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), Free /

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 […]

Fatal fire extinguisher accident

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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

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

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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. 

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

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

/ Chemical Process Safety (PSM/RMP), Free /

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

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

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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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