Many THANKS to my NEWEST and RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety… since 2013 returning from 2007 since 2004 since 2013 2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 10 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 23 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 35 (2012…...
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In September 2010, a male worker (Victim I), 48, employed by a village Department of Public Works (DPW) and a male volunteer firefighter (Victim II), 51, of the village Fire Department (FD) died after entering a sewer manhole. The manhole was located behind the firehouse. The Fire Chief and a firefighter were called in by…...
A male food production worker, 54, who a pizza dough manufacturing facility employed, sustained fatal injuries due to deep neck lacerations made by a steel blade on a dough machine. On the day of the incident, the victim and a co-worker were assigned to clean two dough machines, an “elevator” and a “divider”. The “elevator”…...
Two chemical plant operators, 40 and 50, died after suffering burns to their bodies when a runaway reaction caused an explosion of flammable liquids. The two victims were working in a building which contained several tanks of chemicals. An employee in an adjacent area reported an ammonia odor coming from the building. The two victims…...
A boiler maker, 36, suffered fatal burns after an explosion occurred at a refinery. The victim and two injured co-workers were employed by a contractor at the facility. The three were hospitalized as a result of the explosion. The victim died four days later from burns over approximately 90% of his body. The events occurred…...
Let’ not fool ourselves or let the media attempt to fool us! As safety professionals, we all know that the LACK OF INSPECTION by either OSHA or EPA played NO ROLE in the tragic accident in West, TX. Just ask yourself this simple question: How many accident investigations have you conducted and determined that a…...
Since the tragic loss of life in the West Fertilizer explosion, the topic of access to “safety codes/standards” and their “availability” has been brewing underground once again. But with regards to Ammonium Nitrate (AN) safety, there is NO EXCUSE, as the three (3) MOST reputable safety organizations: 1) NFPA, 2) FM Global, and 3) International…...
This week at the AIHce 2013 in Montreal, Canada Mr. Michael’s had the following to say about the current status and future of OSHA’s VPP…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
The National Academies Press has released the fourteenth volume ofAcute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals, a publication that covers the acute exposure guideline levels (AEGLs) for seven of the approximately 400 extremely hazardous substances that have been identified by EPA. AEGLs are exposure levels below which adverse health effects are not likely to…...
Based on a compliance monitoring inspection conducted at the Respondent’s facility on August 16, 2012, EPA alleges that the Respondent violated the Act’s Chemical Accident Prevention Program, when at the time of inspection, the Respondent did not provide evidence that:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member?...
