Inspections of the leading supplier of fast food and supermarket chicken processing facilities have resulted in $154,000 in penalties for deficiencies in ammonia refrigeration system. The leading supplier of fast food and supermarket chicken has racked up more than $1.87 million in fines from OSHA this year for exposing workers to multiple safety and health…...
Inspections of the leading supplier of fast food and supermarket chicken processing facilities have resulted in an additional $462,000 in penalties for deficiencies in ammonia refrigeration systems at two of the company’s facilities. The leading supplier of fast food and supermarket chicken has racked up more than $1.87 million in fines from OSHA this year…...
This only one part of a case, but it is about the “minor servicing” exception and how it can be applied. It is also critical in that the case revolves doing servicing and maintenance on presses using only the “safety blocks” in lieu of LOTO. Item 1, Alleged Violation of Section 1910.147(c)(4)(i) of the LOTO…...
NOTE: This was a facility that was found to be covered by EPA’s RMP rule but had not submitted a RMP and was found to not have a functioning process safety management program. On or about July 7, 2011, U.S. EPA issued an Information Request to Respondent to determine whether the Facility was in…...
A little Santa Safety humor for the holidays. Thanks to Bob Cornett’s MSHA E-mail Group for sharing. Safety Santa (pdf)… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Here is a listing of OSHA’s “Wish List” they hope to accomplish in the coming months/years…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
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DHA is an acronym from NFPA’s 652, Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust, 2016 Edition. This NFPA standard came out in 2015 and is VERY MUCH in line with OSHA’s process safety principles, in that it outlines how combustible dust hazards are to be identified and managed. One of these management tools is a…...
Reports are that workers were in the process of evacuating the process area due to a small fire. As they were in their muster stations, the explosion occured and was captured on several cell phones. This is the best video that I have seen. Fire burned for 24 hours and no damage estimate as of…...
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This variance provides us with some detailed insight in what OSHA accepts as an “alternative” to LOTO. Facilities do not have to request a variance for their “minor servicing” exception; however, this variance does provide us with some valuable insights into what OSHA believes is an “acceptable alternative” to LOTO when using these alternate methods…...
