Abstract
The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) in December concluded three long-stalled accident investigation reports. The board also released a study concluding that over the last 2.5 years, 224 incidents occurred in the US that were serious enough to trigger a CSB investigation. The incidents killed 31 people and caused 126 serious injuries; 101 of the events resulted in over $1 million in damages. Also in December, the US Senate confirmed a new CSB member, Catherine J. K. Sandoval , and elevated CSB member Stephen Owens to chair the safety board. The CSB now has three members, short of its legally set level of five. The 25-year-old board’s charge is to investigate and determine the root cause of significant chemical accidents; recommend improvements to operations of refineries, chemical plants, laboratories, and other facilities; and boost federal and state regulatory oversight of these sites. An accumulation of unfinished investigations
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