Bryan Haywood

Global Engagement Falls for the Second Time Since 2009 (Gallup Poll)

Low employee engagement is holding back global worker productivity, according to Gallup’s latest State of the Global Workplace report. Global employee engagement and employee wellbeing have generally risen over the past decade. But both fell in 2024, which has implications for corporate productivity, innovation and performance. Here’s what leaders need to know from Gallup’s latest…...

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We have options when we don’t want to Pressure/Leak test our piping (but you won’t like it)

With the owner’s approval, an alternative leak test is permitted when neither a hydrostatic nor a pneumatic leak test would be possible or safe. An alternative leak test contains the following required elements:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Why do I insist on Hydrostatic testing over Pneumatic testing?

A catastrophic pipe failure during a pneumatic pressure/leak test could result in an explosive release of energy. For example, did you know…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Manure Pit kills a farm hand and family – Father entered and fell unconscious; four (4) others attempted rescue

On July 2, 2007, Employee #1, a farmer, was pumping liquid cow manure from a covered holding pit. The pump clogged, and he descended the ladder into the pit to free the pump. Employee #1 was asphyxiated due to a lack of oxygen and the presence of methane from the manure. Employee #2, a farm…...

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Equipment Opening Gone Bad (NAOH)

At 4:15 p.m. on December 6, 2021, a contractor, 26, removed transmitters from tanks to winterize the facilities. As the employee removed the bolts and loosened the transmitter from a tank, the contents (50% concentration of Sodium Hydroxide) sprayed out and onto the employee’s eyes, face, head, and chest (upper torso). The employee attempted to…...

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OSHA PSM Citations @ Food Processor (NH3 & 131K)

The state of VA has fined a food processor $131,535 for a July 31, 2024 anhydrous ammonia leak that hospitalized 33 people. The leak triggered the evacuation of 287 employees working at the facility. Five of the 33 victims were hospitalized with serious conditions, 17 had serious but non-life-threatening conditions, and 11 had minor symptoms…....

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Safety Thought of the Week… Active Failures (Unsafe Acts): A Brief Refresher (James Reason)

Violations arise from motivational factors and fall into four types:routine (or corner-cutting) violations, thrill-seeking or optimizing violations, necessary violations and exceptional violations. Unsafe acts are of two distinct types: errors and violations. Errors arise from informational problems and fall into three categories: Everyone makes errors…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this...

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UPDATE on FATAL H2S event (Husband & Wife)

You may remember the 2019 event where the worker left home for the facility to check on an alarm in a pump house. He did not return, so the wife put their children in their child seats and went to the facility to check on her husband. She arrived and found him unconscious inside a…...

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EPA RMP Citations @ Food Facility (NH3 & $152K)

Respondent operated a facility (the “Facility”) to process, store, and distribute prepackaged salads, fresh-cut vegetables, and other food products. At all times relevant to this CAFO, Respondent produced, used or stored more than 10,000 pounds of ammonia (anhydrous) at the Facility and was subject to the requirements of CAA § 112(r)(7). At all times relevant…...

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Reading labels on equipment rated for HAZLOCs

For those new to working in Hazardous Locations (HAZLOCs), the very best resource for the “lay person” is from the US Coast Guard “Drill Down” series. They published eight (8) documents that explains:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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IL OSHA Provides Resource for Fire Departments

The Illinois Department of Labor’s (IDOL) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (IL OSHA), in collaboration with the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM), Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI), Illinois Fire Chiefs Association (IFCA) and Mutual Aid Box Alarm System-Illinois (MABAS-Illinois) have developed a sample incident command, accountability, and mayday standard operating guideline…...

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Improper use of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) results in serious injuries

A Jan. 7 fire flash that injured four (4) employees was caused by employees burning isopropyl alcohol, a Illinois State Fire Marshal report on the incident said. The media previously reported that the incident was caused by a propane heater, which was not the case. The state fire marshal’s report said that three (3) of…...

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