Review - CSB Publishes Quarterly Accidental Release Reporting Data – 12-28-22

Last week the Chemical Safety Board updated their published list of reported chemical release incidents. They added 29 new incidents that occurred since the previous version was published in July. One incident from the previous quarter was removed from the list. These are not incidents that the CSB is investigating, these are incidents that were reported to the CSB under their Accidental Release Reporting rules (40 CFR 1604). The press release announcing the publication of the updated list included comments on calls for increased attention to process safety management during winter periods.

 

For more details about the accident reporting data, including a description of an incident that was removed from the list and one that should have been reported, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/csb-publishes-quarterly-accidental - subscription required.