In the News: A Release in Toledo

“If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re misinformed.”  — Mark Twain Anymore, despite knowing that they cannot believe much of what they read or hear there, most people get their news from the internet. If not there, then the evening news or cable news. When it comes to [...]

By |2026-10-22T21:22:35-05:00October 22nd, 2026|Chemicals, Current Events, Process Safety|0 Comments

In the News: An Ammonia Release in Troy

“I think the coop should be held financially responsible to all the residents that were evacuated and cover all costs in the deployment of all emergency personnel!!! A thousand dollars or better per household!!! Payable by the end of next week!!!” – Ron Follis, commenting on the Lincoln County Emergency Management Facebook post Shortly before [...]

By |2026-09-10T10:10:32-05:00September 10th, 2026|Chemicals, Current Events, Process Safety|Comments Off on In the News: An Ammonia Release in Troy

Death in La Porte: Glacial Acetic Acid is Not Vinegar

“I attach a Material Safety Data Sheet for the safe handling of table salt as required by a governmental agency. One could wax sarcastically about this travesty suggesting that next we will be faced with recommendations for handling sugar or even water. Certainly, something is out of control!”  — Harley W. Rhodehamel, in constituent letter [...]

By |2025-01-16T15:10:50-06:00July 29th, 2021|Chemicals, Current Events, Process Safety|Comments Off on Death in La Porte: Glacial Acetic Acid is Not Vinegar

Shelter-in-Place: What the Community Should Know

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”  — H.K.Williams On July 18, 2019, two people were injured after a chemical fire broke out at Diamond Chemical Company in East Rutherford, New Jersey.  At least one of the chemicals involved in the fire was chlorine, which is poisonous, especially as a gas.  When it [...]

By |2025-01-17T10:40:39-06:00September 5th, 2019|Chemicals, Process Safety|Comments Off on Shelter-in-Place: What the Community Should Know
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