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CSB  RECOMMENDATIONS
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    This page allows you to view statistics on CSB recommendations. You can see the number of recommendations in each status category, along with the percent accepted. The overall and specific totals can be viewed.

Overall Statistics Closed-Acceptable Action Closed-Exceeds Recommended Action Closed-No Longer Applicable Closed-Reconsidered/Superseded Closed-Unacceptable Action/No Response Received Total Closed Open-Acceptable Response or Alternate Response Open-Awaiting Response or Evaluation/Approval of Response Open-Unacceptable Response Total Open Total Issued Acceptance Rate
45 3 11 0 0 59 41 135 5 181 240 100.00 %
 
 
Recipient Category Closed-Acceptable Action Closed-Exceeds Recommended Action Closed-No Longer Applicable Closed-Reconsidered/Superseded Closed-Unacceptable Action/No Response Received Total Closed Open-Acceptable Response or Alternate Response Open-Awaiting Response or Evaluation/Approval of Response Open-Unacceptable Response Total Open Total Issued Acceptance Rate
Academia/Training Institutions 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 100.00 %
Government Agencies 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 37 3 41 43 100.00 %
Industry - Corporate Level 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 41 0 45 46 0.00 %
Industry - Facility Level 8 0 10 0 0 18 4 34 0 38 56 100.00 %
New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
Non-Profit Organization 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
Professional Organization/Trade Association 11 0 0 0 0 11 0 63 0 63 74 100.00 %
Trade Assoc. 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 100.00 %
Unions 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0 15 17 100.00 %
 
Specific Recipient Closed-Acceptable Action Closed-Exceeds Recommended Action Closed-No Longer Applicable Closed-Reconsidered/Superseded Closed-Unacceptable Action/No Response Received Total Closed Open-Acceptable Response or Alternate Response Open-Awaiting Response or Evaluation/Approval of Response Open-Unacceptable Response Total Open Total Issued Acceptance Rate
AFL-CIO Building Trades Council 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
American Chemistry Council (ACC) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 7 8 100.00 %
American Forest and Paper Association (AFPA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
American Industrial Hygiene Association 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
American Petroleum Institute (API) 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 7 10 100.00 %
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Association of Iron and Steel Engineers (AISE) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Bethlehem Steel Corporation 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 0.00 %
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Burns Harbor Mill 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 6 6 0.00 %
BLSR Operating, Ltd. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 0.00 %
BP Chemicals Group 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Branham Corporation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Brazoria County, Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Building and Construction Trades Department AFL-CIO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Building Owners and Managers Association 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Burkes Construction, Inc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 4 100.00 %
Chlorine Institute 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 0.00 %
Commonwealth of Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Compressed Gas Association (CGA) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 100.00 %
D. D. Williamson & Co., Inc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 6 0.00 %
Davison Transport, Inc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Department of Defense (DoD) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0.00 %
Department of Transportation (DOT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
DPC Enterprises L.P., Festus Site 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 7 0.00 %
DuPont-First Chemical Pascagoula Facility 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 6 0.00 %
DX Distribution Group 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0.00 %
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
El Paso Production Company 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0.00 %
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 0.00 %
Fire Service Institute of Iowa State University 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 100.00 %
Georgia Pacific Corporation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 0.00 %
Georgia Pacific Naheola Mill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 0.00 %
Herrig Brothers Farm 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 100.00 %
Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 100.00 %
International Association of Firefighters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
International Code Commission 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
International Code Council 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Iowa State Fire Marshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 0.00 %
Jackson Co. Board of Supervisors, Emerg. Manag. Agency, Local Emerg. Planning Co 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0.00 %
Kaltech Industries and Beyond Signs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
Kaltech Industries Group, ,Inc., and Beyond Signs, Inc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
'Mayor & Council of City of New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 0.00 %
Mechanical Contractors Association of Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Missouri Department of Natural Resources 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Missouri State Emergency Response Commission 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Morton International, Inc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Morton International, Inc.'s Paterson, New Jersey Plant 4 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 6 100.00 %
Motiva Enterprises - Delaware City Refinery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 0.00 %
Motiva Enterprises LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
NACE International 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
National Assocation of State Fire Marshals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
National Association of Chemical Distributors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0.00 %
National Association of Chemical Distributors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
National Association of Counties (NACo) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
National Association of Hose and Accessories Distributors (NAHAD) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
National Conference of Mayors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.00 %
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
National League of Cities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 100.00 %
National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 100.00 %
National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
National Volunteer Fire Association 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
National Volunteer Fire Council 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Enforcement Section 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 100.00 %
New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
New York City Fire Department 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSCEDC), Region 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
Noble Energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
NY State Dept of Environmental Conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 6 7 100.00 %
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Region II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers International Local 2-898 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 5 100.00 %
Petroleum Packaging Council 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Pulp and Paper Safety Association (PPSA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Real Estate Board of New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Risk and Insurance Management Society 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
Sierra and other explosives manufacturers 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0.00 %
Skyscraper Safety Campaign 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Society of Plastics Engineers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0.00 %
Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C., Augusta Facility 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 0.00 %
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturer's Association (SOCMA) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 7 8 100.00 %
T&L; Environmental Services, Inc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 0.00 %
Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
Third Coast Terminals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Tosco Corporation 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 %
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Golden Eagle Refinery (UDS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0.00 %
Union CarbideTaft Plant 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 100.00 %
Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
United Steelworkers of America 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
 
