Abstract
Operators of chemical companies, refineries, and other facilities that experience a significant chemical accident must report the incident to the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board within 8 h, under a long-delayed regulation issued Feb. 5. “The rule requires prompt reports to the CSB from owners or operators of facilities that experience an accidental release” of a regulated or extremely hazardous substance that results in death, serious injury, or substantial property damage, CSB interim executive Kristen Kulinowski says in a statement. The information in the reports will help the CSB decide whether to deploy investigators. Although hundreds of accidents a year might qualify for investigation, the agency has the resources to investigate only a few. To determine which accidents to pursue, the CSB previously has relied primarily on media reports and information collected by the National Response Center, a database maintained by the US Coast Guard. However, when the
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