2014-2015 In Review

2014-2015
In Review
Chemical Accidents in the News
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MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – Twenty-six people were being received at two local
hospitals as of 6 p.m. Friday, July 11 in response to a Hazmat emergency at
Michigan's Adventure, said Joan Kessler, spokeswoman at Mercy Health
Muskegon.
Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler has confirmed that a combination of
chemicals were released in the area of the park's wave pool which combined to
make chlorine gas.
The park is looking into the incident, Roesler said. At least 50 people were
evaluated, some of which were individually hosed down in the Michigan's
Adventure parking lot.
Emergency personnel treat victims who were involved when chemicals were
released in an area at the water park at Michigan's Adventure on July 11,
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One witness in the park said she "got a splash of chlorine" and started coughing
while finding it difficult to breathe. Other witnesses reported burning lips.
Multiple ambulance and fire officials responded to the scene as well as a
Hazardous Material Response Team (Hazmat) just after 4 p.m.
Here are a few grain bin safety tips to keep in mind
when working with stored grain:
• Use inspection holes or grain level markers to
understand what's happening inside the bin. Use a
pole from outside the bin to break up grain bridges.
• Enter a grain bin only if absolutely necessary. If
you must get into the bin, use a body harness
secured to the outside of the bin. Have at least two
people watching over you as you enter and work
inside the bin.
• Use hand signals to communicate, and make sure
everyone you're working with knows what those
signals are.
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http://journalstar.com/business/agriculture/to-be-deadliest-for-grain-engulfment-in-fouryears/article_4c54cfd6-13b1-5c12-a6c1-66aff1aa2211.html
• https://www.osha.gov/dep/fatcat/dep_fatcat.html
Work Safe!