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Natural Gas Alarms Save Lives (NTSB Alert)

Early Warning of Natural Gas Leaks Can Prevent Deaths and Injuries The Problem Source: https://www.ntsb.gov/advocacy/safety-alerts/Pages/SA-098.aspx… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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NTSB releases final report on NG explosion at candy manufacturer

Today #NTSB released the final report of the March 24, 2023, natural gas-fueled explosion and fire at the R.M. Palmer candy factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania. The NTSB issued 18 new safety recommendations, 1 reiterated safety recommendation, and published a Safety Alert to the public about the importance of installing natural gas alarms in businesses…...

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Truck unloading hose(s) inspection frequency

During my PHAs and Audits, I typically find businesses that are not focused on the UNLOADING risks associated with their hazardous materials. I tend to get a lot of pushback about how Unloading is a DOT function and somehow not related to process safety. The risks associated with unloading 7,000 gallons of an HHC/EHS through…...

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Removing the “potential” for a hazardous atmosphere in a space that normally has a haz atm

In 2021, I wrote an article regarding OSHA’s Permit-Required Confined Space standard and reclassifying PRCSs to a Non-PRCS status. This article centered on the keyword “potential” when discussing a hazardous atmosphere. The intent of that article (Defining and Quantifying “potential hazardous atmosphere”) was to clarify when/how a POTENTIAL was present to create a Hazardous Atmosphere…....

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Cathodic Protection on Piping and Line Breaking

The question was asked… If the underground piping is protected by a cathodic protection system, does this system need to be turned OFF and Locked Out before workers begin working on the pipe?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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The power and hazards of pneumatic pressure testing (PVC water pipe)

On May 3, 2006, Employee #1 was in a trench (approximately 37″ deep and 44 to 46″ wide), digging dirt from around a 10″ diameter PVC water pipeline to locate a water leak. The pipeline was pressurized to approximately 125-130 psi with compressed air…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...

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Hot Work’s 35′ Fire Safe Area

One of the more common issues we come across in regards to Hot Work is the encroachment of combustible/flammable hazards within the REQUIRED 35′ Fire Safety Zone. 1910.252(a)(2)(vii) Relocation of combustibles. Where practicable, all combustibles shall be relocated at least 35 feet (10.7 m) from the work site. Where relocation is impracticable, combustibles shall be…...

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Toulene vapors are HEAVIER than air

I normally do not share construction accidents, as I am not a construction safety professional. I would not even attempt to play one on TV! However, this case is an excellent example for the general industry and those who work with hazardous chemicals. One of the reasons why my HAZCOM training is 2+ hours is…...

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Did OSHA just cite a business for having a bollard?

There are some things I do so that you don’t have to! One of those is scrubbing OSHA citations that are relevant to our workplaces. It is where I get much of my information for my “Line Break Gone Bad” posts, PRCS cases, LOTO, and PSM cases. 99% of the time, I can understand the…...

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Someone needs some HAZCOM and ER training

This video is a great example of two failures: 1) Hazardous Communications and 2) Emergency Response recognition. There is no way he should have walked into the spill, much less into the spray to stop the leak. That was gasoline—NOT diesel; even if it had been diesel, his actions were still out of line. We…...

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Two die of asphyxiation after rescuing unconscious worker from a lorry tank (Entrant Survives; Two Would-Be-Rescuers Die)

The owner (58) of an auto wash facility and a worker (54) died of suspected asphyxiation after the duo rescued another worker, who had fainted inside the empty chemical cargo tank of a lorry while cleaning it. According to the police, the tanker lorry driver (48) took the vehicle to the wash facility for cleaning…....

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Safety Thought of the Week… predicting errors (James Reason)

Although it may be possible to accept that errors are neither as numerous nor as varied as they might first appear, the idea of a predictable error is a much harder one to swallow. If errors were indeed predictable, we would surely take steps to avoid them. Yet, they still occur. So, what is a…...

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