Us Chemical Safety And Hazard Investigation Board News

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board said on Wednesday, Dec. 15, that the lack of a focus on preventing major accidents is emerging as a key issue for the oil industry. (Source: The Wall Street Journal)

In December of last year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) stated that the two agencies had signed a Memorandum of Understanding providing that the NTSB would be the lead agency for investigating transportation-related accidents involving the processing, handling, or storage of a chemical substance that result in death, serious injury, or substantial property damage. The CSB is an independent, scientific investigatory agency (not a regulatory or enforcement body) created by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, whose mission is to promote the prevention of major chemical accidents at fixed facilities.