One of the most asked-about standards is OSHA’s Permit-Required Confined Space (PRCS) standard. The standard can be difficult to decipher, so this post attempts to break down an employer’s entry options. We should view the standard as offering three (3) entry options. Each option has its own set of rules and pros and cons. Once…...
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Like many safety professionals, I learned there is a HUGE difference in flammable liquids the HARD WAY. Having a strong background in fire/HAZMAT, even as an IFSTA instructor 20 years ago; I thought flammable liquids were all about flash points and LEL. To an emergency responder, that may work, but as a safety engineer responsible…...
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Now here is why bonding and grounding falls well short of being all the precautions we need when transferring NON-CONDUCTIVE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. Bonding and grounding takes into account that we are equalizing the energy levels between the containers and therefore the static will not be released to the differently charged container. This works when it…...
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A Purdue University report showed 51 grain bin accidents last year, up from 38 in 2009 and the most since tracking began in 1978. Twenty-five people died, and five of them were children under the age of 16. The previous record for grain bin accidents was 42 in 1993. The accidents prompted the OSHA to…...
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The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors has released the Violation Findings Fourth Quarter Report for 2010. The report is based on 65 reports from 38 jurisdictions, consists of 170,643 inspections with 17,201 violations. This is a 10% violation rate…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready...
Fundamental safety management failings were the root cause of Britain’s most costly industrial disaster, a new publication reveals. The report into the explosion and five-day fire at the Buncefield Oil Storage Depot in December 2005 tells for the first time the full story of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Environment Agency’s (EA) investigation…....
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Members of a key congressional panel have called for a long-term extension of the U.S. Homeland Security Department effort that sets regulations for facilities that manufacture, use, store or distribute substances that could be used to produce chemical warfare materials. While lawmakers lauded the program, they expressed frustration with aspects of the effort that have…...
UPDATE on Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Read More »
This instruction, Enforcement Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment in General Industry, establishes OSHA’s general enforcement and guidance policy for its standards addressing personal protective equipment (PPE)…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
OSHA’s Issues Compliance Directive on Personal Protective Equipment Read More »
The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is a non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to promoting electrical safety at home and in the workplace. Founded in 1994 as a cooperative effort by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), ESFI is funded by voluntary contributions from electrical…...
ESFI White Paper – Occupational Electrical Accidents in the U.S., 2003-2009 Read More »
Should standards be free? What if they are incorporated by reference into federal legislation, rules, or regulations? Should people have to pay for “the law?”… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
River Falls manager charged for negligently shooting employee after missing a bird at cookie-making factory… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
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The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a new safety video depicting two major accidents caused by the intentional release of flammable fuel gas near work areas, one year after the Kleen Energy explosion…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
