store and Pharmacy in Sartell. 'Presently, I'm holding on to all the... |
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PHMSA to include special permits into regulations