http://www.csb.gov/news/CSBhttp://www.csb.gov/statement-of-chairperson-vanessa-allen-sutherland-on-the-12th-anniversary-of-the-bp-texas-city-refinery-disaster/Twelve years ago today, an explosion and fire ripped through the BP Texas City refinery in Texas City, Texas.Shauna,LawhorneThu, 23 Mar 2017 20:38:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/csb-updates-public-on-ongoing-activities-during-business-meeting-in-washington-dc/The U.S. Chemical Safety Board updated the public on the agency’s ongoing investigations and organizational activities, and voted to change the status of a recommendation made to the BP Global Executive Board of Directors to “Closed – Acceptable Action.” Shauna,LawhorneWed, 25 Nov 2015 13:36:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/on-tenth-anniversary-of-tragic-explosion-and-fire-at-bp-texas-city-refinery-csb-chairman-releases-safety-message-calling-attention-to-the-continued-need-for-safety-improvements-/Chairman's Safety Message on 10 year Anniversary of BP Texas City Shauna,LawhorneMon, 23 Mar 2015 08:37:00 GMThttp://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Moure-Eraso-Effective-regulation-of-chemical-5843582.phpBy Rafael Moure-ErasoShauna,LawhorneFri, 24 Oct 2014 14:21:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/statement-from-csb-chairman-john-bresland-regarding-house-committee-request-to-investigate-bp-deepwater-horizon/I have received the letter from Chairmen Waxman and Stupak of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, requesting that the CSB investigate the BP Deepwater Horizon blowout.AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserTue, 08 Jun 2010 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/the-following-statement-from-csb-chairman-john-bresland-concerns-osha-s-announcement-today-of-regulatory-action-against-bp-products-north-america-and-its-texas-city-refinery/Today’s announcement by OSHA alleges extensive and serious safety violations by the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas. The citations stem from OSHA’s continuing inspection work following the March 23, 2005, accident that killed 15 workers and injured 180 others. While these OSHA citations are not y [...]AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserFri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/csb-chairman-merritt-describes-the-lessons-from-five-years-of-board-investigations-to-senate-committee-urges-additional-resources-and-clearer-authorities-for-federal-safety-efforts/Washington, DC, July 10, 2007- In testimony today before a Senate subcommittee, U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman Carolyn W. Merritt said that federal regulatory oversight of the petrochemical industry should be strengthened, BP's safety culture was flawed, and American communities are unprepared [...]AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserTue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/csb-chairman-carolyn-merritt-tells-house-subcommittee-of-striking-similarities-in-causes-of-bp-texas-city-tragedy-and-prudhoe-bay-pipeline-disaster/Washington, DC, May 16, 2007 - U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) Chairman Carolyn W. Merritt today told members of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee that she found "striking similarities" between the causes of the fatal BP accident in Texas City, Texas, in 2005, and the company's pipeline [...]AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserWed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/csb-posts-korean-language-version-of-bp-refinery-explosion-animation/Washington, DC, April 24, 2007 - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has posted on www.CSB.gov a Korean translation of the animation depicting the BP Texas City refinery explosion. This will mark the fourth non-English translation of the BP animation available on the website. It has also been also [...]AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserTue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/csb-board-member-william-e-wright-calls-on-american-petroleum-institute-to-revise-guidelines-on-siting-of-work-trailers/Houston, Texas, April 23, 2007 - William E. Wright, a board member of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), today called on the American Petroleum Institute (API) to revise its draft recommended practices for the use and siting of trailers and other portable buildings in and around hazardous process [...]AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserMon, 23 Apr 2007 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/u-s-chemical-safety-board-concludes-organizational-and-safety-deficiencies-at-all-levels-of-the-bp-corporation-caused-march-2005-texas-city-disaster-that-killed-15-injured-180/UPDATED 9:30 p.m. CDT March 20, 2007, Texas City, Texas - At a public meeting here tonight attended by more than 200 people, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) voted 5-0 to approve its final report on the March 2005 explosion at the BP Texas City Refinery, the worst U.S. industrial accident since [...]AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserTue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/board-to-convene-march-20-public-meeting-in-texas-city-texas-to-release-and-vote-upon-final-report-on-bp-refinery-disaster/March 7, 2007 - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) announced today that it will convene a public meeting on the evening of Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at the Nessler Center in Texas City, Texas, to release its final investigation report on the explosion at the nearby BP refinery that took 15 lives an [...]AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserWed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/statement-from-carolyn-w-merritt-chairman-and-ceo-u-s-chemical-safety-board-on-the-release-of-the-bp-refineries-independent-safety-review-panel-report/AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserTue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/csb-investigation-of-bp-texas-city-refinery-disaster-continues-as-organizational-issues-are-probed/AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserMon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/csb-issues-safety-bulletin-on-bp-texas-city-major-fire-better-material-identification-needed-errors-during-systems-maintenance-cited-fire-caused-30-million-in-property-damage/Houston, Texas, October 15, 2006- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) issued a safety bulletin and new safety recommendations today based on the investigation of the July 28, 2005, hydrogen fire in the resid hydrotreater unit (RHU) at the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas. AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserSun, 15 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/german-translation-of-csb-animation-of-the-explosion-at-bp-refinery-texas-city-texas-now-available/Washington, DC, July 17, 2006 - The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) today posted on the agency's website a German translation of the narrated video of the accident at BP's Texas City refinery which occurred March 2005. This video, as well as the eight English language CSB S [...]AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserMon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/csb-releases-trailer-blast-damage-information-from-bp-texas-city-accident/Washington, DC, June 30, 2006 - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) announced it is releasing detailed trailer blast damage information developed during the ongoing investigation of the March 23, 2005, explosions at the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas. The information was posted to the agency's we [...]AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserFri, 30 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/csb-investigation-continues-as-texas-city-marks-first-anniversary-of-bp-refinery-explosion/Washington, DC, March 23, 2006 - On the first anniversary of the refinery explosion at BP Texas City that killed 15 people and injured 170 others, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is continuing to investigate many aspects of the disaster. The Board expects to issue its f [...]AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserThu, 23 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/csb-issues-preliminary-findings-in-bp-texas-city-refinery-accident-investigators-present-data-in-public-meeting/Texas City, Texas, October 27, 2005 - In preliminary findings set to be released at a public meeting here tonight, investigators from the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board have identified six key safety issues underlying the March 23 explosions and fire at BP's Texas City refinery, [...]AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserThu, 27 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.csb.gov/csb-issues-urgent-safety-recommendation-to-bp-global-board-calls-for-creation-of-independent-panel-to-examine-corporate-safety-management-oversight-and-safety-culture/Houston, Texas, August 17, 2005 - The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, (CSB) today issued an urgent recommendation calling on the BP Global Executive Board of Directors to commission an independent panel that would review a range of safety management and culture issues in the wak [...]AmericanEagle.com,Admin UserWed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT