Firefighters experienced chemical burns from 99% Caustic Soda Beads, which are used for various purposes, including industrial cleaning and degreasing, water treatment and purification ...

US aluminium giant Alcoa has been fined $400,000 after work experience students suffered caustic burns at its Kwinana refinery. The incident occurred when a pump discharged a "hot caustic solution ...

Alcoa was fined $400,000 plus $5536 in costs in the Rockingham Magistrates Court on Tuesday over the incident, which saw workers and year 12 students on a work placement burned by a “caustic ...