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Title Ammonium nitrate facilities : safety and oversight / allegra ward, editor
Published New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Safety and risk in society
Safety and risk in society series.
Contents AMMONIUM NITRATE FACILITIES: SAFETY AND OVERSIGHT; AMMONIUM NITRATE FACILITIES: SAFETY AND OVERSIGHT; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: CHEMICAL SAFETY: ACTIONS NEEDED TO IMPROVE FEDERAL OVERSIGHT OF FACILITIES WITH AMMONIUM NITRATE; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; OVER 1,300 FACILITIES IN 47 STATES REPORTED HAVING AMMONIUM NITRATE, BUT DATA LIMITATIONS PREVENT OBTAINING A COMPLETE COUNT OF FACILITIES
OSHA HAS NOT FOCUSED ITS ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS ON AMMONIUM NITRATE AND EPA HAS NOT REGULATED IT AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIALSOME COUNTRIES REGULATE AND OVERSEE AMMONIUM NITRATE BY IMPOSING REQUIREMENTS ON FACILITIES, CONDUCTING INSPECTIONS, AND SUPPORTING INDUSTRY INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE COMPLIANCE; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; Chapter 2: REGULATION OF FERTILIZERS: AMMONIUM NITRATE AND ANHYDROUS AMMONIA; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; AMMONIUM NITRATE; ANHYDROUS AMMONIA; POLICY ISSUES
Chapter 3: CHEMICAL ADVISORY: SAFE STORAGE, HANDLING, AND MANAGEMENT OF AMMONIUM NITRATEACCIDENTS; INFORMATION ON HAZARDS; HAZARD REDUCTION; COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PLANNING; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; INFORMATION RESOURCES; GENERAL REFERENCES; STATUTES AND REGULATIONS; Chapter 4: TESTIMONY OF RAFAEL MOURE-ERASO, CHAIRMAN, U.S. CHEMICAL SAFETYBOARD. HEARING ON ''OVERSIGHTOF FEDERAL RISK MANAGEMENT ANDEMERGENCY PLANNING PROGRAMSTO PREVENT AND ADDRESS CHEMICALTHREATS, INCLUDING THE EVENTSLEADING UP TO THE EXPLOSIONS IN WEST, TX AND GEISMAR, LA''; WEST FERTILIZER; CSB INVESTIGATION
WILLIAMS OLEFINS EXPLOSIONCSB INVESTIGATIVE CAPACITY; POSSIBLE APPROACHES FOR REDUCING RISK; Chapter 5: TESTIMONY OF BARRY N. BREEN, PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANTADMINSTRATOR, OFFICE OF SOLID WASTEAND EMERGENCY RESPONSE, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. HEARING ON ''OVERSIGHT OF FEDERALRISK MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCYPLANNING PROGRAMS TO PREVENTAND ADDRESS CHEMICAL THREATS, INCLUDING THE EVENTS LEADING UP TOTHE EXPLOSIONS IN WEST, TXAND GEISMAR, LA''; WEST, TEXAS FACILITY AND GEISMAR, LA INCIDENTS; THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT; RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; CONCLUSION
Summary In April 2013, about 30 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer detonated during a fire at a facility in West, Texas, killing at least 14 people and damaging nearby schools, homes, and a nursing home. This incident raised concerns about the risks posed by similar facilities across the country. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) play a central role in protecting workers and communities from chemical accidents, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) administers a chemical facility security program. This book addresses how man
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Subject Ammonium nitrate.
ammonium nitrate.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical.
Ammonium nitrate
Ammonium nitrate -- Safety measures
Chemical industry -- Safety measures
Fertilizer industry -- Safety measures
Hazardous substances -- Safety measures
Form Electronic book
Author Ward, Allegra, editor
LC no. 2019713617
ISBN 9781633217447
1633217442