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On 30th Anniversary of Fatal Chemical Release that Killed Thousands in Bhopal, India,

CSB Safety Message Warns it Could Happen Again

CSB Board Members Identify Modernization of Process Safety Management Regulations

As the Agency’s Second "Most Wanted Safety Improvement"

CSB DuPont - LaPorte, TX Investigation Update

Monday Nov. 17, 2014

Advisory Update on CSB Investigation into Fatal DuPont Accident

In LaPorte, Texas that Killed Four Workers

CSB Releases Board Approved Regulatory Report on Chevron Refinery Fire

Proposes a More Rigorous Refinery Industry Regulatory System in California

CSB Safety Message Highlighting Important Role of Recommendations Program

in Agency Mission

Combustible Dust: Solutions Delayed

Safety Video on the Fatal 2010 Combustible Dust Explosion at AL Solutions

Deepwater Horizon Blowout Animation

The Deepwater Horizon Blowout Preventer Failed due to Unrecognized Pipe Buckling

Animation of Explosion at Tesoro's Anacortes Refinery

The Explosion and Fire Led to the Fatal Injury of Seven Employees

AL Solutions Animation

Images from the CSB Animation of the Fatal 2010 Combustible Dust Explosion at AL Solutions

Photos from Combustible Dust Investigations

A series of photos featuring images of the devastating consequences of combustible dust accidents

Chairperson Moure-Eraso Testifies

Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works June 27, 2013

West Fertilizer Explosion and Fire

West, Texas, April 17, 2013

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On 30th Anniversary of Fatal Chemical Release that Killed Thousands in Bhopal, India, CSB Safety Message Warns it Could Happen Again

12/2/2014

CSB Chairperson Says More Must be Done to Improve Process Safety Regulations in the U.S. to Prevent the Next Accident from Occurring
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CSB Board Members Identify Modernization of Process Safety Management Regulations as the Agency’s Second "Most Wanted Safety Improvement"

12/1/2014

Over the last two decades, the CSB has made important recommendations aimed at preventing recurrence of major industrial accidents by improving OSHA’S Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard and EPA’s Risk Management Plan (RMP) Program.
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CSB DuPont - LaPorte, TX Investigation Update Monday Nov. 17, 2014

11/17/2014

The CSB investigation into the tragic accident at DuPont's La Porte, Texas, chemical plant got underway this morning at 8 a.m.
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Chevron Refinery Fire

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Reflections on Bhopal After Thirty Years

12/2/2014 3:03:00 AM
On 30th anniversary of fatal chemical release that killed thousands in Bhopal, India, CSB safety message warns it could happen again. CSB Chairperson says more must be done to improve process safety regulations in the U.S. to prevent the next accident from occurring. read more

Behind the Curve

10/28/2014 1:58:00 PM
A safety video about the fatal April 2, 2010, explosion and fire at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Washington. A nearly 40-year-old heat exchanger violently ruptured, causing an explosion and fire that fatally injured seven workers – the largest loss of life at a U.S. refinery since 2005. read more

CSB Safety Message Highlighting Important Role of Recommendations Program in Agency Mission

10/8/2014 3:04:00 PM
A video safety message discussing the role that the CSB recommendations program plays in ensuring that the Board’s accident investigations have a lasting impact on industrial safety. read more