At least seven workers were hospitalized after a hydrogen sulphide leak at a chemical plant in Maharashtra, India, on January 21.

A carbon monoxide poisoning accident occurred at 3:26 am on January 19 at Ruifeng Coal Mine in Xingxing Township of Dafang County, Guizhou Province.As of 12:44 on January 19, all the missing personnel have been rescued and pulled out of the well.After all-out rescue, three people have no vital signs, and one person’s vital signs gradually become stable, and has been sent to the hospital for follow-up treatment.

According to the Ministry of Emergency Management of the People’s Republic of China, the Security Committee of the State Council has deployed a one-year nationwide special campaign to crack down on the illegal production, storage and use of chemical products in the illegal production and operation of small chemicals, workshops and dens.By January 2021, 1,489 illegal “small chemicals” had been investigated and dealt with across the country..

Safety is a perennial topic in the chemical industry, many enterprises have been Shouting safety production, but every year, every month there will be a variety of safety accidents.According to the coating procurement network incomplete statistics, chemical industry in January 2021 a total of 10 safety accidents, including explosion, fire, poisoning, leakage and other types, resulting in 8 people dead, 26 people were injured, to the injured and their families to bring huge pain, but also caused huge economic losses.

At 19:24 on January 19, another accident occurred in the courtyard of Aoxin Chemical Co., Ltd. in Tongliao City, Kerqin District, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, resulting in the death of one person.
On January 17, a fire at a chemical plant in the Indian state of Maharashtra, Brothers Laboratory, was reported to have been caused by a short circuit.

NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at Orion chemical complex in the Edayar industrial zone of Ernagulam in Kerala on January 16.Three workers were in the factory at the time of the accident.Local police say an initial investigation suggests the blaze may have been caused by a lightning strike.

A fire broke out at the Hongshun Plastic Products Factory on the 6th Street of Heshi Road in Hekeng Village, Qiaotou Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, at 9:14 am on January 16. The fire was brought under control at 11 am, but no casualties were reported.

On January 14, an employee of Henan Shunda New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the China National Chemical Corporation in Zhumadian City, Henan Province, felt unwell while working in a hydrolytic protection tank. Seven people were poisoned and suffocated during the rescue operation, resulting in the death of four people, including the deputy general manager of the company.

A leak of hazardous ammonium chemicals at LG Display’s P8 panel plant in Paju, north of Seoul, on January 13 injured seven people, two of them seriously.In all, about 300 liters of harmful ammonium chemicals were released.

At around 17:06 on January 12, the butadiene intermediate tank of the butadiene recovery unit of Nanjing Yangzi Petrochemical Rubber Co., Ltd burst into flame. Fortunately, no casualties were caused.
Eight people were injured in a fire at a chemical plant in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on January 9.Several people were trapped inside the building of the chemical plant at the time of the blaze.
The chemical industry, as a key industry with high risk, should do a good job in the investigation of hidden dangers, strengthen prevention, and strive to improve the intrinsic safety level.Only when managers and employees are vigilant, operate according to the rules, keep rules and regulations in mind, and avoid touching the red line, can they work together to safeguard safety