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    Process Safety: AI and Machine Learning Transform Compliance, But Humans Still Key
    Risk assessment should still be a manual process, but AI can streamline data collection to enable sound engineering judgments.
    Callide Power Station: 34 Minutes to Disaster
    Switching operation triggers catastrophic power station explosion, proving that process safety principles apply beyond traditional chemical plants to any high-hazard environment...
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    Safety workplaces yellow out of service tag attached on faulty damage defect of electric power motor.
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    Chemical Safety Board Tailisman
    Agency completes record number of investigations while tracking hundreds of serious chemical accidents across the nation.

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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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    CSB Optima Bell Safety Video
    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.
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    Amanda Joshi
    May 27, 2025
    An explosion at Youdao Chemical Co. in Shandong, China, has killed at least 5, injured 19 and 6 are reported missing.
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    Jonathan Katz
    May 14, 2025
    ACD summit presses lawmakers on CFATS reauthorization and trade programs as supply chain challenges mount.

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    Amanda Joshi
    Feb. 18, 2025
    The agency’s safety video channel has more than 360,000 subscribers.
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    Feb. 11, 2025
    OSHA to investigate fire and explosion at Parker Lord's Saegertown plant.
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    Psychological Safety: Why it Matters and How to Build It
    Lauren Neal
    Feb. 4, 2025
    Psychological safety boosts reporting, reduces risks, and strengthens workplace relationships.
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