Hotwork causes Flammable Liquid Storage Tanks Fire (Video)
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Ammonia Gas Explosion
Explosion at Belle Vue: 2 injured between life and death Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 17:11 An explosion occurred this morning at the Belle-Vue brewery Leeuw-Saint-Pierre. Two people were seriously injured. Their prognosis is engaged. The leak was stopped. An ammonia leak occurred around 8:50 Tuesday when three workers from an outside firm conducted the dismantling of an old installation. ” The…...
2012 Video of the Week #4 – Dangerous Trackhoe Horseplay
WARNING!!! There is some VERY HARSH Language (“F” Bomb) in this video and the video shows some of the worst and dangerous horseplay you could ever imagine. If harsh language, immature and STUPID workers offend you do NOT view this video. By ALL MEANS TURN DOWN your volume as the video may offend a co-worker…....
1984 Mexico City BLEVE (1984)
At approximately 05:35 hours on 19 November 1984 a major fire and a series of catastrophic explosions occurred at the government owned and operated PEMEX LPG Terminal at San Juan Ixhuatepec, Mexico City. As a consequence of these events some 500 individuals were killed and the terminal destroyed. Three refineries supplied the facility with LPG…...
Crude Tank “Boilover” Explanation (2 Videos)
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Use of High Visibility Vest in Safety Programs
Have you every walked up on a hotwork job and asked who is the fire watch, only to have five welders not even look up and point to each other? It happens, but there is a simple way to correct this behavioral problem – High Visibility Vests…. Membership Required You must be a member to...
ANOTHER Acetylene cylinder stored in a car
This happened in Regina, Tuesday morning (29 November 2011). Here is what the owner said: So my time almost came to an end this morning… I’m very lucky to be alive. I had an acetylene bottle in my truck, the valve was bumped so slightly and over night the truck filled with the gas. I…...
2012 Photo of the Week #4 (Manlift)
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41 Incidents & 0 Updates (1/19/12)
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Properties of Anhydrous Ammonia
Without a doubt one of the VERY BEST NH3 Response Training videos! And it is FREE, thanks to TRANSCAER! Be patient, it takes a minute to load. CLICK HERE to download the Student Manual (pdf)…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
911 Call – 28-year old killed by forklift
This taped 911 call is being provided for others to learn from. Many of us think that dialing 911 and effectively communicating with the emergency dispatcher needs no training. This call may convience us that we need to train those who would be tasked with this critical link to the emergency responders. Imagine that it…...
A grim Top Ten list: COSH names 2011’s notable workplace fatalities
I am not positive that this is a legit list, as there is NOTHING new on this org’s website since 2009! But all the incidents are legit as I covered them in the Incident Alerts. Not sure who or what org put this together, but it it relevant info for safety discussions. From agriculture to…...