Many THANKS to my NEW {amp}amp; RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety! since 2011 since 2009 since 2004 since 2/11 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 4 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment{amp}nbsp; 22 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 35 (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 42 (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes […]
A DOT Proposal will revolutionize Rail Hazmat Tank Car Safety, improve puncture resistance, limits speed, and phases out oldest from most toxic service The safety of rail tank cars that carry the most dangerous hazardous materials will be dramatically improved under the most sweeping and revolutionary proposal in decades. The proposal requires tank cars carrying
Because the safety relief valve performs such a vital role in protecting the propane tank, it should be maintained and repaired by licensed propane professionals only.
I have been swamped with calls for my propane cylinder compliance booklet I have put together over the years. On a forum in Keller’s on-line site, I answered questions and one of the more popular one was regarding storing these cylinders. The fact that got many people’s attention and request for the booklet was the
Many people do not know that acetylene cylinders are constructed differently than regular compressed gas cylinders. They contain a porous material and acetone, in which the gas dissolves and becomes practically stable. The porous filler absorbs the acetone and eliminates large voids in which decomposition might occur. Store and use these cylinders in an upright
I know H2 is not a flammable liquid, but this shows how little it takes to set off a vapor or gas cloud.
The OSHA 10 & 30-hour cards will cost you starting in July 2011. I have some VERY RELIABLE information that this is going to happen, and from what I have been able to determine, it is without OSHA’s blessing. It seems that the OTI centers have some type of formal committee that has been discussing
EPA is announcing the release of “Guidance for Conducting Risk Management Program Inspections under Clean Air Act Section 112(r)” (EPA 550-K-11-001, January 2011). This document updates and supersedes the “Guidance for Auditing Risk Management Plans/Programs under Clean Air Act Section 112(r)” of August 1999. The new document includes updated EPA policy on involvement of facility
LOPA is a Layer of Protection Analysis and is a type of PHA that looks at the actual layers of protection a particular scenario would have. As you know, process safety is built upon the fundamental concepts of prevention, threat, and mitigation. Hence, we want to prevent the scenario from even starting, but if we
After some good debate in a LinkedIn forum, I came to the conclusion that this practice should not be called an “industry practice” as there were a lot of people in the industry that did not do it and had never heard of it.
Every year an estimated 2000 dust explosions occur in factories and refineries in Europe. There are approximately 50 reported dust explosions in the UK alone – that’s roughly one every single week. But these explosions are not solely the preserve of chemical or wood processing companies. A staggering 24 per cent of them occur within
NFPA 654 provides a framework from which to address combustible dust hazard identification and control. Currently developed by the Committee on Handling and Conveying of Dusts, Vapors, and Gases, NFPA 654 prescribes a step-by-step approach, beginning with characterizing the properties of the combustible particulate solid. These steps form the core requirements of the standard and
