UPDATED on 4/4/24 with 2024 ERG Info This week we saw the official release of the 2020 Emergency Response Guide (ERG) from DOT/PHMSA and along with this 2020 update came some clear distinctions between a “Heat Induced Tear” (HIT) and a Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE). (emphasis by PHMSA) A Heat Induced Tear…...
Differences between a BLEVE and a HIT (2020 & 2024 ERG) Read More »
The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) 2020 is finally here! We’ve listed the most important changes from the 2016 edition to the 2020 edition. They’re listed based on the color of their section in the guidebook. White Pages:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Changes between the 2016 and 2020 editions of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) Read More »
The primary focus of the Emergency Response standard would be to protect workers who respond to emergencies as part of their regularly assigned duties. Examples include: fire brigades/workplace emergency response teams, industrial and municipal firefighters, technical rescuers, emergency medical service providers, etc. A secondary focus of the rule would be to protect those workers who…...
OSHA’s proposed Emergency Response Standard Read More »
The Risk Management Program emergency response coordination activities require the owner and operator of a stationary source to provide to the local emergency planning and response organizations: the stationary source’s emergency response plan if one exists; emergency action plan; updated emergency contact information; and any other information that local emergency planning and response organizations identify…...
Types of Information Relevant for Response Planning (RMP 68.93(b)) Read More »
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has developed a free, mobile web app of its Emergency Response Guidebook 2020 (ERG). The new safety tool provides the nation’s emergency responders with fast, easily accessible information to help them manage hazardous material incidents. This software is available from the Apple iTunes store for iPhone, and…...
ERG 2020 Mobile App is now available Read More »
OSHA does not mandate that employers establish fire brigades; however, if they do so, they must comply with the provisions of the Fire Brigades Standard. The provisions of the standard, including the paperwork requirements, apply to fire brigades, industrial fire departments, and private or contract fire departments, but not to airport crash rescue units or…...
OSHA Fire Brigades and their management program(s) Read More »
In January 2020, a wheeled fire extinguisher failed to operate because of a blockage in the siphon tubing line. This failure resulted in two personnel requiring medical evaluation and led to a delay in extinguishing a fire. An investigation of the fire extinguisher failure found that the device pressured up as intended, but the moisture…...
Chemical Blockage Leads to Fire Extinguisher Failure (BSEE) Read More »
Our friends to the North have once again outdone themselves with an Emergency Response Task Force that developed two (2) new charts to aid in large scale-high hazard responses, such as a High-Hazard Flammable Trains (HHFT) incident. You can read the entire DOCUMENT ( A MUST READ for ALL responders – ESPECIALLY OFFICERS who may…...
FLAMMABLE LIQUID (TDG) EMERGENCY RESPONSE CHART – A DISCIPLINED APPROACH Read More »
Respondent is a municipality in the Commonwealth of Virginia. According to information provided to EPA, a release of chlorine gas, (CAS # 7782-50-5), occurred at the Facility on October 19, 2017, at approximately 11:40 a.m. due to a rupture of tubing connected to a chlorine tank in the chlorine room. On December 12, 2018, EPA…...
EPA EPCRA/CERCLA citations @ water treatment facility (157 pound Cl2 release & $21K) Read More »
On Sunday, February 23rd at approximately 12:34 AM, the Joplin Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire with people possibly still inside. A Joplin Police Department officer in the neighborhood patroling arrived at the same time we were getting the call and was able to assist all occupants out of the structure through the…...
Smoke detectors SAVE LIVES! Read More »
So many learnings! This happened in the Year 2000. Listen to the radio traffic where the IC is asking for a “headcount”!!!!… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Fire and Safety Standards matter, as well as their inspection and testing Read More »
The call came in as a “vehicle fire”… Listen and Learn…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
SCANNER AUDIO: At Least 37 Hospitalized After Anhydrous Ammonia Spill [Beach Park, IL] Read More »
