Bryan Haywood

Alternative to Couch Potatoes – WorkPace USA

Alternative to Employee Couch Potatoes! – WorkPaceUSA   I wanted to share some information with all of you regarding a program I learned about through one of our soon-to-be VPP partners, XXXXXXXX, Fort Worth, Texas. XXXXXXX is the safety guy over there and got me together with this group to learn about their program. He’d…...

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Saturday with a Great Start – But Poor Finish

All, Saturday was one of those exceptional days, beautiful sunrise, clear and calm and actually expected to stay that way.  So it was up early and out for a motorcycle ride with a friend, stopping off to meet some other guys for breakfast and to look at (and drool over) their favorite toys (motorcycles, muscle cars…...

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The Funeral

From: Don Subject: The Funeral Friday, This morning a dignified, proud gentleman approached me and thanked me for coming to the funeral of his son.  Earlier this week, Juan came to work at our Refinery with every intention of doing his job for us and returning home to his young wife.  In July, they would be…...

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Release of Stored Pressure Incident

From: ListServer@HQLNC.DOE.GOV on behalf of Sells_List_Server%DOELNC@DOELNC.DOE.GOV Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 4:57 PM To: LSDGrp_DOE-LL_List%DOELNC@DOELNC.DOE.GOV Subject: Blue/Information: Release of Stored System Pressure The following Bechtel Jacobs Company, LLC Lesson Learned is distributed for utilization by other DOE sites and facilities. Please direct any questions to Joanne Schutt at s6u@bechteljacobs.org , or (865)574-7087. TITLE: Release of…...

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MSA Stop Use & Inspect Notices

MSA Has issued these STOP USE & INSPECT NOTICES 04039-02(srl return notice).pdf 04039-04(srl inspect notice).pdf Many thanks to Richard Atkinson @ St. Paul Insurance for passing along to us!!!… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Eye Protection

Eye Protection Video Dramatic examples showing eye protection by any safety goggles or regular glasses compared to goggles stamped ANSI Z87. Title on label ” Eye Protection.” An L & I WISHA production. Permission is granted to duplicate this tape in its entirety only for non-commercial purposes. Copyright: 2003 Time: 7 min. Click Here The BIG DIFFERENCE   “Street…...

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Backward Hard Hats

I am not making any guarantees that this information is accurate.  YOU MUST verify; I am just passing along info from other network subscribers. Bryan, MSA allows their V Gard hats to be worn reversed as long as you reverse the suspension. See the attached Q&A document. The message is ready to be sent with…...

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2008 PRCS Training Day

These are some of the items that attendees got on their CD. Air Monitoring Equipment Explanations (.doc) CSE Cheat Sheet (.doc) PRCS Evaluation Checklist (.doc) Misuse of Combustible Gas Meters (.pdf) NIOSH Guide to Safety in CS’s (.pdf) NIOSH – Preventing Fatalities in Confined Spaces (.doc) NIOSH Study – Workers Deaths in CS’s (.pdf) OSHA…...

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Sizing your flammable vapors duct work

In 2004, NFPA 91, Standard for Exhaust Systems for Air Conveying of Vapors, Gases, Mists, and Particulate Solids established a “sizing basis” for flammable duct work (as well as Combustible Dust ductwork). This sizing basis comes from the fact that the code prohibits the flammable/explosive concentrations from exceeding 25% of the LEL…… Membership Required You...

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Bollards, how they are built and where they belong

Bollards are those post we see protecting items such as natural gas meters, gasoline pumps, electrical boxes, etc. They are usually painted yellow, although that is NOT part of their requirements. We continue to see vehicles striking gas mains, hazardous materials containers and piping, leading to serious accidents and loss of lives. This posts is…...

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Overview of the Permit-Required Confined Spaces Standard

The Final Rule for Permit-Required Confined Spaces was published in the Federal Register on January 14, 1993, and became effective on April 15, 1993. The standard is based on years of gathering information on confined space fatalities and on testimony about the hazards of confined spaces from all sectors of industry and labor. Because it…...

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Grounding and Bonding (SIA and ESIG Videos)

These two (2) videos from the Solvent Industry Association (SIA) in the United Kingdom and the European Solvents Industry Group (ESIG) are by far the best series of videos on the practice of bonding and grounding.  They can be found on the internet for non-members, but SAFTENG members can watch them below.  SPECIAL NOTE:  in…...

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