What's New Archive

01/10/2008	CI Board Urges Compliance with Emergency Shutdown Systems
10/11/2007	Strong Early Interest in April 2008 European Chlorine Technology Conference Euro Chlor is organizing the 7th Technology Conference next year in Lyon, France from April 15-17, 2008
10/10/2007	New! AHCl Fact Sheet Now Available
07/25/2007	Free Pamphlets Now Available In an effort to promote safety stewardship among the chlor-alkali industry The Chlorine Institute has decided to provide free download access to ten pamphlets that were previously available for sale only in the bookstore section of the website.
05/11/2007	First Responder DVD Receives Telly Award Congratulations to all those involved with the new Chlorine Institute video, Chlorine Emergencies An Overview for First Responders (“First Responder DVD”) for being a recipient of a Telly Award for Safety Program excellence.
04/27/2007	First Responder DVD Now Available The Chlorine Institute (CI) is pleased to announce the completion and availability of a new training DVD for first responders.
04/13/2007	Employment Opportunity at CI The Chlorine Institute Inc., is searching for a Vice President of Customer Stewardship and Technical Services. This position leads the chlor-alkali industry’s safety advancement initiatives with the customers of chlor-alkali products.
04/12/2007	Technical Service Inquiries The process used by the Institute for responding to technical service inquiries is explained by clicking above link.
04/02/2007	Annual Safety and Environmental Performance Awards
03/06/2007	2005 Safety & Environmental Performance Report
10/03/2006	Keynote Speaker at Fall Meeting Addresses Tank Car Safety
09/09/2006	New! Sodium Hydroxide Release Fact Sheet
08/15/2006	OSHA Scam Reported
08/14/2006	EPA Posts Information Regarding IUR Electronic Filing
09/12/2005	Post Your Chlorine Products, Services on the National Emergency Response Registry Website Chlorine suppliers can provide tremendous help to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts by registering their products on the designated Department of Homeland Security Web site, which is designed to match suppliers and recipients with needed products and services. This is the government's central clearinghouse, and officials are urging its use by all companies that wish to assist in relief and recovery efforts to help restore safe drinking water supplies and protect public health in the Gulf Coast region.
09/01/2005	Chlorine Industry Mobilizes for Hurricane Relief Efforts Through the Water Relief Network, the chlorine industry, its member companies, and global industry partners can provide the American Red Cross with much needed funding and chlorine-based products, such as water disinfectants, vinyl sheeting and PVC pipe, to help restore safe drinking water supplies and protect public health. Follow this article link to make both product and monetary donations to help restore safe drinking water supplies and protect public health in the Gulf Coast region.
08/12/2005	CHLORINE SAFETY ALERT: All Chlorine Users Should Inspect Valves for Cracks The Chlorine Institute recommends that all users of chlorine cylinders and ton containers thoroughly inspect the valves for cracks. There have been ongoing reports of cracked valves found in both chlorine cylinders and ton containers—including two recent cases where cylinder valves developed the cracks at a customer site after they were fully inspected by both the valve manufacturer and the chlorine packager before shipment. Your chlorine supplier and valve manufacturers will continue to follow enhanced inspection procedures. In addition, the Chlorine Institute recommends that chlorine consumers perform an additional safety inspection procedure like the one available on the Institute’s website--follow this article link to download.
06/28/2005	CI Releasing New Emergency Kit-C Video & Eight New Pamphlet Editions This summer the Chlorine Institute is releasing a new edition of its Emergency Kit-C Training Video for Chlorine Tank Cars along with eight new pamphlet editions. They are not yet available in the online Bookstore--so be sure to use the special pre-order form to secure your copies.
06/06/2005	CI Launches Search for New Vice President, Transportation and Storage The Chlorine Institute seeks an experienced technical professional to lead the North American chlor-alkali industry’s safety advancement initiatives in the area of transportation and bulk storage. Based in Arlington, Virginia, this executive leadership position reports to the Institute President and plays a key role in strategic planning as well as technical direction for member programs and interaction with regulatory authorities.
05/01/2005	New Web Site Illustrates Benefits, Versatility & Functionality of Chlorine The new Chlorine Tree Web site spotlights the countless beneficial products and applications of chlorine chemistry, which contribute to the areas of health, safety, nutrition, security, transportation, lifestyle and high-tech innovation.
04/19/2005	CI Bookstore Offers Five Ways to Order The CI Bookstore now offers more options to place your order from the Chlorine Institute's technical library as well as access to trained personnel who can take your order on the phone and ensure prompt delivery of your products.
02/23/2005	Technical Resources Available for Emergency Responders Does your local emergency planning committee have technical resources on chlorine emergency response planning? CI's Bookstore includes a collection of technical pamphlets and training materials related to chlorine emergency response planning. Nonprofit emergency response organizations receive the 60% CI member discount. Subscriptions are also available and provide an additional 25% discount for CI's complete emergency response library.
02/10/2005	2004 Chlorine Production Increased 7% Chlorine production climbed from 12,367,190 to 13,232,167 in 2004 for an increase of 864,977 tons or nearly a 7% increase from 2003. This registers as the 5th highest production total in U.S. history. Sodium hydroxide production exhibited a similar percentage increase over 2003 data.
12/27/2003	Chlorine Safety Ambassadors Needed If your company does business internationally with chlor-alkali consumers, packagers or producers in emerging countries, then CI needs your help to disseminate critical safety information on chlorine handling. Through its work with the World Chlorine Council Global Safety and Global Advocacy Teams, CI has prepared chlorine safety information packets for our new Chlorine Safety Ambassadors to distribute as appropriate to contacts overseas who do not have the benefit of a chlorine safety association in their country. To volunteer, follow the above e-mail link.