I am in no way a big government kind of guy, but I do believe in having an established set of rules (most safety rules) by which all players must play by. Earlier this year in Boston, MA there was a fatality at a seafood processing facility caused by a release of Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3)…...
Sorted by # of facilities Chemical Name Chemical Type # of facilities Pounds in processes Ammonia (anhydrous) Toxic 7,126 9,956,483,361 Chlorine Toxic 2497 832,843,797 Flammable Mixture Flammable 852 39,286,922,024 Propane Flammable 642 11,725,870,245 Sulfur dioxide (anhydrous) Toxic 469 47,307,360 Ammonia (conc 20% or greater) Toxic 459 214,498,002 Butane Flammable 395 8,435,032,565 Isobutane [Propane, 2-methyl] Flammable…...
Have you ever wondered which state has the most/least # of RMP facilities? How about the Top Ten Chemicals in RMP and by state? If you have wondered, wonder no more…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
When working with the ASME B31 series for piping installation, many of the requirements are based on the “Category” of the fluid which will be traveling within the pipe. Of course, the higher the hazard, the higher the safety is necessary for your piping circuits. This is NOT my creation, and to be perfectly honest,…...
Those who live in the world of Process Safety know all about “Line Break/Process Opening” and the lack of OSHA guidance or a standard to control this highly hazardous task. So I try to educate all that will listen by sharing “lessons learned” from previous incidents. This post is an attempt to show that although…...
Much like OSHA’s Letter of Interpretation, EPA has a series of “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)” in regards to their Risk Management Plan rule. Recently EPA answered a question regarding their take on “co-location” in which a tank with 1,000,000 pounds of toluene diisocyanate (TDI), which is covered under the RMP rule, but not under OSHA PSM…....
Each year about this time I get at least one phone call from a member/client about their annual “holiday inspection”; trust me when I say the term “holiday” has absolutely no relation to the Thanksgiving or Christmas holidays! However, their CMMS has spit out a work order that calls for a piping circuit to be…...
One of my all time favorite, and most reliable, sources of safety information is the FM Global Data Sheet library. And as I have said for several years now, EVERYONE can get FREE access to this library. If you work for a company that does not want to spend the money on published safety standards…...
How many have noticed that OSHA’s listing of Sulfur Dioxide in 1910.119 Appendix A has a special designation? So what does the “liquid” designation mean?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Ohio EPA has offered up three (3) scenarios to walk us through the thought process of establishing the “program level” for our RMP covered process(s). These are actually quite good examples… What Program?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Recently in the Pacific North West, Coast Guard marine inspectors experienced two different circumstances involving the alarm and control system of steering gears onboard relatively new vessels. Although neither event resulted in a marine casualty, they serve as a reminder to the potentially dangerous results that may occur when an alarm system is deliberately ignored…....
As I have stated my position many times, I push back really hard when a Hazardous Material is being loaded or unloaded using a hose that I, nor my co-worker who is taking part in the tasks, has any idea of its age, history of use, pressure and temp ratings, etc. This puts a lot…...
