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Refine Non-Destructive Testing to Improve Nurse Tank Safety, Phase III

The FMCSA has begun Phase III of a project to refine the non-destructive metallurgical testing method and protocol for detecting cracks in nurse tanks and to determine possible relationships to causal factors not previously considered in detail. Background:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in...

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Features of a positive safety culture (UK’ Office of Rail and Road)

Culture can best be understood as “the way we do things around here.”  An organization’s culture will influence human behavior and performance at work. Poor safety culture has contributed to many major incidents and personal injuries. Success typically comes from: good leadership, good worker involvement, and good communications. Creating a positive safety culture in an…...

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Should management be disciplined for worker behavior?

I have seen some crazy videos this year of just unreal worker behaviors. The ones that shock me to my core are what I would call “horseplay.” These are the times workers need to be terminated. I may go as far as issuing discipline to those watching/taping and even up the ladder to supervisors and…...

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PRCS Fatality – Engulfment (Water valve pit)

On February 23, 2023, at 11:45 a.m., an employee working for a city water department was repairing a leaking 12-inch PVC waterline main valve. The valve was located in a utility vault approximately 5 feet deep. The employee turned off the water to the west of the valve by opening multiple fire hydrants. He and…...

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OSHA’s newest Quick Card on HAZCOM labeling is WRONG

Sometimes, this government wears me out. A friend and I had this discussion last week about Chemical Container Labeling. The standard is VERY CLEAR (for those who take the time to read it). It comes down to the following: 1910.1200(f)(1) Labels on shipped containers vs 1910.1200(f)(6) Workplace labeling So the first sentence in OSHA’s newest…...

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OSHA will allow the use of the NHANES age-correction data for the creation and use of age-correction tables other than the ones in Appendix F under certain conditions

OSHA’s current age-correction table, Appendix F, discontinues at age 60. More people are working into their sixties instead of retiring, and there is no adequate way to assess presbycusis (age-related hearing loss) in these workers using the current OSHA table. OSHA’s age-correction tables were based on a small sample size and research from the 1970’s…....

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Training requirements for on scene incident commanders in OSHA’s HAZWOPER standard

OSHA clarifies HAZWOPER training requirements for on-scene Incident Commanders and other positions in the Incident Command System (ICS) and whether previous non-HAZWOPER training can be credited toward the training required by HAZWOPER for Incident Commanders.  Here are the four (4) questions OSHA discusses: Is it OSHA’s intent that Incident Commanders be 24-hour HAZWOPER trained, irrespective…...

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Should we STAMP and Sign each official PSM/RMP report?

A client recently underwent an RMP inspection by the US EPA.  One of the issues the inspector took issue with was that the facility did not “certify” their 3-year audit.  This stems from the following: (emphasis by me) EPA RMP § 68.79 Compliance audits(a) The owner or operator shall CERTIFY that they have evaluated compliance…...

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A Step Change in a facility’s Process Safety Management System

It is 2024, 32 years after OSHA passed its Process Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals standard. I am fortunate to have clients who have progressed in their PSM maturity, and we spend a lot of time these days working to get other processes into the PSMS. We start with processes that are not covered because…...

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MI-OSHA enforcement position on PRCS rescue attempts

This ONLY applies to Michigan workplaces, but it was such a weird way to enforce the PRCS standard that I thought it was worth sharing. Keep in mind that more than 50% of PRCS deaths are “would-be rescuers.” Rescue Operations MIOSHA has no authority to direct rescue operations.  This is the responsibility of the employer…...

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The State of Missouri seeks to be the “delegated enforcement authority” for NH3 RMPs

This rulemaking requires the Air Conservation Commission to develop a state rule and accept delegation from the EPA. This rulemaking will lay the groundwork for the Agricultural Anhydrous Ammonia RMP Compliance and Enforcement program. Once delegated, the oversight for the RMP program will transfer from EPA to DNR. The benefit of this rulemaking affects the…...

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OSHA’s progress in revising the PSM Standard

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) on December 9, 2013 (78 FR 73756). The RFI identified issues related tomodernization of the Process Safety Management standard and related standards necessary to meet the goal of preventing major chemical accidents. OSHA completed SBREFA in August 2016. OSHA held a stakeholder…...

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