The use of hazardous chemicals such as methyl isocyanate can be a significant concern to the residents of communities adjacent to chemical facilities, but is often an integral, necessary part of the ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced a new national emphasis program (NEP) to protect workers from serious health effects caused by occupational exposure to ...

Bayer CropScience announced last week it would reduce by 80% its inventory of methyl isocyanate (MIC) at its Charleston, W.Va., facility. The announcement comes almost exactly one year from the date ...

In August 2008, an explosion of a pressurized vessel, known as a residue treater, at the Bayer CropScience (Bayer) facility in Institute, West Virginia resulted in the deaths of two plant employees, a ...