A chemical plant where chlorine is manufactured suffered a Vertical Pressure Vessel BLEVE, at least from video footage it appears to be a BLEVE. It involved a vertical tank, as can been seen in this video, as well as a flammable Liquified Pressurized Gas, as evident when the vessel lands. Hopefully, we will learn more in the…...
Respondent owned and operated a pesticide and specialty chemical manufacturing facility located in Louisiana. On January 8, 2014, EPA Region 6 conducted an on-site CAA 40 C.F.R. Part 68 and Section 112(r) Partial Compliance Evaluation of the Facility. The facility has 11 regulated substances that are held above the threshold quantities identified in 40 C.F.R.§…...
This memorandum provides information on issues raised since the publication of the Inspection Procedures for the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012) compliance directive, CPL 02-02-079. This memo serves primarily to assist the field staff in clarifying the requirements of HCS 2012. OSHA clarifies the following questions: Question 1: Has OSHA changed the meaning of the…...
The 2015 International Mechanical Code (IMC), Chapter 3 – General Regulations lays out the baseline requirements for all piping systems, including hydronic, refrigerant, condensate, fuel oil. The Chapter, and more specifically Sections 301 and 305, covers how the pipe manufacturer must identify the pipe (e.g. this is the label we use in our QA efforts to…...
Respondent owns and operates a facility in Houston, Texas. The Facility processes, handles, and/or stores regulated substances and other extremely hazardous substances, including ethylene and ethylene oxide. The Facility has a number of laboratory and pilot plant processes, including a Reversible Acid Pretreatment Pilot Plant (RAPT PP) and an Ethylene Oxide Pilot Plant (EOPP). On February…...
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Amazingly sad that anywhere on this earth we still have these kinds of acts occurring in 2017!… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
So in the last month, I have heard four politicians lay claim that EPA’s amended Risk Management Plan rule will actually make “us all” much less safe because of the “public access” part of the amendments. So let’s see what all the fuss is about and what is scheduled to start on March 21st. I…...
VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED! This is why we PREPARE for the WORST and HOPE for the BEST even in our training evolutions. When we are playing with LIVE FIRE – ANYTHING can happen; this week’s video shows us how quickly that ANYTHING can go WRONG…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...
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In preparing a client for the upcoming Walking and Working Surfaces training and other requirements, I have developed a series of powerpoint presentations that cover: 1910.22 – General requirements 1910.23 – Ladders 1910.25 – Stairways 1910.28 – Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection 1910.29 – Fall protection systems and falling object protection-criteria…...
As we know, OSHA has now updated their standards with the following NEW WWS Standards. As a safety pro, when trying to understand ALL the new requirements I like to take the standard(s) and “tier” them so as to make clear what and when a requirement applies. I am posting these (links below) for others…...
