Christine Baker, Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), has submitted a legislatively-mandated status report on DIR and Cal/OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) Regulatory Oversight. The report is required pursuant to the Budget Act of 2014 (Provisions 1 and 2 of item 7350-001-3121, Chapter 25, Statutes of 2014). A new assessment on the state’s…...
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On May 15, 2013, EPA conducted a compliance inspection of Respondent’s facility to determine compliance with the Risk Management Plan (RMP) regulations promulgated at 40 C.F.R. part 68 under section 112(r)(7) of the Act. The EPA found that the Respondent had violated regulations implementing section 112(r)(7) of the Act by failing to comply with the…...
I am working on getting all of these RMP NOVs posted but found this one especially interesting… XXXXXXXXXX did not address the impact of the lock-out of the factory workers in August 2011 and hiring all new replacement workers. Such extensive staffing changes could impact the safety and health of the XXXXX workers and should…...
Unsafe use of chlorine gas was discovered by OSHA in September 2014 after a complaint prompted an inspection. Investigators found employees endangered by permit-required confined space hazards while working in foundry furnaces. As a result, OSHA issued 31 serious health and safety citations with proposed penalties of $160,200. Inspectors determined the company failed to train…...
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After two years of litigation to correct dozens of hazards that might have had catastrophic effects on its workers and the surrounding community, the refrigerated food warehouse has agreed to make health and safety improvements. The company will also end its fight against $197,000 in penalties assessed in 2013 by OSHA. A joint inspection by…...
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We have become aware that insufficient lubrication may have been applied to the bypass valve assemblies on FireHawk M7XT Air Masks when manufactured. A lack of sufficient lubricant could cause the bypass assembly to become difficult to operate or possibly inoperable. No injuries have been reported. Until your affected units have been serviced as described…...
It is said the short circuit due to to liquid leakage caused the explosion. One worker suffered minor injuries. Yesterday 13:30 Xu, the Yongxing Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Dongguan City, near the entrance of a tanker explosion near instantly turned into a sea of fire. Three staff at about 2 meters high near the operating table…...
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