Bryan Haywood

37 incidents & 2 updates (12/8/14)

  2nd Quarter UPDATE with 289 Shocker and Accident Photos Now over 13,750 exclusive unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injuries photos and over 1,000 ppt’s & doc’s from more than 2,776 contributors!   Many THANKS to my RENEWING “Partners in Safety“ since 2009 since 2014 since 2009 since 2009 2014 Fatality Tracker Electrical 52 (2013 = 32) (2012 =…...

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OSHA PRCS citations involving Rail Car cleanout ($188K)

OSHA found that an environmental remediation company did not have the equipment or trained personnel to rescue a 27-year-old worker promptly who collapsed and later died while cleaning a rail car. OSHA has cited seven willful and 14 serious safety violations, many involving permit-required confined space safety regulations. The company has also been placed in…...

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Joint Full Committee Hearing – Oversight of the Implications of the President’s Executive Order on Improving Chemical Facility and Security Committee

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Date: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 10:00 AM Place:  406 Dirksen Senate Office Building 12/12/14 – UPDATE on the hearing:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Safety Showers can make great FIRST STAGE DECON station

When I teach Emergency Response courses at fixed facilities I encourage the facility to use their safety showers as their first stage (and often the only stage) of decontamination during an emergency response.  For years, fixed facility personnel attended HAZMAT training with local fire departments where they were taught the traditional 4-6 stage decon line…...

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Airline Respirator Hose Storage (firefighter fell unconscious)

Earlier this year I came across an interesting incident that occurred during a Confined Space Rescue Exercise in Vancouver Island, Canada.  I further investigated by contacting WorkSafe BC directly, who then got me in touch with the Fire Chief of the FD that conducted the exercise.  Here is what happened in September 2013 and what…...

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OSHA insists recordkeeping obligations are ongoing (United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit ruled differently)

OSHA is making a formal request of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health to submit a recommendation on whether the agency should proceed with proposed amendments to the recordkeeping regulations at 29 CFR Part 1904.  The proposed amendments would clarify that employers have a duty to make and maintain accurate records of work-related…...

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Chemical Security Program Statistics as of November 1, 2014

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to strengthen security at the Nation’s high-risk chemical facilities through the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program.  Chemical Security Program Statistics as of November 1, 2014…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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58 incidents & 5 updates (11/30/14)

  2nd Quarter UPDATE with 289 Shocker and Accident Photos Now over 13,750 exclusive unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injuries photos and over 1,000 ppt’s & doc’s from more than 2,776 contributors!   Many THANKS to my RENEWING “Partners in Safety“ since 2009 since 2014 since 2009 since 2009 2014 Fatality Tracker Electrical 50 (2013 = 32) (2012 =…...

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