CSB Completed Investigation - AB Specialty Silicones, LLC - 24 Sept 2021
On May 3, 2019, operators at the AB Specialty Silicones, LLC (AB Specialty) manufacturing facility in Waukegan, Illinois were performing...
Port of Beirut Ammonium Nitrate Explosion
On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at...
IMDG Code Amendment 40-20 is mandatory as from 1 June 2022
Amendment 40-20 includes revisions to various Sections of the code and to transport requirements for specific substances. It is mandatory...
GHS 9th Revised Edition is now available online
At its tenth session (11 December 2020), the "Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized...
Xanthate - Can it cause fire on board vessels?
Xanthate is the common name for chemical reagents used in mining industry for separating valuable minerals, such as gold, copper, lead or...
