In today’s business climate, most businesses have limited resources to fight a lot of different fires, per se. I often see management teams who have their manufacturing risks defined to how much they spend on post-it pads per month! When asked if they have their hazard risks that fined tuned, I often get the answer…...
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PAYPAL Payment Method PAYPAL now accepts American Express AND you no longer have to have a PAYPAL Account to make a payment. You have two on-line options to make your payment: 1) use your PAYPAL account or 2) use your credit card. Single User – First Year = $100.00 Single User – Annual Renewal…...
Ever needed to temporarily “change” the use of a flammable/combustible liquid storage or process tank? The tank is designed to NFPA 30 for flammable and combustible liquids so there is no risk in this “change”?!?!? WRONG…SWITCH LOADING is a MAJOR RISK that facilities who store, handle, or process flammable liquids need to understand, but often…...
Rescue Plan? You must have lost your mind…there is no such requirement in 1910.146 for each entry to have a “rescue plan.” This is the typical response we get during our audits and 3rd party investigations, and let’s say folks are not happy with the idea that each entry must have a rescue plan. I…...
Many facilities have contract security at the access points into their facility. But many facilities also expect their security guards to play a role in a facility emergency and in even rarer cases play a role in the facility’s safe work practices. Last week I posted the 911 call involving the worker crushed by a…...
MANY THANKS to my RENEWING “Partner in Safety”for their continued support! They have been a Corporate Sponsor since 2008. 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 25 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 41 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 114 (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 112 (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes…...
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This is video footage of the hotwork tank explosion next to the cruise ship incident that was in last nights incident alerts. An oil storage tank exploded in the port just metres from where a cruise ship was berthed – the explosion blew the lid off the tank and sent a fireball high into the…...
Paragraph (q) of HAZWOPER lists seven emergency responder categories, which include the following five principal training levels under (q)(6): first responder awareness level, first responder operations level, HAZMAT technician, HAZMAT specialist, and on-scene incident commander. The remaining two categories include skilled support personnel (q)(4) and specialist employees (q)(5). Employees responding to emergencies at different levels…...
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2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 22 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 41 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 83 (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 111 (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 17 (2010=50) (2009 = 82) Falls 51 (2010 = 139) (2009 = 172) (2008 = 250) Work Zone 9…...
