There has been a lot of public debate about OSHA’s attempt to update its emergency response standards. And in this debate there has been a lot of misinformation shared across municipal and private fire brigade groups in what OSHA is actually trying to implement. This document, from OSHA, is a compilation of the questions posed…...
Each operating company shall establish written procedures to minimize the hazard of an emergency. The procedures shall provide instructions to operating and maintenance personnel. The procedures shall describe the following: a process for prompt and adequate handling of all calls that concern emergencies, whether they are from customers, the public, employees, or other sources, and…...
An image from my HAZMAT courses… People wonder why the ERG Protective Action Distance diagram is shaped like it is. This image validates the model… NOTE: Cl2 release image is from the Jack Rabbit testing project…...
Paragraph (e)(3) of the 1910.157 specifies that employers must subject each portable fire extinguisher to an annual maintenance inspection and record the date of the inspection. In addition, this provision requires employers to retain the inspection record for one year after the last entry or for the life of the shell, whichever is less, and…...
This is the lens through which we should view EMERGENCY RESPONSE and our local FD as the “primary responders.” Just because we have a local FD (paid full-time or volunteer) does not mean we have the emergency services we need! Far too often, our “assumptions” about the fire service’s capabilities far outstretch their actual abilities…....
On August 6, 2018, at 1:35 pm, an event occurred at Km 4+300 of the road connection between Motorway A1 and Motorway A14 near Bologna (see picture 1 in Annex 1). The section of the road flows over an elevated structure above the urban road network below. Among the vehicles involved in the accidents, there…...
BOYLES LAW: When the temperature is kept constant, the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure upon it. CHARLES LAW: When the external pressure is kept constant, the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready...
Every day of the year, billions of cubic feet of gas are stored, transported, and used without any problems or mishaps. This results from a conscientious, solid – effort toward safety within the gas industry. Even with this effort, from time to time, something goes wrong; either mechanical or human error occurs. When this happens,…...
I got this document when I attended a National Fire Academy HAZMAT course in 1993. I came across it when looking for some old HAZMAT material for a new course I am developing and translated and cleaned up some of the language. It does an EXCELLENT job explaining the phenomenon we know as BLEVE (Boiling…...
This is a reminder that if your ERP or Environmental Management System (EMS) has not been updated to reflect these “NEWER” CSB reporting requirements, the facility should consider updating these programs/processes and including the reporting requirements in EHS training. Also, line 9.8 of your RMP should list 40 CFR 1604 – Accidental Release Reporting. The…...
This is just an FYI to my Cl2 clients. Although the changes are NOT significant (0.1 – 0.3 miles), they are indeed changes to the Downwind Protective Action Distances. If you have used the 2020 ERG Distances in your Pre-Plans, which you or I did for your Emergency Response Plan (ERP), it may be beneficial…...
This is just an FYI to my NH3 clients. Although the changes are NOT significant (0.1 – 0.2 miles), they are indeed changes to the Downwind Protective Action Distances. If you have used the 2020 ERG Distances in your Pre-Plans that you or I did for your Emergency Response Plan (ERP), it may be beneficial…...
