2018 Photo of the Week #33 (Hot Work and Propane Exchange Cabinet)
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EPA RMP and EPCRA citations @ food facility (NH3 & $225K w/ 770 pound release)
Respondent is food facility that produces frozen French fries and other potato products. It operates two (2) ammonia-based refrigeration systems at its facility. Both E1 and E2 contain refrigeration systems which use anhydrous ammonia as a coolant. On March 17, 2010, Respondent filed a program 3 RMP for the Facility (the “2010 RMP”), and updated…...
2018 Video of the Week #33 (The power of a vacuum – Part II)
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United States Court of Appeals vacates the RMP Amendments Delay Rule
The United States Court of Appeals, FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT has reversed EPA’s delay of the RMP Amendments. In its decision the courts states:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Settling the Fit Test debate on when a QLFT vs. QNFT is required
This should not be new to many of you who have been reading my materials for years, but we continue to see Emergency Responders who are by default “entering IDLH atmospheres” who have been fit tested using a Qualitative Method. In order to set the record straight, this is not a Haywood thing or a…...
2018 Video of the Week #32 (The power of a vacuum)
Occurred 5/8/18 at 7:30pm at a Paper Mill in MI. No injuries (besides truck drivers bruised ego and employment status). Mill Yard Worker asked driver 6 times if his vent valve was open. It wasn’t…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Hot Work on Waste Water Tank Fatality
At 12:30 p.m. on September 27, 2017, Employee #1 was welding on the exterior wall of a wastewater storage tank. The tank became over-pressurized, causing an explosion. Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor below and was killed…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in...
2018 Photo of the Week #32 (Outrigger insanity… I’m sure their empty)
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8-hr RMP Submittal Course
Are you tired of paying a consultant to prepare and submit your Risk Management Plan (RMP)? How about learning how to perform your Off-Site Consequence Analysis using FREE software? This course will teach you how to use RMP Comp software to determine your WCS and ARS distances, abiding by all the EPA requirements, and then…...
EPA RMP citations @ water treatment plant (Cl2 & $20K, with a $133K SEP requiring Cl2 to Bleach conversion)
Respondent is a municipality which owns and operates a Water Treatment Plant. On or about May 16-17, 2016, EPA inspected the Respondent’s Facility to determine compliance with Section 112(r) of the CAA and 40 C.F.R. Part 68. From the time Respondent first had on site greater than 2,500 pounds of Chlorine in a process, Respondent…...
2018 BLEVE in Italy (MC331 LPG Tanker)
This week we saw an MC-331Tanker carrying Propane (i.e., LPG) rear-ended another truck on an interstate. The accident caused an immediate breach of the container and fire, which led to a BLEVE minutes later. This video contains the best footage I could find showing the actual BLEVE from two different directions of view and the…...
2018 Photo of the Week #31 (At least their wearing their PPE…)
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