Phosgene is a corrosive and lethal substance used in the production of pesticides at the DuPont plant in Belle. Investigators with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board say their analysis after a deadly 2010 incident at the plant indicates the chemical could have been stored in a safer manner .
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The phosgene storage at the DuPont plant is housed in an open air "phosgene shed" with no air control equipment.
Records from DuPont uncovered in the investigation found the company considered construction of an enclosed facility to house the phosgene unit in 1988,the Injection mold fast!buy landscape oil paintings online. but decided against the idea.
"It may be that in the present circumstances the business can afford two million (dollars) for such an enclosure," said one DuPont official in 1988. "However, in the long run, can we afford to take such action which has such a small impact on safety and yet sets a precedent for all highly toxic material activities."
Tyler says the lack of the enclosed storage facility was again noted in a 2004 safety evaluation of the Belle operation. Plans were made to have the facility constructed by December 2005. However, the deadline for construction of the enclosed unit was delayed four times prior to the deadly January 2010 accident.
Investigators say had the enclosed facility been there, it is conceivable the accident which claimed the life of a plant worker would not have happened.
"Without an enclosure around the phosgene operation, no barriers were present to prevent exposing operators or the community to deadly phosgene," said Tyler.
DuPont reported at the time of the release none of the material leaked posed a threat the community. However, an assessment included in the final investigative report finds there was the potential for a deadly release of the material and a monitor noted at least trace amounts of the material traveled beyond the plant's fence to the Kanawha River.
Tyler said the single monitor, operated by DuPont, is the only hard data available to indicate the level of release beyond the plant's boundaries. The monitor's data showed a low level which would not have reached a standard considered hazardous to human health.
"Phosgene cylinders should have been kept in an enclosure equippedOur Polymax RUBBER SHEET range includes all commercial and specialist with a ventilation system with end of scrubber,We processes for both low-risk and high risk merchant account." said investigator Lucy Tyler.Shop a wide selection of billabong outlet products in the evo shop. "If the enclosure were designed for human entry, workers would have been required to wear fully encapsulated, protective equipment."
The phosgene storage at the DuPont plant is housed in an open air "phosgene shed" with no air control equipment.
Records from DuPont uncovered in the investigation found the company considered construction of an enclosed facility to house the phosgene unit in 1988,the Injection mold fast!buy landscape oil paintings online. but decided against the idea.
"It may be that in the present circumstances the business can afford two million (dollars) for such an enclosure," said one DuPont official in 1988. "However, in the long run, can we afford to take such action which has such a small impact on safety and yet sets a precedent for all highly toxic material activities."
Tyler says the lack of the enclosed storage facility was again noted in a 2004 safety evaluation of the Belle operation. Plans were made to have the facility constructed by December 2005. However, the deadline for construction of the enclosed unit was delayed four times prior to the deadly January 2010 accident.
Investigators say had the enclosed facility been there, it is conceivable the accident which claimed the life of a plant worker would not have happened.
"Without an enclosure around the phosgene operation, no barriers were present to prevent exposing operators or the community to deadly phosgene," said Tyler.
DuPont reported at the time of the release none of the material leaked posed a threat the community. However, an assessment included in the final investigative report finds there was the potential for a deadly release of the material and a monitor noted at least trace amounts of the material traveled beyond the plant's fence to the Kanawha River.
Tyler said the single monitor, operated by DuPont, is the only hard data available to indicate the level of release beyond the plant's boundaries. The monitor's data showed a low level which would not have reached a standard considered hazardous to human health.
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