PHMSA is proposing to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations applicable to the design, construction, certification, recertification and maintenance of cargo tank motor vehicles, cryogenic portable tanks and multi-unit tank car tanks (ton tanks) in response to petitions for rulemaking from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel…...
CAL-OSHA has issued a Notice of Rulemaking (pdf) after Emergency Adoption to make permanent the recently adopted Process Safety Management Program Assessment regulations. A public hearing has been scheduled for 10 a.m., February 3, 2014 in the auditorium of the Elihu Harris Building, 1515 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612. Members of the public may also submit…...
FYI OSHA issued this memo on 12/27/13 to Regional AD’s to close the gap on how Combustible Dust will be handled under the new HAZCOM std. Until OSHA addresses these issues through rulemaking, CSHOs will use this memo to determine if manufacturers and importers (from now on “classifier”) are in compliance with the obligations of…...
I know many of my friends in safety in the construction industry will find good use for these one page zingers regarding tools of the trade! Click on the image below to open the PDF file of 20 one page humorous quips about the tool(s). Many THANKS to Bob Cornett’s Safety Group for sharing this…...
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This video is to show that a 1700′ tower can be climbed SAFELY WITH 100% TIE-OFF! This was done to refute the early video showing guys climbing a tower claiming this was “industry practice”. WARNING! If you have a health respect for heights, you may wish to be seated at ground level when viewing this…...
On September 1, 2010, EPA conducted a compliance inspection at the facility to determine its compliance with the 40 C.F.R. Part 68. 34. Based on the inspection and a review of additional information received by U.S. EPA subsequent to that date, it has identified the following violations by Respondent of the Risk Management Program Regulations:…...
Take a hard look at this commercially purchased sign. This is NOT an in-house made sign! Do you see the error? To make matters worse, the storage tank was properly labeled which conflicted with this area sign. Have you found the mistake yet?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership...
A wonderful story for EVERYONE regardless of your religious views around Christmas!… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
The short answer is YES. This can be a hotly contested debate as there are both paid and volunteer departments that believe they are somehow exempt from basic safety programs. In the state of Ohio (OH) professional firefighters are NOT covered by OSHA since OH is a federal OSHA plan; and volunteers do not fall…...
A facility that produces ultra pasteurized milk products failed to immediately notify federal and state emergency authorities of a chlorine gas release in 2012 at a milk facility in Portland, Oregon. By law, facilities are required to report hazardous releases to state and federal emergency response authorities in a timely manner. Eight employees, a truck…...
In a draft report released to the public today, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) proposes recommendations for substantial changes to the way refineries are regulated in California. Entitled “Regulatory Report: Chevron Richmond Refinery Pipe Rupture and Fire,” the CSB draft calls on California to replace the current patchwork of largely reactive and activity-based regulations…...
