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EPA RMP Citations @ Ethanol facility (NH3 & Flammables & $73K w/ a $209K SEP)

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Respondent owned, leased, operated, controlled or supervised a facility for ethanol fuel production. Respondent conducted activity involving anhydrous ammonia at the Facility, including using, storing, handling or moving on-site anhydrous ammonia ( anhydrous ammonia process). Respondent conducted activity involving a flammable mixture that included natural gas condensates (flammable mixture) at the Facility, including using, storing,…...

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2018 Video of the Week #26 (Cutting open vessel… explosion)

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I am trying to find information on this incident.  OSHA could not be more clear on this tasks: General Industry 1910.252(a)(3)(i) Used containers. No welding, cutting, or other hot work shall be performed on used drums, barrels, tanks or other containers until they have been cleaned so thoroughly as to make ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that there…...

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UPDATE: 2018 Video of the Week #25 (Butane sphere BLEVE!)

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NEW video added at the bottom, shows tank collapsing into pool fire and many other angles and close-ups. In March of 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the Tohoku area of Japan.  This disaster included some of the most significant BLEVE type failures of LPG spheres ever recorded, at the Chiba refinery…...

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34,000 pounds of NH3 released over a month results in $664,190 EPCRA and CERCLA citations

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At all times relevant to this Complaint, Respondent owned and operated buildings, structures, installations, equipment, pipes or pipelines, and storage containers, located on a single site or on contiguous or adjacent locations, where it deposited, stored, disposed of,  or placed, Ammonia CAS# 7664-41-7.  Ammonia CAS# 7664-41-7 was a “hazardous substance” as that term was defined…...

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Shelter-In-Place means a RMP Update is due in 6-months

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Recently a facility had an NH3 release via an RV and in the spirit of “doing it right” made all the necessary calls, including notifying their local FD.  The FD arrived, although it was not required as the facility response team had matters under control before their arrival, the FD felt it was necessary to…...

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Process Operators and “Emergency Response”

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Employees such as chemical process operators may be required to shut down processes, close emergency valves and otherwise secure operations that are not in the hot zone or danger area before evacuating in the event of an emergency. (See 29 CFR 1910.38(a)(2)(ii).) These procedures need to be delineated carefully, and employees must be trained to…...

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What happens when a drum containing flammable vapor explodes (SafeWork NSW)

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Filmed under controlled conditions, this video demonstrates the explosive power of igniting a drum containing flammable vapors. This drum is manually ignited to simulate what can happen when a used drum is cut or welded.  … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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