Two similar terms with very different meanings. And in terms of safety performance, the gap between these two terms, although they are incorrectly used to speak of hazards in the same context, is light-years apart. A “recognized hazard” is…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log...
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A video was recently shared with me showing some crazy response tactics from what appeared to be a professional fire department. But if you want to use this video in your training efforts, PLEASE ensure you use it as “How NOT to respond to such an event”. Engine fire in a Chevy pick-up leads to…...
Respondent is the owner and operator of a facility that repackages chlorine from rail tank cars into 150 lbs. cylinders and one-ton containers, produces sodium hypochlorite from blowdown operations, and distributes water and wastewater treatment chemicals by truck that are stored in bulk tanks and railcars. On July 26, 2021, there was an incident at…...
NOTE: this is the first citation that I am aware of from EPA’s amended RMP Emergency Planning requirements. At the time of the Inspection, Respondent had not conducted annual coordination activities with local emergency planning and response organizations for the year 2020. Notice that EPA did not seem to be concerned with the Global Pandemic,…...
In 2001, Dr. Patrick Hudson, Centre for Safety Science – The Netherlands published a paper on safety cultures. His work has stood the test of time, as many authors today still reference his 2001 research paper. In his paper, he explains there are five (5) different types of safety cultures and explains a number of…...
One of my favorite and newest safety authors is Dr. Clive Lloyd. His new book, Next Generation Safety Leadership: From Compliance to Care Dr. Lloyd explains the progression of safety cultures from Stage 1 – Apathetic through Stage 5 – Integrated and to be frank, it is the best explanation of cultural progression I have…...
Let’s take a safety quiz. I’ll show you two (2) pictures and you tell me which one shows a risk. Most everyone can recognize the rattlesnake as a risk, as it presents an immediate threat to our safety. How many saw the fire extinguisher, with it last annual inspection in 1965, as…...
I swear I think these “coaches” were all safety professionals in their previous careers. ? I look back at all the “right words” spoken in meetings, only to be followed up with decisions/choices by managers that conflicted with their words. Most of us call it “walking the talk”; but then that same management group will…...
At 12:00 noon on August 27, 2021, an employee, 27, entered a tanker trailer to power wash the interior of the tanker. The tanker had contained animal parts and was sitting outside in the high summer temperatures. The employee was found unconscious inside the tanker and emergency services were notified…. Membership Required You must be...
At 11:30 a.m. on August 29, 2021, Employee #1, 32, inserted a tank wash spinner inside a semi-tanker, which later started draining slowly. Employee #1 entered the tanker to find out why it was draining slowly. Employee #1 lost consciousness while inside the tanker and Employee #2, 43, went inside the tanker to render help…...
I have seen this very scenario play out at least a half dozen times in my career. GRAVITY is an energy source and can be a fatal form of energy! Here is what happened in this tragedy… At 4:15 p.m. on July 19, 2021, an employee, 38, was changing the hydraulic line on a forklift…....
