CLICK HERE to down load this Quick Card from NFPA The substance: “NOMIXUP 7042012” To create an OSHA label per HazCom 2012: Step 1: Perform the classification in accordance with Appendix A: Health Hazards & Appendix B Physical Hazards of 29 CFR 1910.1200 – this is where you find the criteria for each hazard class…...
One of the biggest changes coming with this Globally Harmonized Standard (GHS) is what it will do to the NFPA 704 Diamond Labeling system… the degree of hazard ratings are the COMPLETE OPPOSITE!!! A “4” in NFPA 704 is a “1” in the GHS. Get ready folks and BUCKLE UP as this is going to…...
Many THANKS to my NEWEST and RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety… since 2013 since 2004 Since 2013 since 2013 2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 15 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 40 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 37 (2012…...
The table below summarizes the phase-in dates required under the revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS): Effective Completion Date Requirement(s) Who December 1, 2013 Train employees on the new label elements and safety data sheet (SDS) format. Employers June 1, 2015* December 1, 2015 Compliance with all modified provisions of this final rule, except: The Distributor…...
PHMSA is issuing an Advisory Bulletin to remind owners and operators of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and utility liquefied petroleum gas (utility LP-Gas) plants that although they must follow the American National Standards Institute/National Fire Protection Association (ANSI/NFPA) standards 58 or 59, they must also follow certain sections and requirements of Part 192…. Membership Required...
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I recently had some conversations with fellow safety and fire professionals regarding scaffolding erected in their process units. There seemed to be a lot of scaffolding and very little activity on it, so I asked the question… is there a limit on the amount of surface area that can blanket process equipment to the point…...
Unsafe acts are of two (2) distinct types: errors and violations Errors arise from informational problems and fall into three (3) categories: skill-based slips and lapses, rule-based mistakes and knowledge-based mistakes 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 Everyone…...
Many THANKS to my NEWEST and RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety… since 2004 Since 2013 since 2013 since 2013 returning from 2007 2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 15 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 39 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining*…...
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PHMSA has confirmed that a company improperly filled and offered for transportation high pressure compressed gas cylinders without verifying that they met the appropriate safety requirements for continued use. The Eastpointe Fire Department alerted the Michigan State Police, who in turn alerted PHMSA of an incident on June 25, 2013, in which a high pressure…...
