health & safety

A fire at a chemical fiber factory in Hsinchu County early yesterday killed two people and injured 19, according to Far Eastern New Century Corp. The blaze, caused by a gas explosion from an insulation pipe leak, broke out at...

Previous incidents have resulted in more stringent occupational safety rules for firefighters and ensuring that chemical factories and warehouses meet fire safety requirements. Amendments to the Fire Services Act now require factories, chemical storage warehouses and laboratories to provide floor...

The Training Program on Capacity Building for Chemical Emergency Preparedness under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation opened Sept. 23 in Kaohsiung City, to ensure a swift response to chemical incidents, reduce environmental impact and enhance human safety. Organized by the Ministry...

A container exploded on 9 August onboard Taiwanese Yang Ming-owned YM Mobility, at a box terminal in the Beilun Port area of Ningbo-Zhoushan. There are no reports of casualties or injuries to date. News outlets on Chinese social media platform Weibo said the container held...

The Economic Development Bureau said that 71 existing industrial pipelines are under the jurisdiction of Kaohsiung City, with a total length of 932 kilometers. Of these pipelines, 59 are in use to transport various chemicals, including ethylene, propylene, butylene, butadiene,...