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It happened again… coworker turns on machine that a worker was “trouble-shooting”

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On August 23, 2023, an employee was troubleshooting an unscrambler machine malfunction. The employee walked around to the bottom of the support frame of the machine, near two parallel drive chains. A coworker restarted the machine, and the employee was pulled into the machine by the drive chains. The employee was killed. Source: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1693870.015… Membership...

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Reporting, Investigation, Causal Analysis, Corrective Actions, and Tracking Process

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This “process” must be in place within any SMS Incident Management Element, including a Process Safety Management System.  This process is used for ALL UNPLANNED events, not just EHS-related events.  Although this process appears simple, it can be full of challenges and very error-prone, eroding trust and credibility. There can be variations in each step…...

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Line Break gone bad (Flammable gasoline/hydrocarbons)

/ Chemical Process Safety (PSM/RMP) /

On May 23, 2023, @ 9:00 a.m. Employee #1 and Employee #2, both maintenance workers for a petroleum refinery, were troubleshooting an automated valve in the “Prime G Unit.” Flammable gasoline/hydrocarbons in the piping and flange portion of the automated valve were released, causing an explosion, and fire…. Membership Required You must be a member...

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OSHA issues PSM citations @ paint manufacturing plant (Flammable/Reactives & $290K)

/ PSM and RMP Citations/Analysis /

OSHA issued $290,358 in proposed penalties following an August 2023 explosion at a paint factory in Garland, TX. One employee was injured in the explosion at the factory. OSHA issued one repeat and eight serious citations. The repeat citation was a $161,310 proposed penalty. The proposed penalties for the eight other citations are $16,131 each…....

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Safety Thought of the Week (Todd Conklin)

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When a person responds as if the worker has become stupid, that response is more about the organization than the worker in question We must battle the need to believe that when a worker has some type of bad outcome, that adverse outcome happened because the worker became momentarily incompetent. Our thinking is driven by…...

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Safety Thought of the Week (Todd Conklin)

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When a person responds as if the worker has become stupid, that response is more about the organization than the worker in question We must battle the need to believe that when a worker has some type of a bad outcome, that adverse outcome happened because the worker became momentarily incompetent. Our thinking is driven…...

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Defining and Quantify the terms “Adjacent and Near”

/ Chemical Process Safety (PSM/RMP) /

The word “adjacent” may be small in terms of letters used to spell it, but it has an enormous impact on the world of process safety.  Both OSHA’s Process Safety Standard (1910.119) and EPA’s Risk Management Plan (Part 68) use the word “adjacent.”  Here is how Webster defines “adjacent” adjacent (adjective): not distant: nearby It…...

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Control measures to be taken if physical contact or airborne exposure occurs

/ Chemical Process Safety (PSM/RMP) /

A great and reliable resource to help comply with… 1910.119(f)(1)(iii)(C) Control measures to be taken if physical contact or airborne exposure occurs;   https://www.cdc.gov/chemicalemergencies/factsheets/ammonia.html    … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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OSHA’s presentation on its proposed Emergency Response standard (Keene State College – OSHA Training Institute Education Center, Region 1 Video)

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CLICK HERE for the pdf slides OSHA’s NEW Proposed Rule 1910.156 Emergency Response rule from OTI Education Center on Vimeo…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Documenting a HAZLOC; Defining and Quantifying MATTERS!

/ Chemical Process Safety (PSM/RMP) /

This week, OSHA posted an LOI regarding terms used in the PSM Standard, and this LOI has generated some discussions amongst some SAFTENG members, most notably… How are we required to document our HAZLOCs?  In OSHA’s LOI, it referenced 1910.307 Hazardous Locations standard which simply states: (emphasis by me) 1910.307(b) Documentation All areas designated as…...

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Torque MATTERS, FATAL failure of NG filter system at Power Plant

/ Chemical Process Safety (PSM/RMP) /

On June 18, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. an employee was working for a firm that operated electric power generation facilities. He was working at a natural gas-fired power plant. He and a coworker were restoring a natural gas filter system at the power plant by aligning valves after a maintenance crew had replaced filter media…....

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FATAL entry into LPG Storage Tank (O2 Deficiency)

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August 18, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., an employee entered an empty liquid propane gas (LPG) tank for servicing at an industrial equipment wholesaler facility. Earlier in the day, the employee approached a supervisor and said he wanted to enter the tank to spray Torq CB III penetrating oil product on an internal valve to loosen…...

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