Under ASME B31.3 (Process Piping), the roels and requirements for an Examiner are distinctly different from those for an [Owner’s] Inspector. While the Inspector represents the owner and audits the work, the Examiner represents the manufacturer, fabricator, or erector and is the person actually performing the quality control examinations—including visual inspection. Because ASME B31.3 classifies […]
The EPA is planning to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), “Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions to Modify the List of Regulated Substances under section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (CAA)”, EPA ICR No. 1656.16, OMB Control No. 2050-0144 to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance
The fatal release was from the bottom of the “pilot receiver” as shown below: NOTE: SAFTENG Members see the previous post for investigation details and regulatory citations.
Based on the most recent court ruling and directions from EPA, here are the DUE DATES for the RMP Amendments as of today (note – courts could change this once again!)…
Tried to summarize some of the key differences between EPA’s Risk Management Plan and OSHA’s PSM requirements and even threw in some CFATS info. Let’s start with EPA’s most recent numbers for a breakdown of the RMP Sites as of 2018 …
Imagine having a pressure vessel that has a MAWP of 300 psi and yet there is no high-pressure alarm before 300 psi is reached. How would an operator know he/she is approaching their consequence limit? As I wrote about earlier this year, a well-designed process will have both alarms – BEFORE the safe upper/lower operating
Any individual or facility that possesses 10,000 lb. or more or more of ammonia (anhydrous)—expected to be less than 10% water—must report their chemical holdings to DHS. DHS regulates security at high-risk chemical facilities under the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program (6 CFR Part 27). CFATS ensures high-risk facilities have security measures in place to
Incident summary A worker was completing a pressure test on the coil tube connector. The worker was positioned over the well head and was inadvertently contacted in the face by the test pipe, sustaining fatal injuries. Sequence of events
All too often, when we ask for the “ventilation design basis” (1910.119(d)(3)(i)(E)) we are given some calculations from a 3rd party engineering group. These calculations demonstrate the fan sizing for the necessary air exchanges and flows; however, what these calculations do NOT provide us is the full design basis for the ventilation system. For me,
The United States Court of Appeals, FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT has reversed EPA’s delay of the RMP Amendments. In its decision the courts states:
Are you tired of paying a consultant to prepare and submit your Risk Management Plan (RMP)? How about learning how to perform your Off-Site Consequence Analysis using FREE software? This course will teach you how to use RMP Comp software to determine your WCS and ARS distances, abiding by all the EPA requirements, and then
