US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

aid: us-chemical-safety-and-hazard-investigation-board
name: US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
description: The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is an independent federal agency responsible for
  investigating chemical accidents and hazards across the United States. The board conducts thorough investigations into incidents
  involving the release of hazardous chemicals, explosions, fires, and other accidents that pose a threat to public safety
  and the environment. The CSB publishes investigation reports, safety recommendations, and incident data, and maintains a
  public database of completed investigations and safety recommendations. While no formal public API is available, the CSB
  makes incident data available through its website and periodic compiled reports under its Accidental Release Reporting Rule
  transparency initiative.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
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tags:
- Federal Government
- Chemical Safety
- Incident Investigation
- Hazardous Materials
- Public Safety
- Environmental Safety
created: '2024-12-03'
modified: '2026-05-03'
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specificationVersion: '0.19'
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-states-chemical-safety-and-hazard-investigation-board
apis:
- aid: us-chemical-safety-and-hazard-investigation-board:us-chemical-safety-and-hazard-investigation-board
  name: US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
  description: The CSB does not currently offer a formal public API. However, it maintains public databases of investigations,
    recommendations, and incident reports accessible through its website. The CSB releases periodic volumes of compiled incident
    reports under its Accidental Release Reporting Rule, and maintains a recommendations database with status tracking for
    over 1,000 safety recommendations issued to industry and regulatory agencies.
  humanURL: https://www.csb.gov
  tags:
  - Federal Government
  - Chemical Safety
  - Incident Investigation
  - Hazardous Materials
  - Public Safety
  - Environmental Safety
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.csb.gov
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.csb.gov
  - type: Investigations
    url: https://www.csb.gov/investigations/
  - type: CompletedInvestigations
    url: https://www.csb.gov/investigations/completed-investigations/
  - type: Recommendations
    url: https://www.csb.gov/recommendations/
  - type: Documents
    url: https://www.csb.gov/documents/
  - type: IncidentReports
    url: https://www.csb.gov/csb-releases-volume-4-of-incident-reports/
  - type: FOIA
    url: https://www.foia.gov/agency-search.html?id=7afb6c7b-57be-49e4-b04a-0f3d06917b0c&type=component
features:
- name: Investigation Database
  description: Searchable database of current and completed chemical accident investigations
- name: Recommendations Database
  description: Database of over 1,000 safety recommendations with open/closed status tracking
- name: Incident Reports
  description: Periodic compilations of incidents reported under the Accidental Release Reporting Rule
- name: Safety Videos
  description: Animated and documentary safety videos illustrating accident causes
- name: Investigation Reports
  description: Full investigation reports with root cause analysis and recommendations
- name: FOIA Access
  description: Freedom of Information Act requests for agency records
useCases:
- name: Chemical Safety Research
  description: Research chemical accident patterns, root causes, and contributing factors
- name: Regulatory Compliance
  description: Review CSB recommendations to industry and regulatory agencies for compliance guidance
- name: Safety Training
  description: Use CSB investigation reports and videos for industrial safety training
- name: Policy Analysis
  description: Analyze recommendations and their status for chemical safety policy development
- name: Incident Reporting
  description: Submit reports of chemical releases under the Accidental Release Reporting Rule
solutions:
- name: Process Safety Management
  description: Support process safety management programs with CSB investigation findings
- name: Hazard Analysis
  description: Inform process hazard analyses with lessons learned from CSB investigations
integrations:
- name: PubChem
  description: CSB is a data source for PubChem chemical safety data
  url: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/source/U.S.%20Chemical%20Safety%20and%20Hazard%20Investigation%20Board%20(CSB)
- name: Federal Register
  description: CSB rulemakings and regulatory notices published in the Federal Register
  url: https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/chemical-safety-and-hazard-investigation-board
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com