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    Chemical facilities miss critical safety insights by investigating the wrong incidents with the wrong questions. Learn from research that analyzed over 10,000 incidents across...
    Quiz that tests knowledge of process safety incidents
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    Amanda Joshi
    Aug. 13, 2025
    Federal investigators warn that unresolved safety recommendations leave risks in place eight years after the deadly Wisconsin plant disaster.
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    Amanda Joshi
    Aug. 12, 2025
    Two workers were killed and several others injured in explosions and fires at a U.S. Steel coking plant in Clairton.
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    US Steel Clairton Mill Works Plant Explosion
    Amanda Joshi
    Aug. 11, 2025
    Multiple explosions disrupted operations at the nation’s largest coke manufacturing facility, prompting emergency response and air quality monitoring.
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    Amanda Joshi
    Aug. 4, 2025
    Three people were killed in a fire and explosion at Horizon Biofuels. CSB has launched an investigation and reiterated safety concerns over combustible dust.

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    Homepage of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), an independent federal agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents.
    Jonathan Katz
    June 11, 2025
    Industry experts warn that eliminating the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board would remove a crucial tool for preventing plant disasters, despite the agency's modest...
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    Incident Report
    Amanda Joshi
    June 4, 2025
    The CSB issued seven recommendations aimed at improving process safety across parent company HEF Groupe’s operations.
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    Incident Investigation
    Amanda Joshi
    May 30, 2025
    Separate incidents at Honeywell and Bio-Lab facilities exposed gaps in safety systems, equipment integrity and chemical storage practices.
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    Amanda Joshi
    May 28, 2025
    CSB urges stronger regulations after a 2020 chemical explosion at a West Virginia toll facility killed one and caused over $33 million in damage.