US chemical safety board chair resigns


FILE PHOTO: A general view of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2021. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo

NEW YORK: The head of a federal safety agency that investigates major industrial accidents has submitted her resignation, according to a letter seen by Bloomberg.

Katherine Lemos’ departure would leave the five-person US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) with two members, though the White House said last week it would nominate Catherine J.K. Sandoval, a professor at California’s Santa Clara University, to the board.

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