February 15, 2018
Respirator use in AP Farm; TCH article highlighting Senate bill protecting worker health; TCH article highlighting delay in vapors lawsuit; dates and times for next CVST meeting.
February 7, 2018
Two Hanford workers declined precautionary medical evaluation after reporting odors yesterday morning outside of SY Tank Farm in the 200-West Area. The employees were performing excavation work to support the installation of a safety shower outside the tank farm in an area that does not […]
February 6, 2018
Two Hanford workers declined precautionary medical evaluation after reporting odors this morning outside of SY Tank Farm in the 200-West Area. The employees were performing excavation work to support the installation of a safety shower outside the tank farm in an area that does not […]
February 6, 2018
Access to the 702-AZ exhauster building has been restored after air monitoring and sampling results showed no chemicals above action levels. Odors were reported yesterday at the facility by five Hanford workers performing inspections of the emergency lighting system. The workers declined precautionary medical evaluation […]
February 5, 2018
Five Hanford workers declined precautionary medical evaluation after reporting odors this afternoon inside of the 702-AZ exhauster building. None of the workers reported symptoms. The employees were performing inspections of the emergency lighting system at the time of reported odors and were not in an […]
February 2, 2018
WRPS is preparing engineering-scale testing of NUCON technology, a novel vapor-abatement unit that pulls tank vapors into an internal combustion engine’s induction system where they are combusted and destroyed in the engine cylinders.
January 18, 2018
Using an air-line breathing system inside the tank farms can be a beneficial, but limited, alternative for workers wearing self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) in specific work activities, based on recent worker evaluations.