AED’s have become extremely popular in the past decade; they are in just about all public places like airports, government buildings, and many private businesses. These devices require little to no official training, as the device’s computer walks the user through the entire process of saving a life. But these devices do NOT last forever! …...
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) inspection and maintenance Read More »
On June 24, 2018, a 33-year-old male career part-time fire fighter (Fire Fighter 2) died after being struck in the head by a pressurized compressed-air self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) cylinder. Fire Fighter 2 was working his regular shift at Station 22 and was assisting Fire Fighter 1 and an off-duty captain with the inspection…...
The dangers of handling breathing air cylinders (FACE #F2018-10) Read More »
This document is a gem to have if you’re in a role that requires the use of multi-gas detectors such as those used for entry into permit-required confined spaces and check an area before Hot Work begins. It has been around since 2016 and I have used the information in it for years in my…...
Handheld Multi-Gas Detectors Application Note (DHS and Sandia National Laboratories) Read More »
Question: Would you/Do you permit 2-way radios, and their attachments, that do NOT carry a rating for HAZLOCs (Class I, Div 1/2) to be used inside a Level A suit? Recently I was asked to help a client in the great state of NM with their emergency response capabilities. Our first step was to assess their…...
Preplanning with your local Fire Department and intrinsically safe radios Read More »
Most emergency responders know that NH3 loves water and well-placed fog pattern will go a long way to “scrubbing” a large NH3 cloud. But after what we witnessed on Thursday morning, I do wonder if we all know the do’s and don’ts of using water around NH3. Yes, the incident Thursday was catastrophic and impacted…...
Using water on an Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3) release Read More »
Failing to report a 172-pound release of NH3 (RQ=100 pounds) via an RV to the NRC, SERC, and LEPC in a “timely manner” can be costly! Respondent is a Wisconsin corporation, with a cream cheese and yogurt manufacturing facility. At all times relevant to this CAFO, the Facility was a facility at which a hazardous…...
EPA EPCRA Citations @ food plant after 172 pound release (NH3 and $28K with $6K SEP) Read More »
THIS CASE IS NOT A FINAL ORDER OF THE REVIEW COMMISSION AS IT IS PENDING COMMISSION REVIEW This case arose from an anhydrous ammonia (NH3) release that occurred on May 23, 2017, at a Power Plant. OSHA conducted an investigation and subsequently issued a two-item citation for alleged violations with proposed penalties of $18,108. In…...
Download CAMEOfm 3.5.1 at https://www.epa.gov/cameo/cameo-software Note: If you’re upgrading to CAMEOfm 3.5 from a previous version of CAMEOfm, follow the instructions in the guidance document (provided on the download page) to ensure that you don’t lose your current data. What’s changed in CAMEOfm 3.5.1? Version 3.5.1 resolves an issue in which the program could not…...
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There are not very many OSHA standards that call out the “trainer qualification(s)” for those who teach on the subject matter, but the HAZWOPER standard does. When a trainer uses the phrase HAZWOPER over and over but does not recognize this is an acronymn that stands for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, has no…...
HAZWOPER training credentials – it ALL matters! Read More »
We have an uncontrolled release from our PSM/RMP covered process today, February 5, 2019. We have trained for this day. We have inspected our gear, well most of it, each month for years. We don our LEVEL A suits, which have been pressure tested annually and cared for per every single manufacturer’s requirements. Under our LEVEL…...
Today could have been hell… what are we starring at? Read More »
On July 11, 1996 a member of the Roxbury Township, Morris County, Fire Department, Firefighter Paul Label, age 29, was in the process of recharging an aluminum 2216 psi SCBA cylinder from the department’s cascade system at about 2038 hours, when it failed catastrophically resulting in serious injuries to Mr. Label. On October 8, 1996…...
Catastrophic failures of SCBA cylinders Read More »
A new version of CAMEOfm is now available. If you’re upgrading to CAMEOfm 3.5 from a previous version of CAMEOfm, follow the instructions in the guidance document (provided on the download page) to ensure that you don’t lose your current data. What’s changed in CAMEOfm 3.5?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this...
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