I think most businesses are familiar with “backup power” sources, from battery packs on exit signs and egress lighting to UPSs on servers for their IT needs. But for facilities that store, handle, and process hazardous materials AND with safety systems associated with the storage, handling, and processing of those HAZMATs, there are some additional […]
Information regarding OSHA Minor Servicing while working in General Industry. The OSHA standard states: 1910.147(a)(2)(ii)(B)An employee is required to place any part of their body into an area on a machine or piece of equipment where work is performed upon the material being processed (point of operation) or where an associated danger zone exists during
NFPA 497 has added TWO (2) NEW figures to establish classification areas around Pressure Relief Valve (PRV) vents. The classification areas of the sources in several figures in Section 5.11 have been removed to eliminate confusion. This change is significant in two (2) ways:
Several major revisions have been made to the 2024 edition of NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code.
The 2024 edition includes a revision to change written hot work permits to documented hot work permits to address the use of new digital platforms used to issue permits. The biggest change is… A requirement has also been added to allow the duration of the fire watch to be reduced to…
The Hot Work Permit element of both OSHA’s PSM standard and EPA’s Risk Management Plan is one of the shortest elements’ of the 14 elements. Its presence is to require a written permit to be issued when performing Hot Work in/on/adjacent to a covered process. Some may not fully understand the need for this element,
As we have discussed many times in the SAFTENG social media groups, there seems to be an increase in catastrophic fires associated with large-scale construction. The IFC is attempting to address these devastating losses through some new code requirements in CHAPTER 33 FIRE SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION. The code requires a site safety plan
The plans and procedures required in Sections 2203.5 Housekeeping, 2203.6 Standard Operational Procedures, and 2203.7 Emergency Response Plan (ERP) shall be reviewed annually and updated as process changes require. Initial and annual refresher training shall be provided to employees involved in operating, maintaining, and supervising facilities that handle combustible dust. Initial and annual refresher training shall
