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When you see it… Bollards and Gas Meter

As many of you know, I have a love of bollards. This love has come over many years and many accidents where I have seen them protect a critical asset and PREVENT a serious event. This is a new county building built near my home, and when I drove by, I had to take a…...

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Personal gas meter, its placement, and our “breathing zone”Ha

If we spend enough time in chemical plants, we will encounter a widespread, albeit severe, human failure regarding a “safety-critical instrument.”  I am referring to the IMPROPER placement of personal gas monitors.  Nine times out of 10, where do we find these personal gas monitors on the worker’s body?  I am betting your experiences are…...

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Excess Flow Valves in your home’s gas line (49 CFR Part 192)

Following the investigation of a natural gas explosion in Loudon County, Virginia, in 1998, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended (Recommendation P-01-002) that PHMSA require that excess flow valves be installed in all new and renewed gas service lines, regardless of a customer’s classification, when the operating conditions are compatible with readily available valves…....

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Cincinnati Styrene RCar event (Simplified Explanation)

The simple explanation of what is happening… Styrene (Stabilized) is shipped with an “inhibitor.” This inhibitor is TIME and TEMPERATURE dependent. Should the inhibitor expire and/or the solution exceed its safe temperature, the inhibitor weakens, and the Styrene will begin to polymerize (chemical reaction), which is an EXOTHERMIC reaction with “run-away” potential. This means the…...

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Contaminated/flammable refrigerant is suspected in refrigerated container explosions

According to reports, thirteen (13) explosions, three (3) of which involved fatalities, occurred over the past ten (10) years, leading to the grounding of hundreds of refrigerated containers worldwide. The causes of the explosions were investigated and thought to have been caused by contaminated or incorrect refrigerant being added to the refrigeration system while it…...

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Fatal Reffer Explosion in GA (Updates)

It has been 1-month since the tragic death of Greene County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Chris Eddy in GA while working a semi-truck fire on the side of the roadway. We still have not received any formal information on this event, but there has been some erroneous reporting.  Out of respect for Mr. Eddy, I…...

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Fatal Welding Accident – Tanker

1910.252(a)(3)(i) Used containers. No welding, cutting, or other hot work shall be performed on used drums, barrels, tanks or other containers until they have been cleaned so thoroughly as to make absolutely certain that there are no flammable materials present or any substances such as greases, tars, acids, or other materials which when subjected to…...

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NH3 Fatality – Working on DOT Container

On April 6, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., a 72-year-old employee of a farm supply wholesaler was working on an anhydrous ammonia tank trailer on the south side of the shop. The employee was located near the tank’s valves and hose. While working on the tank, anhydrous ammonia was released. The employee died from asphyxiation from…...

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Personal gas meter, its placement, and our “breathing zone”

If we spend enough time in chemical plants, we will encounter a widespread, albeit severe, human failure regarding a “safety-critical instrument.”  I am referring to the IMPROPER placement of personal gas monitors.  Nine times out of 10, where do we find these personal gas monitors on the worker’s body?  I am betting your experiences are…...

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WRONG CHEMICAL – WRONG TANK (HCL unloaded to Cl2 tank)

This was another WRONG CHEMICAL—WRONG TANK incident at a resort. It was an unloading accident, and “human error” was said to have caused it. The chemical leak is believed to have resulted from hydrochloric acid being accidentally poured into a chlorine tank during a delivery. The incident, attributed to human error, is under thorough investigation…...

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PHMSA gets pulled into the Tulsa Butane Transloading battle

I have been sharing this battle in my social media groups; but now the PHMSA has gotten pulled into the battle and was quick to respond to a request for an interpretation.   Response Publish Date: 05/28/2024 Company Name: Individual Name: Mr. Fred Storer Location State: OK Country: US Response text:… Membership Required You must...

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Emergency Hydrogen Valve(s) Maintenance (ASME B31.12)

Valves that must be operated during an emergency shall be examined periodically and partially operated at least once a year to provide safe and proper operating conditions.  Routine valve maintenance procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the following:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member?...

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