Multiple safety failures identified in chemical explosion

By Jim Morris

A new report on a 2008 explosion at a West Virginia pesticide factory offers a chilling account that raises questions about safeguards at th

Excerpts from this story referencing "Institute plant":

"… tended to detect MIC releases weren’t working the night of the blast.The Institute plant is the only plant in the United States that still stores large quantities …"

"… iences to conduct a $575,000, congressionally mandated study of MIC at the Institute plant. The academy is to examine the feasibility of reducing or eliminating MIC …"