At 1:30 p.m. on December 27, 2021, two employees worked in spray painting operations on a ship. At some point, the hose line was clogged with debris and paint material. The employees poured paint thinner into the hose to attempt to clear the clog. Employee #1 held the hose line while Employee #2 regulated the…...
An into to using a Risk Matrix, with working examples. I use the most basic 9-Block matrix in this session. What is a Risk Matrix? Why use a Risk Metrix? Likelihood and Severity Worked Examples … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
A high-level overview of Safety Management Systems … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Here are my high-level training (1-hour) materials on Safety Engineering Principles: PREVENT – PROTECT- MITIGATE Swiss Cheese Model Layers of Protection Hierarchy of Hazard Control Measures … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
There is sound logic behind these, apparently not so obvious, egress requirements: IFC, 2018, Chapter 10: Means of Egress, 1010.1.9 Door operationsExcept as specifically permitted by this section, egress doors shall be readily openable from the egress side without the use of a key or special knowledge or effort. 29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1) Employees must…...
Respondent is the owner and operator of a frozen foods processing facility that includes anhydrous ammonia storage tanks, valves, piping, compressors, freezer tunnels, and other buildings, structures, equipment, installations, or substance-emitting stationary activities from which an accidental release of anhydrous ammonia may occur; which belong to the same industrial group; which are located on one…...
As one of my favorite authors said in his book “Risk Makes Sense”… Remember that the biggest danger in risk assessment is not the threat itself but the mind space of the person who overlooks, underestimates, ignores, or is perhaps deluded in their assessment of that risk.Dr. Robert Long, Risk Makes Sense If you have…...
The three C’s of Behaviors In full disclosure, I am not a behavior specialist or a psychologist, just a safety professional who has spent the last 30+ years studying human behaviors. This 3-C model attempts to demonstrate how workers go from the CONCERNED state, the first of the C’s, to the CONFIDENT state, the last…...
This video is making the rounds today. As far as I know, it is real, but those of you who are TRAINED responders will be doubtful an actual response could be done so poorly. I have no idea what is/was inside the cylinder, which they carried by hand to an awaiting pickup truck (let’s pray…...
The Director of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity announces the amendment of the following rules: GI Part 74. Firefighting – MIOSHA has amended General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 74. Fire Fighting. Public Act 291 of 1966, The Fire Fighters Training Council Act, was amended in 2020. Due to this amendment,…...
The regulation governing the reporting of accidental releases can be found in title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1604, Reporting of Accidental Releases. The regulation requires the owner or operator of a stationary source to report any accidental release resulting in a fatality, serious injury, or substantial property damages. The purpose of this…...
Massachusetts Fire Code hazardous material processing regulation (527 CMR 33) requires a hazard evaluation or limited process safety program for many companies that have never faced this requirement before, (though many companies have been essentially performing these tasks as good practice). Many companies covered by this regulation must now document that a hazard evaluation has…...
