Bryan Haywood

Ontario’s TSSA clarifies roles and responsibilities for the safe operation and maintenance of registered unattended ice surface refrigeration plants

/ Chemical Process Safety (PSM/RMP) /

This advisory clarifies roles and responsibilities for the safe operation and maintenance of registered unattended ice surface refrigeration plants in accordance with the Operating Engineers (OE) regulation (O. Reg. 219/01 or “the regulation) and the corresponding Director’s Order and any applicable OE Alternate Rules. Unattended refrigerated ice surfaces are an important part of Ontario’s recreational…...

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Linseed Oil, rags, and spontaneous combustion work together to cause $1.5 million in damages

/ Flammable Liquids /

On July 15, 2022, the 79.9-foot-long yacht Pegasus caught fire while moored at the Peninsula Yacht Basin in Gig Harbor, Washington.  No persons were on board, and the fire burned for about an hour before it was reported. By the time firefighters arrived, the fire had engulfed the aft section of the yacht, and the…...

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22 Nitrogen Fatalities from 2020-2023! (15 were outside of a PRCS)

/ Hazardous Materials /

Many folks recognize Nitrogen (N2) as a confined space hazard, and rightfully so; however, as OSHA’s data points out – N2 can kill OUTSIDE of a confined space just as quickly.  Here are the 22 deaths caused by N2 exposure and the links to the OSHA case files from 2020 thru 2023. Fifteen (15) of…...

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Saturday’s [process] safety sarcasm… (mechanical integrity)

/ Chemical Process Safety (PSM/RMP) /

As summer has arrived here in the USA, I am reminded of how fragile metal is. If blades of grass can dull our mower’s blade(s), causing cutting performance issues, imagine what heat, pressure, and chemicals can do to our piping and vessels. From design to operations to maintenance – these stages of the life cycle…...

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Fatal fire extinguisher accident

/ OSHA Compliance /

Thailand: Exploding extinguisher kills student during fire drill I always use fire extinguishers as my example when trying to explain to management how safety devices that are not maintained properly can actually pose a HAZARD. Most of us have probably had a discussion when a manager blows off fire extinguisher inspections that are not being…...

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OSHA Should Determine How to Address Persistent Hazards Exacerbated by COVID-19

/ OSHA Compliance /

In 2016 and 2017, The General Accountability Office (GAO) reported that meat and poultry workers faced multiple occupational hazards. OSHA is responsible for ensuring worker safety and health, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is responsible for ensuring the safety of meat and poultry products, and employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces. …...

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WRONG CHEMICAL – WRONG TANK (Reaction creates Cl2)

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A private hospital company has been fined £160,000 for breaching health and safety regulations after three (3) people were injured during a chlorine leak. The company pleaded guilty to two (2) charges of failing to discharge general health, safety, and welfare duty in relation to an incident on March 11, 2021, when a chemical reaction…...

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Failure to verify a ZES before “process opening” leads to serious incident

/ Chemical Process Safety (PSM/RMP) /

A natural gas processing plant is a facility designed to clean raw natural gas by separating impurities and various non-methane hydrocarbons and fluids to produce dry natural gas. Processing raw natural gas begins at the inlet gas piping or gas stream of a natural gas processing plant. This piping delivers the raw natural gas to…...

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Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is proposing updated workplace safety rules for petroleum refineries

/ Chemical Process Safety (PSM/RMP) /

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is proposing updated workplace safety rules for petroleum refineries designed to prevent catastrophic events like the 2010 explosion that killed seven workers at the former Tesoro refinery in Anacortes. The proposed update addresses what’s known as process safety management (PSM), which describes the way workplaces handle…...

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Safety Thought of the Week… To say that accidents are due to human failure is not so much untrue as unhelpful for three reasons

/ Motivational Safety Materials, Safety Management System, Safety Thought of the Week /

To say that accidents are due to human failure is not so much untrue as unhelpful for three reasons: Every accident is due to human error: someone, usually a manager, has to decide what to do; someone, usually a designer, has to decide how to do it; someone, usually an operator, has to do it…....

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