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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] CHAS champions June National Safety Month
Date: May 28, 2026 19:28 UTC
Author: Murphy, Dr. Ruth Ann <000019862d8e7db2-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**LISTS.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] CHAS champions June National Safety Month
Date: May 29, 2026 12:51 UTC
Author: Jessica Martin <jmartin54321**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
From: Elizabeth Braun <elizabeth**At_Symbol_Here**LABSAFETYINSTITUTE.ORG>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Lab Safety Headlines
Date: May 29, 2026 00:55 UTC
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Date of Incident: May 26, 2026
Location: Barus and Holley Building, Brown University Campus, Providence, Rhode Island
Synopsis: On Tuesday afternoon, May 26, 2026, the Providence Fire Department's hazardous materials team was dispatched to the Barus and Holley science and engineering building on the Brown University campus following reports of a strange chemical odor. As a safety precaution, the building was evacuated while emergency responders and university officials investigated the source of the smell. Officials later determined that the foreign odor was likely caused by epoxy fumes generated by crews performing routine renovation work inside the facility. No injuries or health complications were reported, and normal operations were cleared to resume once the building was deemed safe for re-entry.
Synopsis: The House Appropriations Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee has approved a spending bill that would slash the Chemical Safety Board's (CSB) funding by more than 41% for fiscal year 2027. Under the proposed legislation, the non-regulatory agency would receive just over $8.2 million, a steep drop from its current $14 million budget. This legislative move follows an April budget request from the Trump administration aiming to completely shutter the CSB—the sixth such attempt to eliminate the agency since 2017. While Congress has historically rejected full elimination, this bill introduces a significant $5.8 million budget reduction that will be considered by the full House Appropriations Committee during a scheduled markup on June 3, 2026.
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