M7.7 - Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board

The U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board is an federal agency that is in charge of investigating chemical accidents. They conduct root cause investigations of chemical accidents at fixed industrial facilities. They do not issue fines or citations, but instead make recommendations to plants, regulatory agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), industry organizations, and labor groups. The CSB are non-regulatory and independent of other agencies so that the investigations review the effectiveness of regulations  and regulatory enforcement. Their investigations have an impact on environmental health in that they led to new recommendations to OSHA and the EPA for regulatory changes.

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  1. Angela GOctober 16, 2018 at 11:07 PM

    Hi Matt,
    Wow, this is great! A board dedicated to investigating how accidents occur and can look further into prevention measures by making recommendations. Its nice to learn that they are connected with OSHA and the EPA, hopefully their communication is smooth, timely, and accurate. That is public health protection for sure.

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  2. Rudi HernandezOctober 17, 2018 at 10:21 AM

    Hey Matt!
    This is great information! The most interesting thing to me is that they do not issue fines or citations. I feel that most federal agencies would ticket, ticket, ticket in order to get money somehow from the community. It is a breath of fresh air that they make recommendations instead. Thanks for the info!

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