{"id":2573,"date":"2021-08-25T13:52:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T13:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/?p=2573"},"modified":"2021-08-25T13:52:05","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T13:52:05","slug":"dozens-treated-after-chemical-leak-at-texas-water-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/dozens-treated-after-chemical-leak-at-texas-water-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens Treated After Chemical Leak At Texas Water Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

environmental Strategist, between the lines:<\/strong>\u00a0 As the links below point out a chemical leak at a Houston water park left dozens suffering.\u00a0 \u201cThe chemicals involved included hypochlorite solution and 35% sulfuric acid\u201d.\u00a0 These are very common chemicals used in swimming pools, whirlpool spas, laps pools and of course water parks.<\/p>\n

Who are your client\u2019s that can experience the same pollution liability as Six Flags?\u00a0 High Net Worth Insureds, hotels \/ resorts, country clubs, municipalities, public schools \/ colleges, homeowner associations, apartments, condominium associations and much more.\u00a0 Site pollution liability insurance can protect your insureds for this type of pollution liability.\u00a0 It also very common to store extra pool chemicals onsite and site pollution coverage addresses that environmental exposure as well.<\/p>\n

The second link is a follow up to the first article which identifies the cause of the chemical leak as an improperly installed water filtration system by a contractor they hired.\u00a0 Besides the bodily injury claims you must think about Six Flags Reputational Risk as well as loss of revenue at its 27 parks due to bad publicity.\u00a0 Pollution policies offer Image restoration coverage.<\/p>\n

Your insured\u2019s that hire third party vendors to maintain and take care of pools \/ spas\u2026, you want to make sure the vendor has an environmental financial assurance plan in place and Contractors Pollution Liability (CPL) insurance will meet that need.\u00a0 You want to make sure your insured is listed as an additional insured, and the CPL coverage is primary with a waiver of subrogation.\u00a0 The CPL can also cover the third-party business interruption experienced by Six Flags.<\/p>\n

Do you think a $1,000,000 CPL policy will cover this?\u00a0 What about the 29 people taken to hospitals or the 200 that have joined in a lawsuit?\u00a0 Make sure to discuss with your insured\u2019s pollution limits and who they do work for.<\/p>\n

Dozens treated after chemical leak at Texas water Park:<\/strong>\u00a0 Associated Press<\/p>\n

Posted:\u00a0JUL 18, 2021<\/p>\n

A chemical leak at a Houston-area water park left dozens suffering from minor skin irritation and respiratory issues Saturday, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Twenty-nine people were taken to local hospitals following the incident at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Spring, the Harris County Fire Marshal\u2019s Office tweeted. Thirty-nine others declined to be taken to a hospital after undergoing decontamination procedures.<\/p>\n

A local outlet reports that some of those who became sick were children, including a 3-year-old who was hospitalized in stable condition.<\/p>\n

The chemicals involved included hypochlorite solution and 35% sulfuric acid, officials said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe safety of our guests and team member is always our highest priority and the park was immediately cleared as we try to determine a cause,\u201d Hurricane Harbor Splashtown spokesperson Rosie Shepard said in a statement, according to news outlets. \u201cOut of an abundance of caution, the park has been closed for the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident, which they said was contained to one attraction at the park.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrateful for the swift action from first responders today at Splashtown,\u201d Houston\u2019s chief elected official, Lina Hidalgo,\u00a0tweeted<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019ve issued a closure order to investigate and ensure the park meets all requirements before reopening again.\u201d<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/us-news\/southwest\/dozens-treated-after-chemical-leak-at-texas-water-park\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Texas water park chemical leak blamed on filtration system:<\/strong>\u00a0 The Associated Press August 5th<\/sup> 2021<\/p>\n

Six Flags water park says a chemical exposure that send dozens of people to hospitals was caused by \u201cImproper installation\u201d of a water filtration system<\/p>\n

Six Flags officials said Wednesday that a third-party service company improperly installed the system at Hurricane Harbor Splashtown, causing pool-sanitizing chemicals to be released in an outdoor kiddie pool area on July 17.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have determined that the vapor release involved a low-level mixture of the pool-sanitizing chemicals which was discharged from the bottom of the pool through the water filtration system,\u201d said Jason Freeman, Six Flags Vice President of Safety. \u201cThe vapor was well below any reportable quantity.\u201d<\/p>\n

About 30 people were hospitalized as a result, and 200 people have joined a lawsuit against Six Flags, which owns the water park, the Houston Chronicle reported. Those who fell ill complained of headaches, vision problems, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and sore throats.<\/p>\n

Six Flags did not identify the company that installed the system. The park was reopening to the public Thursday.<\/p>\n

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environmental Strategist, between the lines:\u00a0 As the links below point out a chemical leak at a Houston water park left dozens suffering.\u00a0 \u201cThe chemicals involved included hypochlorite solution and 35% sulfuric acid\u201d.\u00a0 These are very common chemicals used in swimming pools, whirlpool spas, laps pools and of course water parks. Who are your client\u2019s that… Continue reading Dozens Treated After Chemical Leak At Texas Water Park<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-resources","category-featured","category-risk","category-webinars","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/223"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2573"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2574,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573\/revisions\/2574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}