Type of Industry Closed-Acceptable Action Closed-Exceeds Recommended Action Closed-No Longer Applicable Closed-Reconsidered/Superseded Closed-Unacceptable Action/No Response Received Total Closed Open-Acceptable Response or Alternate Response Open-Awaiting Response or Evaluation/Approval of Response Open-Unacceptable Response Total Open Total Issued Acceptance Rate
Chlorine Repackaging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 24 24 0.00 %
Miscellaneous 8 1 10 0 0 19 0 39 2 41 60 100.00 %
Oil and Gas Production/Distribution 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 0 21 23 100.00 %
Petrochemical 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 6 100.00 %
Petroleum Products Facility 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13 13 0.00 %
Petroleum Refining 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 22 0 23 26 100.00 %
Sign Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 20 20 0.00 %
Specialty Chemicals 8 0 1 0 0 9 1 31 0 32 41 100.00 %
Steel Mill 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 11 11 0.00 %
Waste Treatment and Disposal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
Wood, Pulp and Paper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 16 16 0.00 %
 
Mode of Operation Closed-Acceptable Action Closed-Exceeds Recommended Action Closed-No Longer Applicable Closed-Reconsidered/Superseded Closed-Unacceptable Action/No Response Received Total Closed Open-Acceptable Response or Alternate Response Open-Awaiting Response or Evaluation/Approval of Response Open-Unacceptable Response Total Open Total Issued Acceptance Rate
Decommissioning 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 13 13 0.00 %
Initial Startup 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 100.00 %
Normal Operation 16 1 11 0 0 28 1 149 2 152 180 100.00 %
Off-Line Maintenance 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 11 1 12 17 100.00 %
On-Line Maintenance 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 23 0 24 27 100.00 %
Startup Following Shutdown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
 
Substance Involved Closed-Acceptable Action Closed-Exceeds Recommended Action Closed-No Longer Applicable Closed-Reconsidered/Superseded Closed-Unacceptable Action/No Response Received Total Closed Open-Acceptable Response or Alternate Response Open-Awaiting Response or Evaluation/Approval of Response Open-Unacceptable Response Total Open Total Issued Acceptance Rate
Ammonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 7 0.00 %
Basic Sediment and Water (BS&W;) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 18 18 0.00 %
Chemical Wastes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
Chlorine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 24 24 0.00 %
Condensate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
Flammable or Explosive Substances 7 1 10 0 0 18 8 41 2 51 69 100.00 %
Hydrogen Sulfide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 16 16 0.00 %
LPG 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 7 0 7 13 100.00 %
Nitric Acid 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 19 19 0.00 %
Oxidizing Substances 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
Sodium Hydrosulfide (NaSH) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
Substance Capable of Causing Asphyxiation 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 6 100.00 %
Substances Capable of Runaway or Decomposition Reactions 8 0 1 0 0 9 0 59 0 59 68 100.00 %
Toxic Substances 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
 
Safety System Involved Closed-Acceptable Action Closed-Exceeds Recommended Action Closed-No Longer Applicable Closed-Reconsidered/Superseded Closed-Unacceptable Action/No Response Received Total Closed Open-Acceptable Response or Alternate Response Open-Awaiting Response or Evaluation/Approval of Response Open-Unacceptable Response Total Open Total Issued Acceptance Rate
Barriers to Communication 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 3 0.00 %
Codes, Standards, and Regulations 5 1 0 0 0 6 1 20 0 21 27 100.00 %
Communication of Incident 12 0 0 0 0 12 1 53 1 55 67 100.00 %
Contractor Safety 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 %
Corporate Oversight 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 5 0.00 %
Decommissioning Procedures 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 %
Emergency Response and Planning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 0.00 %
Equipment Design 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 3 0.00 %
Facility Layout 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 100.00 %
Facility Oversight 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0.00 %
Fire Suppression and Control 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 0.00 %
Human Factors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
Incident Investigation/Near Miss Reporting System 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 100.00 %
Information Exchange Between Agencies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 0.00 %
Instrumentation/Logic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
Maintenance procedures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Management Accountability 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
Management of Change 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 4 0.00 %
Materials Identification 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
Mechanical Integrity Program 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 6 0.00 %
Non-Routine Work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
Problem Resolution System 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00 %
Procedures 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 12 0 13 15 100.00 %
Process Parameter Monitoring 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 %
Process Safety Information 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 8 8 0.00 %
Quality Control 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.00 %
Reactive Chemicals Program 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 8 0.00 %
Recognition, Evaluation, and Control of Hazards 3 0 1 0 0 4 0 14 1 15 19 100.00 %
Regulatory Oversight 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 12 13 100.00 %
Safety Procedures 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 4 0 4 7 0.00 %
Safety Systems/Equipment 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 8 10 100.00 %
Startup Procedures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
Training 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 4 0.00 %
Waste Acceptance Plan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
Work Authorization Program 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 %
 
Note: Information is continually being uploaded from recent investigations.