Two people were severely injured after a Nitrogen cylinder catastrophically failed during refilling/pressurization. Person 1 shut off the air and nitrogen gas supplies before yelling to the workshop to call the HSE leader (nurse). Person 2, who was holding the cylinder, suffered severe injuries to his legs and one hand. Person 3 was injured when […]
The investigation has found that the direct cause of the leak was corrosion under the insulation in a 4″ pipe for heavy naphtha from the distillation tower. The lack of inspection and repair meant that the corrosion had continued long enough for a hole to form in the pipe. Piping and equipment in a refinery
A safety partnership is defined as: Leadership, managers, and front-line associates jointly focus on safety and proactively work together in a business entity to minimize the possibility of harm and maximize safety performance. (Cooper, 2016) Creating a genuine safety partnership means management and the workforce jointly working towards achieving common and understood safety goals, with
On August 6, 2018, at 1:35 pm, an event occurred at Km 4+300 of the road connection between Motorway A1 and Motorway A14 near Bologna (see picture 1 in Annex 1). The section of the road flows over an elevated structure above the urban road network below. Among the vehicles involved in the accidents, there
BOYLES LAW: When the temperature is kept constant, the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure upon it. CHARLES LAW: When the external pressure is kept constant, the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature.
Every day of the year, billions of cubic feet of gas are stored, transported, and used without any problems or mishaps. This results from a conscientious, solid – effort toward safety within the gas industry. Even with this effort, from time to time, something goes wrong; either mechanical or human error occurs. When this happens,
I got this document when I attended a National Fire Academy HAZMAT course in 1993. I came across it when looking for some old HAZMAT material for a new course I am developing and translated and cleaned up some of the language. It does an EXCELLENT job explaining the phenomenon we know as BLEVE (Boiling
This picture has caused quite the debate in the SAFTENG circle! Many comments in the SAFTENG LI and FB groups point towards the worker(s), which indicates the belief that this is an “Active Failure” of the worker(s) involved. Many of you would NOT believe the tales I could tell about what I have encountered in
OSHA states the following about our non-entry rescue devices… The mechanical device used for emergency rescue must be designed and rated for human use. The standard specifies in paragraph 1910.146(k)(3)(ii) that the retrieval equipment must be designed for personnel. The performance-oriented nature of the standard allows flexibility as to the design specifications of the retrieval
This is a reminder that if your ERP or Environmental Management System (EMS) has not been updated to reflect these “NEWER” CSB reporting requirements, the facility should consider updating these programs/processes and including the reporting requirements in EHS training. Also, line 9.8 of your RMP should list 40 CFR 1604 – Accidental Release Reporting. The
This is just an FYI to my Cl2 clients. Although the changes are NOT significant (0.1 – 0.3 miles), they are indeed changes to the Downwind Protective Action Distances. If you have used the 2020 ERG Distances in your Pre-Plans, which you or I did for your Emergency Response Plan (ERP), it may be beneficial
This is just an FYI to my NH3 clients. Although the changes are NOT significant (0.1 – 0.2 miles), they are indeed changes to the Downwind Protective Action Distances. If you have used the 2020 ERG Distances in your Pre-Plans that you or I did for your Emergency Response Plan (ERP), it may be beneficial
