Bryan Haywood

OSHA’s NEW 1910.23 Ladders (ppt)

NOTICE:  This ppt, along with all the other WWS ppt’s for OSHA’s new standards, have been moved to the Document Library in the member’s area.  This is to limit non-members from eating up all our bandwidth.  Remember, memberships are FREE to anyone with a VALID work e-mail address.  ISP emails like gmail, AOL, Yahoo, etc…....

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OSHA’s Million Dollar Club (2016)

In OSHA’s fiscal year, October 2015 through September 2016, there were 14 General Industry standards that resulted in citations of $1,000,000 or more.  Here’s a breakdown of these 12 standards: 1910.1200 HAZCOM had the most Citations Issued with 5,268 1910.1200 HAZCOM had the most Inspections with 2,853 1910.147 LOTO had the most in Citation $’s…...

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2016 OSHA HAZWOPER (1910.120) activity by Industry Sectors

Here is a look at OSHA’s HAZWOPER compliance activity in 2016 (October 2015 – September 2016). As you can see, OSHA did 34 HAZWOPER inspections and issued 66 citations for a total of $376,780 in fines. This is the SETTLED amount and NOT the initial citations. Here is a quick breakdown of activity: NAICS Code:…...

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The major changes in the Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems Final Rule

The final rule includes a number of revisions to the existing general industry standards. These changes and new requirements include:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Worst-case release scenarios for toxics and flammables involving the same process

Question: At my facility, if the worst-case release scenarios for regulated toxic substances and the worst-case scenario for regulated flammable substances involve the same process, must I analyze both?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Yep… it’s just ammonia (OSHA Database Accidents)

Here are some “official” accident facts from OSHA regarding fatal accidents involving Anhydrous Ammonia (all but 1 of the accidents involves Anhydrous NH3).  These incidents can be found in OSHA’s Accident Database, but all the accident info is provided below.  I have scrubbed company names from this posting, as this is meant to be a…...

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Another WRONG CHEMICAL to WRONG TANK incident (Reaction making Chlorine)

At approximately 10:15 a.m. on May 30, 2012 a 46-year-old truck driver was making a routine delivery of sanitation chemicals to a milk packaging plant.   The plant purchases their sanitation chemicals through a nationally recognized clean-in-place chemical provider and the chemicals are delivered by a local chemical trucking company. Employee #1 (truck driver) delivered…...

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Line Break(s) gone bad (Chlorine)

#1 At approximately 7:00 p.m. on November 15, 2006, Employee #1 was a process operator at the Chlorine Liquefaction Unit, Block A-19. He was preparing to bleed off chlorine on a process line, to clear the line for maintenance work. The valve handle indicated that it was in a closed position. Employee #1 opened the…...

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2016 OSHA PRCS activity by Industry Sectors

Here is a look at OSHA’s Permit-Required Confined Space (PRCS) compliance activity in 2016 (October 2015 – September 2016). As you can see, OSHA did 192 PRCS inspections (↓) and issued 435 citations (↓) for a total of $1,285,302 in fines (↓). 2015 numbers were 206 inspections; 545 citations; and $1,435,301.  This is the SETTLED amount…...

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2016 OSHA PSM activity by Industry Sectors

Here is a look at OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) compliance activity in 2016 (October 2015 – September 2016). As you can see, OSHA did 140 PSM inspections (↑) and issued 669 citations (↑) for a total of $2,819,533 in fines (↑). 2015 numbers were 109 PSM inpsections; 477 citations; and $2,344,741.  This is the…...

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2016 OSHA LOTO activity by Industry Sectors

Here is a look at OSHA’s Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) compliance activity in 2016 (October 2015 – September 2016). As you can see, OSHA did 1,780 LOTO inspections (↓) and issued 3,235 citations (↑) for a total of $16,611,253 in fines (↑). 2015 numbers were 1,796 LOTO inpsections; 3,139 citations; and $9,013,808. This is the SETTLED amount and…...

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