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WARNING!!! This video WILL be upsetting to ALL viewers, but it needs to be shown. It is NOT graphic (e.g. no blood or guts) but it does show a young man loosing his arm in the lathe. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in...
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Revision 16 of this pamphlet includes the addition of a section on fully-lined valves (4.1.9), a more robust section on liquid expansion chambers (5.5), recommendations on plastic pipe selections and discussion on gas permeability under vacuum (9), a caution on pneumatic testing (11.2.2), updated guidance on hydrostatic testing (appendix A, 2.3.1), and addition of a…...
What’s changed in MARPLOT 4.2.4? Recently, the Get Address feature broke in all MARPLOT 4.x versions, because the Google web service that MARPLOT was using was discontinued. The MARPLOT 4.2.4 release fixes the Get Address feature, which now uses a newer version of Google’s Reverse Geocoding tool to find the address at a click point…....
This is an interesting citation, one that to me appears OSHA was not happy with this employer. As I read this decision, I was shocked that OSHA would have issued a citation, much less a Serious, in this situation. If all employers did 1/4 of what Cargill does at this facility for PRCS entry then…...
Many have never seen a large and sudden release of anhydrous ammonia (NH3). Most who work with Ammonia have seen the Seward, IL ammonia release videos; however, these two videos do not put the release into perspective as to the large area which is impacted by these catastrophic releases. The Texas Air Control Board took…...
One area that is often overlooked or not applied during process hazards analysis (PHA) is a review of previous incidents. This is often not done as the process has no reported incidents in the past five years. We can discuss/challenge that “phenomenon” in a later posting, but I wanted to offer this bit of advice……...
With the release of the CSB accident report involving the catastrophic failure of an ASME pressure vessel and me posting it this afternoon, I am already getting e-mails (5 and counting within the first two hours) claiming the incident is “1 in a million” and that I am scaring people for no sound reason. Really?…...
This accident occurred December 7, 2009, with a violent rupture of an ASME pressure vessel. The video contains an animation which depicts the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) that accumulated over time in the walls of a pressure vessel where synthetic quartz crystals were manufactured under extremely high pressures and temperatures. The incident had many failures…...
MANY THANKS to my RENEWING Partners in Safety 2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 32 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 62 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 78 (2012 = 92*) (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) *no…...
OSHA is considering revising its Process Safety Management (PSM) standard, 29 CFR 1910.119, to address gaps in safety coverage; or updating its Flammable Liquids standard, 29 CFR 1910.106, and Spray Finishing standard, 29 CFR 1910.107, based on the latest consensus standards. The following options are being considered:… Membership Required You must be a member to...
