Category Archives: News

UPL Chemicals at Cornubia Spill Sit

Air report details UPL Toxic soup of 62 Chemicals at Cornubia spill site https://northcoastcourier.co.za/186135/air-report-details-upl-toxic-soup-of-62-chemicals-at-cornubia-spill-site/?fbclid=IwAR0wRl6Yx_77l52i1c2UFLY1WHUitnw-aXnRIfKu6ccpteieubXGR9OIllc...

Beirut Chemical Catastrophe – Could this happen in South Africa?

Alert to ALL who manufacture, import, export, or store Ammonium Nitrate The recent tragedy in...

100 Years of Ammonium Nitrate Disasters

When heated, ammonium nitrate decomposes non-explosively into gases of oxygen, nitrogen, and water vapor; however, it can be induced to decompose explosively...

DEL – COIDA: Directive on Compensation for Workplace-Acquired Novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19)

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Hazardous Cargo Bulletin turns 40!

HCB Live, the leading dangerous and hazardous goods shipping and transportation industry online resource is celebrating...

Unanswered questions after Arson Attack at Durban Pesticide Warehouse and Toxic air cloud

Swimming was finally banned on beaches north of Durban and residents warned to stay indoors...

OECD News January 2020

eChemPortal: A one-stop source for information on chemicals  eChemPortal brings you global information on chemicals, pesticides...

TT Talk – New Year, new guidance

This edition profiles two new publications from TT Club seeking to address different aspects of...

Spanish chemical plant explosion kills man 3km away

A large metal plate launched by an explosion at a chemical plant in Spain’s autonomous...

***NEWSFLASH*** Lithium batteries identified as cause of fire onboard Cosco box ship – Misdeclared Cargo

A fire erupted onboard Cosco’s 10,000 teu containership Cosco Pacific over the weekend, causing the vessel to...