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Three Approaches to Safety Management (Reason, 1997)

Despite their differences in tradition, emphasis, and application domains, there is no reason why these various models and their associated practices should not coexist harmoniously within the same organization so long as the strengths and weaknesses of each approach are recognized…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a...

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Protecting Powered Industrial Equipment Operating in and Around Explosion Hazardous Areas And Explosive Atmospheres

History has shown that flammable vapor ignitions in a number of cases have been proven to reside in mobile equipment working in or around a facility. “Industrial Loader and Forklift Fires,” an NFPA report published in January 2009, states that between 2003 and 2006, an average of 1,340 fires were ignited by heat or ignition…...

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Nurse Tank Safety and Compliance Advisory letter (2008 Reminder)

  Based on eight (8) recent enforcement investigations, conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Hazardous Materials Enforcement (OHME), this letter is intended to notify the industry of serious safety problems and non-compliance issues regarding the maintenance, filling, transport and use of nurse tanks in anhydrous…...

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An overview of Human Performance Management

Human factors are concerned with optimizing human performance in all tasks and in major hazard workplaces; the primary intention is to achieve safe performance. These high-risk workplaces should have conducted risk assessments and established a range of controls to prevent major accidents. Still, they should also focus on human performance issues to eliminate or reduce…...

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Don’t Let Safety Take a Holiday! (Poem)

Twelve days before the Holidays,  My Safety Team said to me,     No cuts or lacerations  Wear your PPE,     No slips, trips or falls  Watch where you put your feet,    No strains, aches or pains  Use your safe lifting techniques,     Watch your head and keep it safe  Always be aware of overhead…...

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Eliminating Latent Organizational Weaknesses

Organizational weaknesses are vulnerabilities, flaws, and defects in controls (engineered, administrative, cultural, and oversight controls). Searching for and eliminating latent organizational weaknesses eliminates factors contributing to significant events…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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National Board Inspection Code vs. API 510

This article discusses how a facility would need to get one of its coded pressure vessels repaired, altered, or re-rated. The article will cover pertinent code and jurisdiction requirements and the differences among the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code, the National Board Inspection Code (NBC), and American Petroleum Institute (API) requirements, as well…...

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Process Hazards Analysis Techniques (Methodolgies, Resources, and Time)

A Process Hazard(s) Analysis is a thorough, orderly, and systematic approach for identifying, evaluating, and controlling the hazards of processes involving highly hazardous chemicals. The facility shall perform a process hazard analysis on all processes covered by EPA’s RMP rule and/or OSHA’s PSM standard. The process hazard analysis methodology selected must be appropriate to the…...

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Breaking down 1910.120(q)(2) Written ERP requirements

HAZWOPER EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES(Elements of an Emergency Response Plan)1910.120(q)(2)  (i)  Pre-emergency Planning and Coordination with outside parties Facilities are required in the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) title III to coordinate their activities with outside response organizations and emergency response organizations. The emergency response plan (ERP) MUST address coordination with outside emergency…...

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Are there any RMP recordkeeping requirements?

Are there any recordkeeping requirements specified in the risk management program (RMP) regulations in 40 CFR Part 68? The owner or operator of a stationary source that is subject to the RMP regulations must maintain records supporting the implementation of Part 68 for five years (§68.200)…. Membership Required You must be a member to access...

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What is Error Management? (Reason, 1997)

Error Management (EM) has two (2) components: error reduction and error containment Error reduction comprises measures designed to limit the occurrence of errors. Since this will never be wholly successful, we also need error containment measures designed to limit the adverse consequences of those errors that still occur. At this general level, EM is indistinguishable…...

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Fostering the principles for a strong safety culture is one of the most challenging tasks facing a management team

Fostering the principles for a strong safety culture is one of the most challenging tasks facing a management team. Successful leadership achieving a strong safety culture will most likely move an organization to the next level of human performance. A leader is any individual who takes personal responsibility for his or her performance as well…...

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