U.S. Department of TransportationPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOffice of Hazardous Material Safety2013 (All Column Values) Hazmat Summary by Transportation Phase CLICK HERECLICK HERE to work with the database
NIOSH launches the NIOSH Center for Direct Reading and Sensor Technologies (NCDRST). The new virtual center will serve as a home for NIOSH’s longstanding work in the area of exposure assessment devices—work that is done across the Institute. The use of sensors has increased exponentially in professional applications and in everyday life. Countless remote wireless
The NPRM proposes enhanced tank car standards, a classification and testing program for mined gases and liquids and new operational requirements for high-hazard flammable trains (HHFT) that include braking controls and speed restrictions. Specifically, within two years, it proposes the phase out of the use of older DOT 111 tank cars for the shipment of
The following are key safety measures the EPA will use in its inspection of facilities storing/processing Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3). These are measures that EPA has determined should be in place, regardless of a facility’s age or size. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of essential safety measures, but rather a subset of
Since January, I have been puzzled by the reporting from all agencies and media that the explosion shown in the video below involved a fuel oil tank. I have been intimately involved with fire/explosion investigations for many years. I have never seen a type of fuel oil stored in an atmospheric storage tank under any
I have written a number of articles on the “Limitations of Combustible Gas Indicator, especially about the limitations of the LEL sensors and the “correction calculations”. I thought this piece in OSHA’s Technical Manual was well written and explains the limitation well. So if you did not believe me or understand what I was trying
ASME Section IX focuses on the qualification of welders, as well as the procedures they use. The code’s Quality Assurance (QA) requirements are integrated into how an organization manages these documents to ensure compliance with the broader ASME piping code (B31 series). Under ASME IX, the manufacturer or contractor is responsible for the quality of
An interesting look at what it takes to commission a bulk LNG storage tank! The numbers are mind boggling for field erection leak testing. Unique vision of LNG tank test from QGC – A BG Group business on Vimeo.
Sizing emergency venting for atmospheric flammable liquid storage tanks is a safety-critical requirement, yet we often find it undersized. The core objective is to provide sufficient relief capacity so that, in the event of an external “exposure fire,” the tank does not rupture due to rapid internal pressure buildup from vaporizing liquid. Unlike normal venting
PHMSA is closing their rulemaking having reconsidered their proposal for additional regulations associated with cargo tank motor vehicle (CTMV) loading or unloading operations. This action is based on the findings of the regulatory assessment, comments to docket of this rulemaking, and completion of a supplementary policy analysis on how best to address the safety risks
