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…...
2018 Bologna Italy LPG Tanker BLEVE Read More »
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...
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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…...
BLEVE: CAUSE & EFFECTS (NFA) Read More »
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…...
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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…...
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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…...
Changes to Anhydrous Ammonia – 2024 ERG Table 3 Read More »
One of the many changes to the 2024 ERG, includes considerations for lithium battery and electric vehicle (EV) fires fire control. NOTE: the print editions are NOT yet available, but we can download the app (CLICK HERE) Water spray cools batteries and helps suppress and slow the release of toxic gases but does not…...
On March 28, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its Final Rule: Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans (Final Rule), requiring certain facilities to develop Facility Response Plans (FRP) for a worst-case discharge of Clean Water Act (CWA) hazardous substances, or threat of such a discharge. A worst-case discharge is the…...
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I have been involved with emergency response for over 30 years. During those years, I trained thousands of municipal and private responders, specializing in traditional Hazardous Materials Responses. During all those years, when I received continuing training from the likes of Texas A&M, LSU, NFA, and SERTC, these advanced courses only validated my first HAZWOPER…...
A DECON practice challenge Read More »
DOT/PHMSA have compiled the most important changes from ERG2020 to ERG2024, organized by the color of the corresponding section in the guidebook White Yellow/Blue Orange, and Green In addition to the changes listed below, all sections have undergone minor editorial changes for accuracy and consistency. In this edition, DOT/PHMSA has added QR codes to the back…...
2024 DOT ERG is coming! Read More »
It comes from this requirement in OSHA’s HAZWOPER standard and has sound logic behind it… (emphasis by me) 1910.120(q)(3)(iv) Employees engaged in emergency response and exposed to hazardous substances presenting an inhalation hazard or potential inhalation hazard shall wear positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus while engaged in emergency response, until such time that the individual…...
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