New guidelines center the needs of people with disabilities during petrochemical disasters

BASF's "ethane cracker" facility in Port Arthur, Texas. An ethane cracker is a petrochemical plant that manufactures the building blocks of plastics. Photo: BASFBASF’s ethane cracker facility in Port Arthur, Texas. An ethane cracker is a petrochemical plant that manufactures the building blocks of plastics. Shell’s Beaver County cracker plant has had air pollution violations since starting up in 2022. Photo: BASF

During disasters, the needs of people with disabilities are often overlooked. Authors of new guidelines hope to change that and to support people with disabilities during petrochemical disasters.

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