CSB Unveils First-Time Incident Details, Increasing Plants’ Liability Risks

For the first time, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has publicly released detailed results of its recent investigations into 26 serious chemical incidents at major industrial facilities, a move that one industry law firm says “creates significantly increased legal and operational risks that require immediate strategic attention.” CSB Jan. 14 published Volume One of its incident reports on events at oil refineries, gas and chemical plants and food processing, a move that signals a new transparency initiative at the...