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A mishandled drum of acid severely burns three workersThe spill occurred in an industrial park in FuenlabradaSOURCE OF THE NEWS: ELPAIS.ES JAVIER SANCHEZ DEL MORAL Fuenlabrada, February 8, 2008 It was just past 10:30 in the morning. It was sandwich time. Juan José Suárez, Fernando Alonso, and Juan Pablo Fernández left the factory where they […]

Ministerial Order FOM/167/2015, of February 6, regulating the conditions for the entry into service of structural subsystems, lines, and railway vehicles. http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2015/02/10/pdfs/BOE-A-2015-1234.pdf Article 1. Purpose and scope of this order. a) Establishing the requirements that structural subsystems, whether individually or grouped in lines or railway vehicles, must meet in order to be put into service

Order PRE/2412/2014, of December 16, approving Supplementary Technical Instruction number 26 «Opening Hours of Explosives Depots, Custody of Magazine Keys, Disposal of Unused Explosives, and Returns» of the Explosives Regulations.Published in: «Official State Gazette» number 308, dated December 22, 2014, pages 104369 to 104374 (6 pages).Section: III. Other provisionsDepartment: Ministry of the PresidencyReference: BOE-A-2014-13345 http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2014/12/22/pdfs/BOE-A-2014-13345.pdf

Royal Decree 1072/2014, of December 19, creating the State Railway Safety Agency and approving its Statute. http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2014/12/23/pdfs/BOE-A-2014-13360.pdf Article 9. Competences. a) Ensuring the overall maintenance of safety in the operation on the General Railway Network through the supervision of compliance with the obligations of the different actors in this area. b) Authorizing the entry into

Royal Decree 873/2014, of October 10, which modifies Royal Decree 400/2012, of February 17, which develops the basic organizational structure of the Ministry of the Interior. http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2014/10/14/pdfs/BOE-A-2014-10398.pdf «Article 10. Directorate General of Traffic. (…) h) Management of road safety education, driver training, organization of aptitude tests, including examiner training; regulation, registration, and control of private

Royal Decree 750/2014, of September 5, which regulates aerial firefighting and search and rescue activities, and establishes requirements for airworthiness and licenses for other aeronautical activities. It impacts the transport of dangerous goods by air. http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2014/09/18/pdfs/BOE-A-2014-9484.pdf TAE.SPO.GEN.150 Transportation of Dangerous Goods. (a) The transportation of dangerous goods by air shall be conducted in accordance with

The EPA provides numerous databases and tools related to emergency management. These resources are designed to assist emergency response teams, help facilities comply with emergency management regulations, and provide the public with a better understanding of chemicals in their community.

This document is the eighth study of the statistics of emergencies arising from the transport of dangerous goods by road and rail, which has been compiled since 1997 and covers the years 2011, 2012, and 2013. It also includes a comparative analysis of accidents that occurred from 2004 to 2013. http://www.proteccioncivil.org/catalogo/carpeta02/carpeta21/trienal2011-2013/1.html The Basic Guideline for

LAW 14/2014, OF JULY 24, ON MARITIME NAVIGATION.SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO DANGEROUS GOODS AND BILL OF LADING. http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2014/07/25/pdfs/BOE-A-2014-7877.pdf Article 15. Ships carrying dangerous goods. Article 32. Plans for preparedness and combating pollution. The Maritime Administration shall establish a national plan for preparedness and combating marine pollution to promptly and effectively address incidents of pollution

Multilateral Agreement M-228 implementing section 1.5.1 of Annex A of the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), concerning the transport of pre-production prototypes of large assemblies of lithium-ion batteries (UN 3480), done in Madrid on March 12, 2014. http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2014/07/04/pdfs/BOE-A-2014-7015.pdf Multilateral Agreement M-228 Under the provisions of section 1.5.1 of