The above picture shows a flammable liquid storage tank level indicator with a sight glass spring loaded valve, kept in the open position with a “home made” clip. Although this alert is from our friends in AU, this is ALSO seen worldwide and should be considered a “Lesson Learned” worldwide!… Membership Required You must be a member...
Bypassing of storage tank safety features Read More »
One of the great things about being a consultant is that I get to see things that I would have never been able to see working for a single company. Traveling the world doing PSM/RMP work has given me the opportunity to see how other businesses and cultures do safety and this has enriched me…...
Compliant with RAGAGEP? Read More »
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May 2012 CCPS Process Beacon – Mechanical Integrity of Tubing Read More »
by Wynand Serfontein, Senior Scientist @ Sasol Technology (Pty) Limited In a safety management system, there is a constant battle to find the optimum balance between procedures and common sense. On the one hand, both our educational systems and legal systems support a culture of procedures. The educational system encourages written material to be studied…...
Are we overdoing procedures? Read More »
An interesting comparison to OSHA NEP results for the Ammonia refrigeration industry. From July 2009 to June 2011, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) conducted an audit and inspection program at 102 facilities using anhydrous ammonia-based industrial refrigeration systems. Facilities included a range of food processors (meat, dairy, processed foods), cold stores, and ice works…....
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland – Ammonia National Audit Program results Read More »
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2012 April CCPS Process Beacon – Unloading to the wrong tank Read More »
If you have been around ammonia refrigeration very long, you have most likely heard a horror story or two related to “draining an oil pot.” This task is also very well known by OSHA and EPA inspectors and is often used as a point of review for operating and maintenance procedures during PSM/RMP inspections. So…...
Ammonia Incidents in OregonFrom 1993 – 2007 ORHSEES recorded a total of 3,187 qualifying chemical incidents in Oregon. Of these qualifying incidents, 240 (7.5%) involved a release of ammonia. 87.5% of the ammonia releases occurred at fixed facilities while 12.5% occurred during the transport of ammonia. A total of 67 of the 240 ammonia incidents required an evacuation order, affecting 3687 people. Evacuations ranged from…...
Ammonia Incidents in Oregon from 1993-2007 Read More »
During a recent project the SAFTENG team came across an interesting “change” to a covered process that fits the “changes to facilities” perfectly. The covered process was a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) unit on a coal fired boiler. The unit was having problems during cooler months with the ammonia condensing before it reached the SCR unit…....
An interesting “Facility Change” that fell through the cracks Read More »
My Management of Change (MOC) presentation today at the BWC Ohio Safety Congress. Click Here to download the pdf. Many thanks to the BWC (a “Partner in Safety” with SAFTENG for the past 7 years) for asking me to speak on Process Safety…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership...
The finer points of OSHA’s and EPA’s Management of Change requirements Read More »
Greetings Everyone: A few months ago, I wrote to tell you about the EPA’s desire to re-establish public internet access for certain categories of information collected by the Risk Management Plan (RMP) Program. In that note, I wrote of the Agency’s intent (in the absence of negative feedback) to post this information online by July…...
EPA cancels their July 2012 Public Access to RMPs Read More »
This note presents the results of a review of ammonia incidents reported to Health & Safety Executive (HSE) over the period 1992-1998. It also provides details of the main sources of guidance on the storage, handling and use of ammonia. Ammonia is used in the manufacture of fertilisers, nitric acid and many other products. It…...
UK’s HSE REVIEW OF AMMONIA INCIDENTS 1992 – 1998 Read More »
