Bryan Haywood

Recently a facility had an NH3 release via an RV and in the spirit of “doing it right” made all the necessary calls, including notifying their local FD.  The FD arrived, although it was not required as the facility response team had matters under control before their arrival, the FD felt it was necessary to

Employees such as chemical process operators may be required to shut down processes, close emergency valves and otherwise secure operations that are not in the hot zone or danger area before evacuating in the event of an emergency. (See 29 CFR 1910.38(a)(2)(ii).) These procedures need to be delineated carefully, and employees must be trained to

For SAFTENG members… I have revised my Car-Seal Program to incorporate the “attendance requirements” for deviated valves.