MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING Partners in Safety since 2014 since 2013 since 2011 2014 Fatality Tracker Electrical 19 (2013 = 32) (2012 = 68) Forklift/Manlift 21 (2013=62) (2012 = 52) Mining* 376 2013=87*) (2012 = 92*) *no longer includes China Explosions 46 (2013=194) (2012 = 241) Cranes 9 (2013=51) (2012 =…...
Back in the days of my firefighting/HAZMAT we used to drill like this on a regular basis. We would even do it in a dark room if we could not smoke the room. Rescue, and proper application of a B Kit on a One-Ton Cylinder is just over 1:30 is a sign these guys have…...
Provide the name of the person designated as the emergency contact. If your facility has a regulated toxic substance, you may already have designated a facility emergency coordinator in your notification to your Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) under EPCRA Section 312. If your facility has more than one emergency contact, provide just one name…...
Registration is now open for EPA’s Web-based software, RMP*eSubmit. The software is used for online Risk Management Plan (RMP) reporting. RMP*eSubmit allows facilities to submit, correct, resubmit, and access their RMPs online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. EPA asks that all facilities use this method to submit RMPs: it’s easy to use…...
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Yesterday, I spoke to around 180 professionals about emergency response and anhydrous ammonia. My presentation’s core was how they could distinguish between an “incidental release” and an “emergency response.” But it was one statement I made in an hour that brought nearly a dozen of those in attendance to come up after my talk to…...
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OSHA has cited a paper mill for failing to protect workers from hazards associated with exposure to sulfur dioxide. SO2 is used in treating wood pulp for paper manufacturing and can cause numerous adverse effects to the respiratory tract when vapors are inhaled. OSHA cited eight violations, carrying proposed penalties of $42,300. OSHA opened the…...
The growth of large, complex technology systems in recent decades, such as nuclear power plants, commercial aviation, the petrochemical industry, chemical process plants, and marine and rail transport, has spawned rare but often catastrophic events such as organizational or system accidents. The Three Mile Island nuclear accident, the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Bhopal India…...
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING Partners in Safety since 2014 since 2013 since 2011 2014 Fatality Tracker Electrical 19 (2013 = 32) (2012 = 68) Forklift/Manlift 20 (2013=62) (2012 = 52) Mining* 375 2013=87*) (2012 = 92*) *no longer includes China Explosions 46 (2013=194) (2012 = 241) Cranes 9 (2013=51) (2012 =…...
The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors has released its First Quarter Report of Violation Findings for 2014. The data captures problem areas and trends related to boiler and pressure vessel operation, installation, maintenance, and repair; and also identifies problems before unsafe conditions occur. This report serves as an important source of documentation…...
Footage has emerged of the moment two young children became paralyzed by electric shock while they were swimming in a pool in Florida. The CCTV footage shows several people in the pool at an apartment complex in Hialeah when one girl’s body suddenly freezes after she touches the metal hand rail. Her father, sitting on…...
