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Hydrostatic Relief Valves are for ISOLATED fluids – not for pump curves

Recently a client who uses anhydrous ammonia (NH3) had a significant event involving their NH3.  This event is the perfect scenario to demonstrate that “inherently safe design” is by far the best design.  The incident involved unloading a tank truck of NH3 into a bulk tank.  A single valve was in its CLOSED position when…...

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Reliance on Incident rates is much like an addiction

Earlier I shared a quote from Hippocrates in 450 B.C. and in that post, I mentioned that management’s reliance on incident rates is a sickness. That got me a lot of texts and a few phone calls. So I figured I would explain what I meant by that. Reliance on lagging indicators to measure the…...

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Defending H. W. Heinrich’s work… The critical role of the front-line supervisor in safety

“A supervisor or a foreman stands upon the first rung of the executive ladder. Because of certain valuable personal qualities, he has been selected to direct the work of other employees. Unfortunately, in the average case, he enters upon this phase of work uninstructed in the art of executive leadership—and works into it so gradually…...

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Hippocrates safety advice

Playing on what Hippocrates said centuries ago, I’ll offer this advice to safety pros who are exploring their next gig…   Before you can heal [an organization], ask [them] if [they’re] willing to give up the things that make [them] sick. Hippocrates, 450 B.C…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...

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Do not try to create a “safety culture”

Use safety as the vehicle to create a facility culture where SAFETY IS VALUED. For any organization to advance in safety, there MUST be TRUST and CREDIBILITY, and the path to building both starts with EMPATHY. Showing workers, we actually care about them is STEP 1 to any shift in safety. And EMPATHY is a…...

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Safety Thought of the Week… human errors

The significance (or severity) of an event depends upon the consequences suffered and not on the error that initiates it. The error that triggers a serious accident … and the error that is one of the hundreds with no consequences… can be the same error.   Human Error, James Reason, Department of Psychology University of…...

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Safety Thought of the Week… Management’s responsibility for controlling the unsafe acts

Management’s responsibility for controlling the unsafe acts of employees exists chiefly because these unsafe acts occur in the course of employment that management creates and then directs. Management selects the persons upon whom it depends to carry out industrial work. It may, if it so elects, choose persons who are experienced, capable of, and willing…...

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Safety Thought of the Week… my own thoughts this week

Do parents have safety metrics for their children’s safety? Do we put up banners to demonstrate the significance of our children’s safety? I am betting not on both. It is not needed as we naturally VALUE the safety of our children. We may never have the same level of VALUE of safety towards other adults…...

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Safety Thought of the Week… Think “situation” before sanction

“An operator’s behavior is strongly influenced by their working situation and the human and organizational factors that characterize the situation. If unsafe behavior is noted, the most effective way to prevent it from happening again is to eliminate the conditions that produced it. This implies that time and thought must to given to an analysis…....

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Defending H. W. Heinrich’s work… Action is the key

“If there is the will to achieve, if true accident causes are known and remedies are effectively applied, there can be no question of results. From the point of view of the industrial executive, no innovations are required. He may apply to accident prevention the very same methods that are successful in controlling the quality…...

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Cal/OSHA Cites Equipment Company, Refers Construction Company for Criminal Prosecution Following Confined Space Deaths

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has cited Meeder Equipment Company of Rancho Cucamonga and referred D&D Construction Specialties, Inc. of Sun Valley (D&D) for criminal prosecution in two separate cases of workers’ deaths related to confined spaces. All employers must recognize, evaluate and control confined space hazards to ensure workers’ safety…....

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