scholarly journals Joint Labor and Environmental Networks’ Chemical Disaster Prevention Recommendations to the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

2022 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-483
Author(s):  
Union of Concerned Scientists Earthjustice
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Contamination ◽  
Job Loss ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Hazardous Chemicals ◽  
Property Damage ◽  
Chemical Safety ◽  
Site Investigations ◽  
Safety Studies ◽  
Agency Action ◽  
The U.S

More than 180 preventable incidents at hazardous chemicals facilities occur each year, resulting in deaths, injuries, evacuations, shelter in place orders, environmental contamination, and facility shutdowns with permanent job loss. As of June 17, 2021, the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) had nineteen open site investigations of incidents that in total killed thirty-two people, injured at least eighty-seven people, led to thousands of residents sheltering in place or evacuating, and resulted in many millions of dollars in property damage. This document outlines twenty-one practical and measurable actions that the CSB can take to rebuild its investigative and recommendations capacity; set clear priorities for agency action; reform its governance policies; and increase public transparency and engagement. The proposed actions address incident investigations, safety studies, safety recommendations, agency governance, and public transparency and engagement.

scholarly journals Food Worker Experiences with and Beliefs about Working While Ill†

2013 ◽  
Vol 76 (12) ◽  
pp. 2146-2154 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. RAND CARPENTER ◽  
ALICE L. GREEN ◽  
DAWN M. NORTON ◽  
ROBERTA FRICK ◽  
MELISSA TOBIN-D'ANGELO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Control ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Foodborne Pathogens ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Job Loss ◽  
Foodborne Illness ◽  
Job Responsibilities ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Food Workers ◽  
The U.S

Transmission of foodborne pathogens from ill food workers to diners in restaurants is an important cause of foodborne illness outbreaks. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends that food workers with vomiting or diarrhea (symptoms of foodborne illness) be excluded from work. To understand the experiences and characteristics of workers who work while ill, workplace interviews were conducted with 491 food workers from 391 randomly selected restaurants in nine states that participated in the Environmental Health Specialists Network of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Almost 60% of workers recalled working while ill at some time. Twenty percent of workers said that they had worked while ill with vomiting or diarrhea for at least one shift in the previous year. Factors significantly related to workers having said that they had worked while ill with vomiting or diarrhea were worker sex, job responsibilities, years of work experience, concerns about leaving coworkers short staffed, and concerns about job loss. These findings suggest that the decision to work while ill with vomiting or diarrhea is complex and multifactorial.

Research on Supervision System of Hazardous Chemical of Small & Medium-Scaled Cities in China Based on WEBGIS

2012 ◽  
Vol 204-208 ◽  
pp. 3340-3344
Author(s):  
Xiang Yun Wan ◽  
Hao Yang
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Hazardous Chemicals ◽  
Chemical Safety ◽  
Supervision System ◽  
Emergency Rescue ◽  
Hazardous Chemical ◽  
Potential Safety ◽  
Risk Sources ◽  
Safety Production ◽  
Administrative Licensing

The supervision system of hazardous chemical based on the WEBGIS technology is constructed, which displays the reality of the situation and simulates the accident consequence of security risks ( including major risk sources ) to the user in the form of map, realizes the registration of hazardous chemicals, enterprise qualification examination, administrative licensing of hazardous chemical construction projects, and investigation and rectification of the potential safety hazard in hazardous chemicals enterprise as well as management and supervision in other related business process through information means, and improves the ability of supervision and emergency rescue in chemical safety production. It has an important significance to prevent and control the major hazard. This paper introduces the supervision system of hazardous chemicals and the structure, database design, and system application of the supervision system.

scholarly journals Job Loss and Health in the U.S. Labor Market

Demography ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate W. Strully
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Job Loss ◽  
The U.S

Human Factors Analysis of the BP Texas City Refinery Explosion

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (20) ◽  
pp. 1444-1448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl MacKenzie ◽  
Donald Holmstrom ◽  
Mark Kaszniak
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Ignition Source ◽  
Process Unit ◽  
Distillation Tower ◽  
Chemical Safety ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Factors Analysis ◽  
Vapor Cloud ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Texas City

On March 23, 2005, the BP Texas City Refinery suffered one of the worst industrial disasters in recent U.S. history. An explosion and fire occurred during the startup of a process unit. Fifteen workers were killed and 180 others were injured when a distillation tower was overfilled and liquid and vapor hydrocarbons were released into the atmosphere. A vapor cloud formed, found an ignition source, and exploded. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) deployed a team to Texas City to conduct a root cause investigation. The authors of this paper, working as investigators for the agency, found several pre-existing latent conditions and safety system deficiencies that affected unit operators' decisions and actions on the day of the incident. This submission presents a summary of those deficiencies and the primary human factors issues of the case.

scholarly journals Chemical safety in the context of environmental goals of sustainable development

2021 ◽  
Vol 915 (1) ◽  
pp. 012032
Author(s):  
A Ishchenko ◽  
N Stuchynska ◽  
L Haiova ◽  
E Shchepanskiy
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Hazardous Chemicals ◽  
Chemical Labeling ◽  
Chemical Safety ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Environmental Aspect ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Chemical Products ◽  
Environmental Goals

Abstract The aim of the article is to carry out a systematic analysis of the components of chemical safety in the context of the environmental aspect of sustainable development goals and to identify those components with the help of competent health professionals. Hazardous chemicals can travel for long distances, be accumulated in the environment as well as cause adverse effects on human health through food chains. The action of toxicants of inorganic and organic nature occurs due to the violation of metabolic processes, inhibition of enzymes, and biotransformation of xenobiotics into more toxic compounds. Physicians must be clearly aware of the relationship in the “toxicant-pathology” system; understand the molecular mechanisms of the hazardous chemicals action; use terminology regarding toxicological characteristics of toxicants; conduct educational, treatment, and prevention activities among the population; acquire information on regulations governing the management of chemical compounds. The next component of chemical safety is the knowledge of approaches to chemical labeling and safety measures for working with chemical products throughout their life cycle. Proper interpretation of the type and level of hazard will enable taking necessary precautions and following relevant safety rules while working with chemical products.

scholarly journals Employment recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Handwerker ◽  
Peter Meyer ◽  
Joseph Piacentini ◽  
Michael Schultz ◽  
Leo Sveikauskas
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Supply ◽  
Job Loss ◽  
The United States ◽  
Full Recovery ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Partial Recovery ◽  
The U.S

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic’s impact on the U.S. labor market is unprecedented. This article reviews economic research on recent pandemic-related job losses in the United States in order to understand the prospects for employment recovery. The research examines telework use, the incidence of job loss, disruptions in labor supply, and progress toward recovery. Massive temporary layoffs drove a spike in unemployment, and subsequent recalls of unemployed workers drove a rapid but partial recovery. The prospects for full recovery are murkier, both because the fraction of the remaining unemployed expecting to be recalled is decreasing and because the pandemic’s future course remains uncertain.

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