Review – CSB Updated the Status of 8 Investigation Recommendations – 3-16-26

Yesterday the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) updated their Recent Recommendation Status Updates page, closing two recommendations with acceptable action and one with acceptable alternative actions. These actions left 119 of 1035 recommendations open. Additionally, the CSB updated the open status of four recommendation, noting that the responsible parties had agreed to take the recommended actions. The CSB took all of these actions on March 16^th, 2026. The previous update was published on January 20^th, 2026.

The three recently closed recommendations are:

 

• Chevron Richmond Refinery Fire, 2012-03-I-CA-R23, Governor and Legislature of the State of California,

• Chevron Richmond Refinery Fire, 2012-03-I-CA-R29, American Petroleum Institute (API), and

• Didion Milling Company Explosion and Fire, 2017-07-I-WI-R4, Didion Milling, Inc

 

For more information on the investigation responses, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/csb-updated-the-status-of-8-investigation - subscription required.