A 61-year-old truck driver was watching two mechanics work on the inside rear tire of a truck. One mechanic left to retrieve a tool while the other mechanic was removing the air chuck. The truck driver approached the tire when the side wall of the tire exploded, releasing the compressed air and throwing the truck […]
Robyn Brooks DEP/CPSEI/JRL Director –
This week’s video shows what appears to be an attempted “hot tap” procedure on an anhydrous ammonia piping. Watch closely as the escaping ammonia gas (VD<1) gets trapped under the roof and ignites from the welding sparks. The other concern is that if NH3 was present in a flammable concentration, the workers should have been in
The accident sequence begins with the negative consequences of organizational processes (i.e., decisions concerned with planning, forecasting, designing, managing, communicating, budgeting, monitoring, auditing, and the like). Another very influential factor is the system’s safety culture.
An investigation into an explosion last year at a fertilizer plant has been completed by the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the report reads like a classic flammable liquid explosion – one small problem, Triclopyr 3 is not a flammable liquid! Triclopyr 3 has a flash point of 141°F and in today’s GHS world that
ALL FATALITIES are colored RED Industrial MINE FATALITY Iowa worker killed in partial mine collapse (mine worker, 52, was pronounced dead after being recovered from a collapse that occurred just before 10 p.m. – he was a mine truck operator who had worked at the mine for 12 years – he was outside his truck
WARNING! Viewer Discretion Advised. A worker is setting some trusses by himself when one breaks free and falls toward him. It misses him, but the impact caused his step ladder to become unstable and he fell to the basement floor. The worker’s condition is unknown.
IFS Coatings is a leader in the production of high performance powder coatings based in Gainesville, Texas. We strive to be the best supplier of high performance powder coatings meeting the specialty needs of industry with speed, integrity and responsibility to our employees, customers and communities in which we exist. Description: We are seeking a
February 1st is just around the corner and this is a reminder for those of you who maintain OSHA 300 Log(s) that it is time to:
This is an AWESOME example how technology is IMPROVING process safety and personnel safety! Many thanks to KR for sharing this with us.
