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Cellular Phones and Other Risks in Classified Areas (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management)

This National Safety Alert provides an update to National Safety Alert No. 5, Cell Phone Results in Fire, dated March 6, 2002, which addressed a flash fire on a platform in the Gulf of Mexico OCS. As detailed in National Safety Alert No. 5, a contract panel specialist worked on an open platform master control…...

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BLEVE Response and Prevention (Dr. A. M. Birk Department of Mechanical Engineering Queen’s University)

Technical documentation prepared for: Transport Canada Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs Propane Gas Association of Canada Inc. This document is intended to go with the video of the same title, and will provide the viewer with additional technical information to support the content of the video.  It is recommended that the video be viewed first,…...

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A look back at the first NFPA 51B committee meeting (Philidelphia, PA. May 21-25, 1962)

Cutting and welding processes using electric arcs or oxy-fuel gas flames are necessary for our industrial world. Too often, however, the persons who use, hire, or supervise the use of the processes do not fully appreciate that their improper use can result in the loss of life and property by fire and explosion. Approximately 6…...

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The Components of a “Safety Culture” (Reason, 1997)

The main elements of a safety culture and their various interactions are previewed below. Each subcomponent will be discussed more fully below:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Human Reliability Assessment (HRA) and a Human HAZOP

Human Reliability Assessments (HRA) start by analyzing operations proactively, looking at the types of potential human error and the probability of these happening. An organization must understand what effect such risk will have on safety. It needs to understand how to control or reduce human error so it’s As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP). To…...

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Leading Indicators explained in the idea that safety is a PROCESS/SMS

I have mentioned the former plant managers that I was so privileged to have had to opportunity to work for these pioneers in safety.  These were Chemical Engineers, but they were safety geniuses before their time.  In 1996, I went to work for Dale Fannin, and I had no idea what I was in for. …...

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The BASICS on PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (OSHA)

INTRODUCTION Recent inspection programs for metallic pressure containment vessels and tanks have revealed cracking and damage in a considerable number of the vessels inspected. Safety and hazard evaluations of pressure vessels, as also presented in OSHA Instruction PUB 8-1.5, need to consider the consequences of a leakage or a rupture failure of a vessel.  Two…...

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Twas the night before Christmas (Fire Protection Engineer version)

Twas the night before Christmas,  when all through the house   Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.   When down through the chimney, all covered with soot Came the “Spirit of Fire,” an ugly galoot. His eyes glowed like embers; his features were stern  As he looked all around him for something…...

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