Respondent operates ammonia storage and transfer process which contains 840,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia for storage and transfer. Respondent has one RMProgram level 2 covered process. On March 3, 2016, the EPA conducted an onsite inspection of the RMProgram related records and equipment to assess the Respondent’s compliance with the RMProgram requirements and the implemented […]
On May 25, 2016, I was sitting on and repairing an industrial conveyor belt. Suddenly, the conveyor belt started up, and I went on a ride that changed my life forever. I spent 16 days in the hospital, where doctors focused on placing a rod and screws into my left arm (the rod and screws
This is 100% real… you can’t make this stuff up! WHAT THE HELL were they thinking?
CORRECTION Made 3/21/2018 So I was glad I was sitting down when I started reading the Public Review #2 Draft of IIAR-6, Standard for Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems. Now it’s just a DRAFT version out for public review and comments, but I was so pleased to see TABLE 13.1, Overpressure Protection
Between November 20 and December 31, 2017, WorkSafeBC officers conducted the first phase of a three-phase ammonia inspection initiative. Officers inspected ice rinks and recreational facilities that use ammonia as a refrigerant. The focus of the inspections was: risk assessment, exposure control plans, work procedures, emergency response and evacuation plans Of the 223 sites inspected,
It is the year 2018 – OSHA promulgated its Control of Hazardous Energy standard (1910.147) in 1989. That means we should have been practicing LOTO for nearly 29 years, and yet we continue to see unreal failures related to workers performing servicing and maintenance without “locking it out.” This week’s Incident Alerts contained an incident
A hydrogen compressor explosion led to some injuries and a TOSHA inspection, resulting in some PSM citations.
Respondent has owned and operated a chemical manufacturing facility since at least January 2013. The facility manufactures chlorine, sodium hydroxide, solid sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid and calcium hypochlorite. The Facility is primarily a manufacturer of chlorine, which is produced through the electrolysis of a sodium chloride being derived from a salt vein deep under the
Industrial LOTO FATALITY Landfill Employee’s Death In Shredder Appears Accidental (Sheriff’s deputies are continuing to investigate the gruesome death of a 46-year-old employee at a privately owned landfill – shortly after 10 a.m. a worker went to clear a jammed trash-shredding machine – after he repaired the machine, HE CALLED OUT TO HIS CO-WORKERS TO
Most know NFPA 30 and OSHA’s 1910.106 for managing flammable liquid hazards. I have often written about the International Fire Code and its value to those looking for additional measures to reduce risk. In this situation, it does not disappoint when it comes to “Bulk transfer and process transfer operations.”…
Cal/OSHA has cited a foundry $283,390 for workplace safety and health violations following a confined space accident that resulted in the amputation of an employee’s legs. Cal/OSHA cited the Foundry of similar breaches eight (8) years ago. On August 28, two workers at the factory were cleaning and unjamming a 38-foot long auger screw conveyor
