In September 2016 NIOSH published revised IDLH value for nine (9) hazardous materials…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Response and Restoration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Emergency Management has published this EXCELLENT guidebook which contains three (3) step-by-step fictional ALOHA example scenarios. You can complete the first two scenarios using only ALOHA. To complete the third scenario, you’ll also need the latest MARPLOT…...
What’s changed in ALOHA 5.4.7? Updated chemical library, including new DIPPR chemical data and new toxic Levels of Concern (PACs and ERPGs). Made minor update to the RAILCAR source strength model for pressurized liquid tanks where a stationary cloud or “mist pool” is predicted to form. Revised helps. Made additional minor changes and bug fixes…....
OSHA began an inspection Nov. 12, 2015, at the coffee manufacturing facility after the release of carbon dioxide asphyxiated a 53-year-old shift supervisor. Following its inspection, OSHA issued citations for nine serious violations. The employer did not provide proper training to its workers for stopping the release of a hazardous chemical. Additionally, the company did…...
If you’re using the desktop version of CAMEO Chemicals already, you can use the automatic update feature to get the latest version. When CAMEO Chemicals tells you a new version is available, you have the option to let the program download and install the new version for you automatically as a replacement for your current…...
The much anticipated 2016 ERG (well it was for HAZMAT folks) is now available for download in Portable Document Format (pdf). The file size is 12700 KB. ERG 2016 – English GRE 2016 – Spanish Here is the link to the APP (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/erg-2016/id592158838?mt=8) See below for changes from the 2012 edition… … Membership Required You must be...
This video from India is an excellent lesson in how NOT to handle compromised containers. In the USA we have an established practice of removing as much of the HAZMAT as we can before we attempt to move the container. As you will see in this video, things can go badly really quick when attempting…...
With the recent tragedy in Boston, MA involving an anhydrous ammonia (NH3) fatality the internet is buzzing with discussions about what level of PPE is needed to SAFELY respond to an uncontrolled release of NH3. The accident in Boston involved an ammonia refrigeration process inside an enclosed building without adequate ventilation (based on the levels…...
What’s changed in CAMEO Chemicals 2.5? Updated chemical library with new Levels of Concern (AEGLs, ERPGs, and PACs). Added CAS number (a chemical identification number) to the Text Summary screen. Fixed a typo in the source code for the Chamberlain equation, where the “CR” should be a multiplier in the final term of the equation…...
More than a year after a major train derailment, video has emerged showing how two hazmat techs were almost killed. Twenty-six rail cars went off the tracks — a number of them filled with toxic or flammable chemicals — and some of them exploded and burned. Hours later, most of the fire had been extinguished…....
The 2016 ERG will cover approximately 3,500 materials and feature 62 separate guides for describing what to do when different categories of hazardous materials may have been released. Features include:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
What’s changed in CAMEOfm 3.2? Added intersections to the Advanced Search for the Routes module Added new “Find Broken Links” and “Remove Broken Links” items in MARPLOT Sharing menu to help quickly resolve problems with CAMEOfm records that are linked to map objects that no longer exist in your current copy of MARPLOT Replaced EHS…...
