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- Title
BAYER CROPSCIENCE: THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW?
- Authors
Cox, Steven M.; Brooks, Bradley W.
- Abstract
An explosion at the Bayer CropScience (a component of Bayer Group) plant in Institute, West Virgina on August 28th, 2008 could be felt for miles. The explosion occurred around 10:35pm when an industrial tank of methomyl, a highly toxic chemical used in pesticides, ignited into a fireball that left a visible cloud hovering around nearby residential areas. With a history of incidences, the plant moved quickly to minimize the damage. Bayer cooperated with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), the federal organization to investigate chemical hazards, by providing numerous documents regarding the incident. When CSB announced that is wished to publicize all the information received from Bayer, the corporate legal team evoked disclosure protection of federal laws created to ensure homeland security, including the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA). The case considers whether the public’s rights to access information regarding a health hazard would supersede the public’s need to be protected from the threat of terrorism.
- Subjects
BAYER CropScience AG; EXPLOSIONS; CHEMICAL accidents; CHEMICAL safety; SOCIAL responsibility of business
- Publication
Journal of Critical Incidents, 2010, Vol 3, p50
- ISSN
1943-1872
- Publication type
Article