Fairfax County Announcements
No Fairfax Topics at this time
OSHA Announcements
- Actions to Improve Chemical Facility Safety and Security
- Changes Coming in 2015 to Hazard Communication Safety Data Sheets (formerly Material Safety Data Sheets)
- OSHA Brief – Hazard Communication Standard: Safety Data Sheets
National Announcements / Articles
6/2014 – Safety and Security Guidelines for the Storage and Transportation of Fertilizer Grade Ammonium Nitrate at Retail Facilities
6/3/2014 – Federal Oversight of Ammonium Nitrate Exceedingly Weak.
5/19/2014 – GAO Report on Actions Needed to Improve Federal Oversight of Facilities with Ammonium Nitrate
5/29/2014 – Athens, Texas Fire at Ammonium Nitrate Storage Facility
08/31/2013 – EPA, OSHA and ATF Provide Information and Lessons Learned About the Safe Storage, Handling and Management of Ammonium Nitrate
08/30/2013 – New guidelines on ammonium nitrate released in response to West disaster (Dallas News)
08/01/2013 – Executive Order — Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security
07/03/2013 – Cylinder Recall
05/14/2013 – Texas Chemical Preparedness Law
04/30/2013 – McLennan Co. Emergency Planning
12/16/2009 – Arizona High School Mercury Clean-up
11/25/2009 – Verizon Wireless Voluntarily Discloses Environmental Violations
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