Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant chemical weapons destruction continued uninterrupted during a lengthy repair of the plant’s neutralization system components.
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Safety incident rates at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant are exceeding standards of similar industries.
Workers at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant have safely completed more than 10,000 entries into toxic maintenance areas of the plant while wearing Demilitarization Protective Ensemble gear.
Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant personal protective equipment technicians participated in a training exercise with Powered Air Purifying Respirator hoods in April.
As the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant 105mm munitions destruction campaign continues at a rapid pace, toxic material handlers from the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot are keeping up with demand.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant workforce reported no lost-time safety incidents during the 2020 calendar year, part of a 14-month period without such injuries.
Management teams at the Pueblo and Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plants continue to work to reduce risk to the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A vital safety system at the Pueblo plant received an upgrade in October.
Workers at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant finished their best three months for processing munitions as they completed the 155mm projectile destruction campaign in September, providing momentum as the plant transitions to destroy 105mm projectiles.
Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant was issued its final Hazardous Waste Permit by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Sept. 2.