Business

Deadly US fertiliser plant blast was deliberately set

2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

Fire that caused West Fertilizer explosion was a ‘criminal act,’ US agency concludes

News

Hawaii lab explosion linked to safety failings

2016-04-22T00:00:00Z

Accident that cost a postdoc her arm resulted from inappropriate equipment and unheeded warnings

News

California lab safety centre to investigate Hawaii University accident

2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

Probe into recent lab explosion that took postdoc’s arm to report at the end of April

News

University of Hawaii researcher loses arm in lab explosion

2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

Accident occurred during routine preparation of cell growth medium but the cause is still unknown

News

Controls on owning hazardous chemicals come into force

2016-03-03T00:00:00Z

It is now illegal in the UK to possess chemicals classed as ‘poisons’ or ‘explosives precursors’ without a licence

Business

Fatal blast at US peroxide plant

2016-01-25T00:00:00Z

One dead and three injured in an equipment explosion at PeroxyChem in Texas

Research

Megasupramolecules promise to quell fuel explosions

2015-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘Sticky-ended’ molecules that self-assemble into long chains may have made 9/11 less deadly

News

Tianjin blast prompts safety overhaul

2015-09-16T00:00:00Z

China’s chemical industry comes under scrutiny in the wake of deadly explosions

Business

Deadly chemical blast at Chinese port

2015-08-14T00:00:00Z

Explosion at warehouse in Tianjin kills at least 50 and injures hundreds, while ammonia leak sparks mass evacuations in Nanchong

News

US government science institute's one time police chief linked to campus meth lab

2015-07-31T00:00:00Z

Explosion injuring a member of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s security force uncovered methamphetamine production

Business

Blast kills six at South Korean chemical plant

2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

One further worker injured as tank explodes during welding work

News

BP emerges from Deepwater with $18.7bn settlement

2015-07-03T00:00:00Z

BP has agreed to pay an $18.7 billion settlement to five states damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

News

Failed terror attack raises alarms about chemical plant security

2015-07-02T00:00:00Z

An apparent attempt to blow up a chemical facility in France highlights security concerns

Business

Leak causes explosion at para-xylene plant in China

2015-04-08T00:00:00Z

Twelve injured by explosion and fire caused by a leaking xylene tank at chemical plant

Business

Fatal blast at Indian chemical plant

2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

One worker killed and four injured at Survival Technologies plant in Ankleshwar

News

UC Davis chemist sentenced to four years over explosion

2014-11-19T00:00:00Z

Postdoc sentenced over attempt to make explosive device and reckless disposal of hazardous waste

News

Precious science cargo lost in rocket explosion

2014-11-04T00:00:00Z

Several research projects slated for the International Space Station destroyed when Antares rocket fails

News

US agencies report back on safeguarding chemical plants

2014-06-12T00:00:00Z

Rules for handling ammonium nitrate revisited in wake of West disaster, but industry groups are worried by increasing complexity

News

US safety body says deadly West explosion 'preventable'

2014-04-25T00:00:00Z

One year after ammonium nitrate explosion in Texas, Chemical Safety Board calls for new regulations to avert another incident

Business

Deadly explosion at Japanese silicon plant

2014-01-09T00:00:00Z

Five killed and several more injured at Mitsubishi Materials site