At 10 p.m. on 3/19/18, an employee and coworker were performing preventative maintenance on a chlorine gas system used in a water filtration process. The employee and coworker were removing and reinstalling, a flange with a black Teflon rubber gasket. They were working in a 48-foot long, 24-foot wide, and 6-foot tall crawl space under […]
A 41year old female was fatally injured when she was crushed between a pallet lift and the frame of the machine. The victim was a temporary employee assigned to operate a machine called a pallet de-stacker. The overall process utilizes three stationary conveyor platforms and one conveyor platform fitted with a scissor-style lift (scissor-lift platform).
A 41year old female was fatally injured when she was crushed between a pallet lift and the frame of the machine. The victim was a temporary employee assigned to operate a machine called a pallet de-stacker. The overall process utilizes three stationary conveyor platforms and one conveyor platform fitted with a scissor-style lift (scissor-lift platform).
A 47-year-old male employee was fatally injured when he became engulfed by sawdust after entering a dust collection silo. The company is a hardwood flooring manufacturer. On the day of the incident, the victim was cleaning the inside of a dust collection silo containing wood dust. The fire department had been called on to extinguish
A 47-year-old male employee was fatally injured when he became engulfed by sawdust after entering a dust collection silo. The company is a hardwood flooring manufacturer. On the day of the incident, the victim was cleaning the inside of a dust collection silo containing wood dust. The fire department had been called on to extinguish
A 38-year-old male employee was fatally injured when he became exposed to an oxygen deficient atmosphere. The victim, a Stage Technician, was an employee of a live show theater company and was responsible for venting cold liquid carbon dioxide (fog) onto the stage. The CO2 would give a large cloud to mask the actor
A 38-year-old male employee was fatally injured when he became exposed to an oxygen deficient atmosphere. The victim, a Stage Technician, was an employee of a live show theater company and was responsible for venting cold liquid carbon dioxide (fog) onto the stage. The CO2 would give a large cloud to mask the actor
Here is a nice presentation from on EPA’s National Enforcement Initiative (NEI) on Ammonia Refrigeration with pictures of some of their findings involving: Housekeeping as a leading indicator Corrosion and CUI Deadman Valve issues (missing deadman, missing plugs, handle manipulated) Hose Failures SAFTENG members can see the images and download the ppt file
Here is a nice presentation from on EPA’s National Enforcement Initiative (NEI) on Ammonia Refrigeration with pictures of some of their findings involving: Housekeeping as a leading indicator Corrosion and CUI Deadman Valve issues (missing deadman, missing plugs, handle manipulated) Hose Failures SAFTENG members can see the images and download the ppt file
P1 P2 P3 Third-party audits (applies to the next scheduled audit after an accident) √ √ Incident Root Cause Analysis (only for facilities with accidents/near misses) √ √ Safer Technologies Alternatives Analysis (STAA) (applies to a subset of P3’s in certain NAICS codes) √ Coordinating Emergency Response Program Requirements with
I have an on going debate with a new food client on their “spiral freezers” being a Permit-Required Confined Space(s). In my professional opinion, a spiral freezer, at least all the ones I have been around, are without a doubt a PRCS. This company, including their brand manufacturer, are claiming they are not – based
I have written about the differences between a CS vs. PRCS many times, but one situation that we must NEVER loose sight of is that many PRCS today are caused by the work taking place within them and NOT the normal PRCS hazards. What do I mean by this? The entry supervisor checks the atmosphere
