Simply put, “corrosion allowance” is an extra amount of thickness added to the thickness of the pipe/vessel wall based on the expected exposure the pipe/vessel may see during its lifespan. Typically, my experience has been that corrosion allowance has a safety factor equivalent to 2 when the vessel/pipe was knowingly going to be exposed to […]
If you have been too busy to read the latest edition of NFPA 2112 (e.g. 2018), oh boy have you missed some fun reading. For the most part, the standard is the same, but there are some significant nuggets that stand to impact a lot of facilities, especially those who allow “emblems” on their FRC.
I came across an interesting “Annual HAZMAT Report” for New York City and in it was a listing of the RMP facilities within the cities boundaries. Who would have ever guessed there were 366 RMP facilities within NYC borders!
Due to a September court decision that vacated the RMP Amendments effective date delay, and the court’s expedited issuance of its mandate, the FINAL RMP AMENDMENTS RULE IS NOW IN EFFECT. Because the 2017 rule contains a schedule of compliance dates for many of the major provisions, the issuance of the mandate does NOT create current compliance obligations
Here are some excellent Chlorine Accident Data and Summaries:
NOTE: the text below is a translation from Chinese to English At about 13:49 on May 3, 2018, a catalyst explosion occurred in the hydrogenation reactor of No. 1 hydrogenation reactor of a Pharmaceutical facility causing one death and an immediate economic loss of 1.446 million yuan ($216,061,320 USD). According to the “Safety Production Law of
Technical Safety BC conducted an ammonia release fault tree workshop to identify potential causes of ammonia releases from industrial refrigeration systems used in arenas and food storage facilities. The workshop is part of a Technical Safety BC project meant to detect and mitigate emerging and known technical safety risks in the province. The project used the
As most process safety professionals know, pressure testing and leak testing piping systems is an absolutely critical function of process safety efforts. And I am happy to say, the number of facilities that have begun pressure testing and leak testing their piping has grown by leaps and bounds since the passage of OSHA’s PSM and
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) recently conducted a review of recent compliance and incident data to identify safety trends throughout the Gulf of Mexico. The analysis pointed to a potential risk associated with fired vessels. From January 2016 to May 2018, 17 fired vessel incidents were reported to BSEE by 12 unique
This week the EPA released an EXCEL spreadsheet that lists all the “RMP Accidents” that occurred in 2017. I noticed a couple of key items: Not sure where they obtained the data, as many of the incidents listed did not rise to the level of a “5-year Accident History” incident, but are shown in this data
As we approach the mid-term elections in November there is a significant push to try and paint President Trump as some kind of worker and community killer. These accounts are being pushed by major media outlets and even more, sadly some of the Occupational Publications are following suit. Just tonight, BLR posted this article “House Bill would
A petroleum refinery was inspected by OSHA as part of its Refinery National Emphasis Program. A team of compliance officers and industrial hygienists from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected the refinery from September 10 through December 18, 2009. On March 8, 2010, OSHA issued three citations to Respondents, two of which were settled
