2015 Photo of the Week #10 (RV Discharge Hose?)
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2015 Video of the Week #10 (Forklift Flips – NO SEATBELT, no injuries)
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OSHA PSM citations @ Refinery (Flammables & $59K)
On Sept. 2, 2014, OSHA initiated an inspection of a petroleum refinery after a fire occurred in a heater at the facility, used to process crude oil. The refinery sustained some minor damage but no injuries were reported. OSHA initiated the investigation under its National Emphasis Program for Process Safety Management at refineries. Here is…...
36 incidents & 0 updates (3/4/15)
Over 12,000 exclusive unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injuries photos and over 1,100 ppt’s & doc’s from more than 2,782 contributors! 2015 Fatality Tracker Electrical 9 (2014 =55) (2013 = 32) (2012 = 68) Forklift/Aerial 6 (2014 = 60) (2013=62) (2012 = 52) Mining* 8 (2014 = 401) (2013=87*) (2012 = 92*) *ONLY developed…...
MARPLOT 5.0.1 is now available for download
MARPLOT 5.0.1 is now available for download at http://www2.epa.gov/cameo/marplot-software. What’s changed in MARPLOT 5.0.1? Fixed bug where MARPLOT files could get out of sync when a user had a layer with objects in individual graphics mode, then switched the layer to common graphics mode and added an object. This bug would result in several error…...
What influences human performance?
Here we were in 2015, and still, we have far too many businesses still focusing on active failures and ignoring the latent failures impacting their significant incidents. This approach is the LAZY approach to incident investigation. It also misses the mark on corrective action plans, which almost ensure the organization will not learn from the…...
Understanding the “Maximum allowable quantity per control area”
The maximum allowable quantity per control area is specified in Tables 5003.1.1(1) through 5003.1.1(4) of the IFC. Tables 5003.1.1(1) through 5003.1.1(4) establish the maximum quantities allowed in a control area (see Section 5003.8.2 for design and protection requirements). If the quantity of chemicals used in a building does NOT exceed the maximum allowed per control…...
2015 Video of the Week #9 (Who needs a crane!)
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Controlling flow rates of non-conductive flammable liquids
In the world of process safety, we have Safe Upper and Lower limits on a lot of common process parameters, such as pressures, levels, temperatures, etc. Flows on the other hand are quite often overlooked as a critical process parameter and when your HHC/EHS is a non-conductive flammable liquid both FLOW and LEVEL must be…...
Changes in Regulation of Agricultural Anhydrous Ammonia
The purpose of this letter is to make Agricultural Anhydrous Ammonia handlers in Iowa aware of new Anhydrous Ammonia Standards and changes the adaptation of the new standards and exceptions may bring. On December 15, 2014, CGA (Compressed Gas Association) received a Notification of Final Action on ANSI/CGA G-2.1, 2014, Safety Requirements for the Storage…...
2015 Photo of the Week #9 (NH3 Placard)
Does anyone notice anything a bit odd about this shipment of HAZMAT? Even though this is a problem, it is one of my proudest moments as a Safety Professional. My 10 year old son spotted this on 275 here in our town of Milford, OH. Can you spot the issue? The answer is below photo……...
Do you “certify” your 3-year PSM/RMP compliance audits?
Not a trick question but boy do we get “the look” when we ask the question just as it is written in 68.79 and .119(o). What do OSHA and EPA mean by certifying an audit? Who does this certification? Is this a formal exercise of certifying? Why did OSHA/EPA use this term in the standard? …...