I think someone has awakened the giant within the USA Government Safety Agencies! Below is a SUMMARY of the document request from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to a business wanting to build a Gas Liquefaction Plant in Corpus Christi, TX. For those involved in Process Safety, the list will be recognizable; but ask yourself… Would […]
This report documents research undertaken in 2007 and 2008 to examine the important factors affecting the production of flammable vapour in incidents where large storage tanks of volatile liquids are overfilled. This is an important output from the Buncefield response programme that was not published on completion due to constraints on HSL staff involved in
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety” for their support! since 2012 since 2012 since 2009 since 2012 since 2012 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 43 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 38 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 43 (2011
And we wonder how PRCS fatalities still happen in the USA!?!?!?! What Larry, Mo and Curly do their entry. And for those who believe that public works projects does not need OSHA to drive safety, well here is some evidence that position may be a bit flawed. Notice the non-entry rescue capabilities, air monitoring, etc.!
CLICK HERE for another fire sprinkler head with a COUNTERFEIT UL Approval. http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/corporate/newsroom/newsitem.jsp?cpath=%2Fglobal%2Feng%2Fcontent%2Fcorporate%2Fnewsroom%2Fpublicnotices%2Fdata%2Ful-and-loss-prevention-certification-board-lpcb-warn_20120713080000.xml
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety” for their support! since 2012 since 2012 since 2009 since 2012 since 2012 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 42 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 38 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 42 (2011
A lawn contractor was trimming grass near the front door. Gravel was next to the building and the string from the trimmer caught “something” and propelled it into the front door / window. The window shattered. No one was hurt.
I wish all the states made compliance this simple! Well done MI.
From OSHA’s PSM Preamble… The term “process” when used in conjunction with the application statement of the standard establishes the intent of the standard. The intent of the standard is to cover a “process” where the use, storage, manufacturing, handling or the on-site movement of a highly hazardous chemical exceeds the threshold quantity at any
Inspection notice for GFP products featuring a possible unsafe condition due to a supplier defect in a specific style of swivel snaphook supplied to Guardian between 8/26/2011 and 6/25/2012.
