On 21 July 2018, a major release of ammonia gas occurred at a Western Australian port. As part of standard operation, an ammonia tanker vessel was supplying anhydrous ammonia to a process plant. Following the completion of liquid ammonia unloading, purging of the loading arm and pipework was commenced with ammonia gas supplied by the…...
Last week I shared this OSHRC case as a “cultural example” of how a management team tries to move on from a Safety Manager leaving the facility and their duties were passed on to the HR manager who had no S&H experience or training, so they hire an outside safety consultant to help with LOTO…...
Last week I shared this OSHRC case as a “cultural example” of how a management team tries to move on from a Safety Manager leaving the facility and their duties were passed on to the HR manager who had no S&H experience or training, so they hire an outside safety consultant to help with LOTO…...
Lesson’s learned: A WRONG CHEMICAL – WRONG TANK incident produced a chlorine release and brought EPA to the facility. The EPA inspection does not appear to have looked at the Cl2 incident, but rather stayed focused on the propylene oxide process – their “covered process”. As well, in March of this year both the facility…...
Lesson’s learned: A WRONG CHEMICAL – WRONG TANK incident produced a chlorine release and brought EPA to the facility. The EPA inspection does not appear to have looked at the Cl2 incident, but rather stayed focused on the propylene oxide process – their “covered process”. As well, in March of this year both the facility…...
Respondent operated an agriculture retail facility and receives, stores, and sells anhydrous ammonia. On or about June 19, 2018, representatives of the EPA conducted an inspection of Respondent’s Facility to determine compliance with Section 112(r) of the CAA and 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Information gathered during the EPA inspection revealed that the facility had ammonia…...
Respondent operated an agriculture retail facility and receives, stores, and sells anhydrous ammonia. On or about June 19, 2018, representatives of the EPA conducted an inspection of Respondent’s Facility to determine compliance with Section 112(r) of the CAA and 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Information gathered during the EPA inspection revealed that the facility had ammonia…...
A few years ago I posted a fatal incident involving unloading NH3. The driver made a valving error and left the liquid bleed valve to a plastic tote open while he was transferring liquid NH3 to the storage tank. He was standing ~6-10′ from the tote when it violently ruptured when the liquid NH3 entered…...
A few years ago I posted a fatal incident involving unloading NH3. The driver made a valving error and left the liquid bleed valve to a plastic tote open while he was transferring liquid NH3 to the storage tank. He was standing ~6-10′ from the tote when it violently ruptured when the liquid NH3 entered…...
Many of us may not be able to understand the commentary unless you speak Spanish/Portuguese, but watch how this drill is managed! For those who are “Incident Commanders” watch all the different functions that are being managed simultaneously in the HOT and WARM zones! And remember, this is a “drill” – in a real incident…...
Many of us may not be able to understand the commentary unless you speak Spanish/Portuguese, but watch how this drill is managed! For those who are “Incident Commanders” watch all the different functions that are being managed simultaneously in the HOT and WARM zones! And remember, this is a “drill” – in a real incident…...
Here is a look at OSHA’s Process Safety Management (1910.119) compliance activity during the period of October 2018 through September 2019. As you can see, OSHA issued 263 citations from 76 inspections for a total of $2,732,232 in fines. Here is a quick breakdown of activity:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this...
