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Respondent has six regulated substances present at the Facility:anhydrous ammonia, carbon disulfide, 2-butene, 3-butadiene, propylene, and ethyl mercaptan. Respondent’s Facility manufactures sulfuric acid and regenerates spent sulfuric acid, meeting the definition of “process”, as defined by 40 C.F.R. § 68.3.
Respondent has a quantity of the aforementioned chemicals greater than the threshold.
ALLEGED...
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On September 25, 2024, an incident at the Facility resulted in an accidental release. EPA sent an informal questionnaire to the respondent on April 17, 2025. Respondent provided documentation and information on June 9, 2025. Based on the response provided on June 9, 2025, EPA conducted an investigation of the Facility to determine Respondent’s compliance with Section 112(r) of the CAA and 40...
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The purpose of this memorandum is to provide interim enforcement guidance on certain handrail and stair rail system requirements under 29 CFR 1910.28(b) and 1910.29(f) to allow employers to comply with proposed changes until the effective date of any new final rule resulting from the 2021 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). This memorandum replaces the memorandum issued on September 23, 2019, on...
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We see many compressed gas cylinders of Asphyxiants in labs within large industrial facilities. We even see these labs increasing their quantities and moving to using Dewars (cryogenic liquid storage) to store their asphyxiants. These dewars are a massive game-changer, as both Liquid N2 and Liquid Ar have expansion ratios of 1:700 and 1:860, respectively. This means 1 gallon of liquid will make...
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A couple of weeks ago, I had a poll in my FB Group asking:
Is a personal single-gas detector necessary within our breathing zone when wearing an Air Purifying Respirator in a potential IDLH atmosphere? For example, responding to a leak alarm for an NH3 or Cl2 leak.
And as usual, the group did NOT let me down, with 92% of the votes being “Yes”. Even the other 8% made rational comments...
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For those who need an image of why 1 psig can be a lethal hazardous energy source! It’s why we say ZERO ENERGY STATE (ZES) in our control of hazardous energy programs. ONLY ZERO = ZERO!
SAFTENG members can download the image without a watermark at SAFTENG
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I recently worked on a project with three (3) processes built by three (3) different contractors from three (3) different countries. This business is located in the USA, and the other countries are South Korea, Japan, and China. As you can imagine, we (the USA) use the imperial units of measure, and these other countries do NOT. So we have adults who are struggling to make the switch to the South...
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Most safety pros live by the LOTO standard daily, or at least weekly! If not, you may need to re-evaluate where you are spending your time! As there is no other standard that impacts manufacturing businesses and brings more value to our safety efforts than does LOTO (IMPO). So this question gets to the heart of how far down the rabbit hole we take the details of energy isolation.
We all know the...
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In 2026, cutting and pasting OSHA standards and revising a few words does NOT make for a safety program/safe work practice. Yet already this year, I have seen two LOTO programs that state
Lockout and tagout devices shall be standardized within the facility in at least one of the following criteria: Color; shape; or size; and additionally, in the case of tagout devices, print and format shall be...
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I know many safety professionals will know this, but when we ask operators or “Authorized Employees”, the vast majority have never been trained on the lockout mechanism on these 1/4 turn ball valves!!!
Once we know and we use them, should they be fixed/replaced when we find them broken or missing?
Of course, we can use a different lockout device on the valve. I’m just curious as to how many...
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Several years back, I worked with an organization that had an in-house Operational Testing program with a really catchy name. I actually loved the name, but as I learned more about the process, it was simply a catchy name for a very bad process. It was an attempt by a business to have BOTH a Behavior-Based Safety Process (BBS) and a Skills Testing program required by the government agency that regulated...
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Recently, I had the opportunity to help a client gain the full picture of what has to be done regarding the BULK TRANSFER hoses to unload their HHC/EHS from Tanker Trucks/ISO Containers and Railcars. Now, before we get into the specifics, I know a number of folks will fall back on the compliance position that unloading/loading our HHCs/EHSs are DOT-regulated functions. Through my career, I have learned...
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