Pressure Vessel Inspection Frequencies
A summary of API’s 510 Inspection Frequencies: (emphasis by me)
Your process safety tip of the week… (API 570)
When classifying your piping circuits for MI/TML/CML inspections, DON’T share the inspection/NDE frequencies with the team!!! It is amazing to watch them “reconsider” their decisions after they learn the differences in inspection frequencies between Class 1 and Class 2. The exercise is to ENSURE the integrity of our PRIMARY CONTAINMENT (process safety); not to reduce
Line Break Gone Bad (Flammable)
SAFTENG NOTE: The fatal H2S event in Deer Park last year that claimed two (2) contractor lives was the result of contractors opening the WRONG flange! Now we have a similar event that led to a fire that burned for three (3) days. A report regarding a 2025 Refinery Fire in CA found that two
Welding on Boxcar full of Paper leads to fire (Video)
Are you shocked this led to a fire? Welding on the wall of a boxcar that is full of paper goods. This is the exact set up OSHA warns us of… 1910.252(a)(2)(x) Noncombustible walls. If welding is to be done on a metal wall, partition, ceiling, or roof, precautions shall be taken to prevent ignition
New RAGAGEP for Food Processing facilities using Cryogenic Food Freezing and Chilling Equipment
The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) has published P-95, Guideline for the Safe Installation and Use of Cryogenic Food Freezing and Chilling Equipment. This publication covers the installation and operation of food freezing and chilling equipment and associated supply systems, and the use of that equipment with refrigerated liquefied gases (nitrogen and carbon dioxide).
Fatal Fueling event (Static and Battery)
At 4:30 p.m. on October 25, 2024, an employee, 53, was working on a crew with four (4) other employees fueling a boat when an explosion occurred. The employee died from 3rd degree burns to his body and blunt force trauma to his head. Four (4) other employees were hospitalized to treat multiple burns.
“Cleaning” with compressed air may still require LOTO
At 12:19 p.m. on September 18, 2024, Employee #1, 42, was cleaning the paper machine rollers with an air hose. While performing the task, the employee was caught between the top roller and the mat. The employee was crushed by the rollers, resulting in fatal injuries.
Summer has arrived (Heat Safety)
It’s hard to believe that 2025 is already at its halfway mark. Temperatures are rising and humidity is creeping in for many workplaces, so it’s time to start measuring, monitoring, and responding to high-heat working conditions. Don’t ignore this hazard simply because OSHA has not yet promulgated a standard. Do it for your PEOPLE, not
OSHA creates an “Ask a Workplace Safety and Health Question” page
Fill out this form to ask a workplace safety and health or retaliation question or to request a letter of interpretation. Responses to questions will be sent within ten business days, but interpretation requests take longer. All responses are for informational purposes only, and do not constitute an official communication of the U.S. Department of Labor or
More on VERIFYING & VALIDATING our Data
If you don’t know me and are confused as to what makes me tick as a safety pro… it’s data! And not just any data – VERFIED AND VALIDATED DATA! And this leads me to “on-line reviews”. I hear a lot of people refer to these on-line reviews about vacation rentals, restaurants, and products. They
Flammable refrigerant gases – position paper (Government of Western Australia, 3/2025)
This paper concerns refrigerant gases classified as Division 2.1 flammable gases under the Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG Code) or classified as Flammable Gas Category 1 using the Globally Harmonized System (GHS). It covers general work health and safety/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) duties, however, readers should check their legislative responsibilities at the state/territory and
Gasket rupture at LPG processing facility results in leak
On 6 December 2016, an operator at a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) processing facility heard a loud noise coming from an area of the plant during start-up, following major maintenance on the process. The operator identified that high-pressure, flammable gas was being released to the atmosphere from a point beneath the insulation of process equipment.