OSHA Compliance

OSHA cites big rig parts distributor for confined space fatality (asphyxiation), safety hazards after worker fatality at the company’s Corpus Christi facility

/ OSHA Compliance, Permit Required Confined Spaces, Respiratory Protection /

OSHA has cited a big rig parts distributor for 16 serious safety violations after an investigation into a worker fatality found the company exposed workers to confined space and other safety hazards. OSHA initiated an inspection on Jan. 7, 2026, after an employee asphyxiated while inspecting a tanker trailer. OSHA cited the company for 16 […]

The double H2S fatality event at a Kraft Mill is the classic anatomy of an accident – CSB Issues Woodland Pulp Investigation Update

/ Hazardous Materials, OSHA Compliance /

This is WHY we need the CSB! We would never get this type of analysis from an OSHA investigation/report. No offense to my friends at OSHA, its just this type of analysis and passing on the critical information is not part of their charter. Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released

When your “life safety equipment” inspector is violating your HAZLOC requirements!

/ Chemical Process Safety (PSM/RMP), Flammable Gases, Flammable Liquids, Hazardous Materials, OSHA Compliance /

PLEASE ensure your “life safety” contractor inspector for Exits, Fire Extinguishers, EW/SSs, etc., is FULLY trained on the hazards of the area(s) they will be working in. This year, we have found two (2) national companies that provide these inspection services using electronic devices NOT rated for the hazardous areas where they are working. We

I asked AI to explain why Line Breaks are so hazardous

/ Chemical Process Safety (PSM/RMP), Free, Hazardous Materials, OSHA Compliance /

In an industrial and occupational safety context, a line break accident occurs when workers open pipes, valves, flanges, or vessels containing hazardous materials—such as toxic chemicals, flammable liquids, high-pressure gases, or high-temperature steam—and an unintended release occurs. Because these accidents can result in severe chemical burns, toxic inhalation, explosions, or physical trauma from pressure blasts,

Understanding 1910.147(d)(5)(ii) (Reaccumulation of Energy)

/ Free, Lockout Tagout, OSHA Compliance /

OSHA 1910.147(d)(5)(ii) is one of the most critical, yet frequently overlooked, requirements of the Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) standard. It moves LOTO from a static, one-time task (“lock it and check it”) to a dynamic process that accounts for the physical reality of residual and regenerative energy. Think about isolating “compressed air” to a machine/equipment and the

Waste management company fined $130,000 after workers were injured in a flash fire caused by a Vac Truck

/ Flammable Liquids, Free, Hazardous Materials, OSHA Compliance /

Four (4) workers were injured at a worksite on April 30, 2024, while offloading flammable solvents from a vacuum truck into a storage tanker. At the same time, other workers positioned a hydrovac truck in an adjacent bay to offload a wastewater-and-slurry mixture. During this process, flammable vapors were released and drawn into the idling

Interesting Lawsuit against Company (Fire Watch issues)

/ Free, OSHA Compliance /

An independent contractor in Denton, Texas, was severely burned and fell from an extension ladder after his clothing ignited during a flash fire. The worker was torch-cutting steel walls on a transformer unit to dismantle it for a scrapyard. A lawsuit filed in late June alleges the provided fire watch was improperly positioned and inattentive.

Line Break gone bad (Flammable Gas)

/ Chemical Process Safety (PSM/RMP), Lockout Tagout, OSHA Compliance /

Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical (May 29, 2026): Four workers died during shutdown maintenance at an ethylene plant in China. The flash fire occurred while operations personnel were disassembling a cracking valve. Early investigations point to incomplete emptying and purging of the pipe, which left residual cracking gases (ethylene, propylene, and butadiene) inside. The suspected ignition source

OSHA emergency response standard update

/ Emergency Response, Free, OSHA Compliance /

The proposed OSHA Emergency Response standard is currently in the final review stages. According to OSHA’s most recent Unified Agenda (published in July 2026), the final rule is projected to be published in April 2027. Once finalized, this rule will completely replace the outdated 1980 “Fire Brigades” standard (29 CFR 1910.156) and dramatically expand basic

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