Most of the permit-required confined space standard requirements are in place to ensure that employees can safely enter and work inside permit spaces. The hazards within the space MUST be eliminated or controlled BEFORE entry is allowed. Testing and monitoring MUST be performed in order to ensure that entry conditions are acceptable before entry and that […]
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! Polyone since 7/11, S-Con, Inc since 7/11, Michels Corporation since 7/11, Fluor-B&W Portsmouth since 6/2011, and Suzlon since 2009 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 48 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 60 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 147 (2010 =
A flammable storage cabinet is much different from a regular office cabinet! They may look similar in size and shape, but that is where their similarity ends. A flammable storage cabinet MUST have special features to comply with NFPA 30 and/or 1910.106(d)(3).
A lot of folks know that all it takes to break a window is around 0.5 psi, but what happens above that force?
How did EPA select the substances to be included in their RMP rule? The chemical accident prevention provisions promulgated pursuant to Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) are designed to focus on chemicals that pose a significant hazard to the community in the event of an accidental release and to prevent and minimize
There is a “personnel safety” practice that is very common in the design of process plants, but it is not the best design for “process safety,” and I forgot to mention this in my earlier Car-Seal article. Here is the setup. Do you see anything wrong with the pressure gauge arrangement?
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! Polyone since 7/11, S-Con, Inc since 7/11, Michels Corporation since 7/11, Fluor-B&W Portsmouth since 6/2011, and Suzlon since 2009 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 48 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 60 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 146 (2010 = 480)
UNREAL! Many thanks to Bob Cornett @ MSHA and his Safety Sharing Group for this shocker photo.
There is significant confusion among businesses about how the “reclassification” method under 1910.146(c)(7) should be applied. I always suggest that safety professionals take the time to read OSHA’s preamble to any standard that has one. The preamble to 1910.146 is an EXCELLENT source of information, as it is where OSHA justifies the requirements in the
There is a lot of confusion amongst businesses in how the “alternative entry” method using 1910.146(c)(5) is to be applied. I always suggest that safety professionals take the time to read OSHA’s Pre-amble to any standard that has one. The pre-amble for 1910.146 is an EXCELLENT source of information as, like all pre-ambles, it is
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! Polyone since 7/11, S-Con, Inc since 7/11, Michels Corporation since 7/11, Fluor-B&W Portsmouth since 6/2011, and Suzlon since 2009 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 47 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 59 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 146 (2010 = 480)
A lot of folks know about flammable liquids and their vapors. A smaller group of folks know about combustible dusts. Yet there is a even a smaller group that knows that when a flammable vapor/gas and a combustible dusts are mixed together, both the vapor and the dust will have a LOWER LEL than if
