March 2015
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HP Petrochemicals: Fatal DuPont leak shows need for improved chemical safety systems
The November 15 chemical leak at DuPonts plant in La Porte, Texas was the companys third fatal US accident in five years and the deadliest of them all. The blast took the lives of four wor..
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