SafetyBlog

A massive chemical spill involving the non-toxic, but still harmful if consumed, 4-methylcyclohexane methanol has left some 300,000 West Virginians without water for a second night. Once the chemical was identified in the Elk River, governor Earl Ray Tomblin issued a state of emergency for five counties, urging them to avoid the municipal tap water.Originally, only five counties were included in the governor's state of emergency. However, President Obama stepped in to declare it a federal e …