During the pandemic, OSHA’s Combustible Dust team was updating OSHA’s Technical Manual with a new chapter on Combustible Dust. If you are looking to learn more about the hazards of Com Dusts, this would be a great starting point for your reading. And if your business manages Com Dusts, this is a MUST READ. The…...
Many thanks to DS at the U of MO for sharing this excellent safety guide on liquid nitrogen containers. The document (FREE DOWNLOAD) covers the following: Understanding liquid nitrogen Structure of a liquid nitrogen tank Storage and care Transporting and handling Monitoring nitrogen levels Tank damage The images are very helpful in their explanations, such…...
For the life of me (pun intended) I can not find this fool who runs around and tells all these safety lies about OSHA compliance. I used to think it had to be Casper The Friendly Ghosts’ brother – but now I am at a loss in combating some of the most fundamental safety principles. …...
Respondent owned and operated the petroleum refining facility which produces, processes, stores, or handles more than the threshold quantities of flammable substances. Respondent’s hydrocracker unit (HCU) is a covered process under Program 3 of the RMP regulations. On April 10, 2020, there was an incident at the facility. One of the facility’s covered processes was…...
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In response to a January 2021 complaint, the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated a production facility and found machine operators and maintenance employees entered POWDER-COATING OVENS routinely without testing atmospheric conditions or securing natural gas lines and operating machine parts. By doing so, the employer exposed these workers to dangerous asphyxiation hazards and…...
From 2011 to 2018, 1,030 workers died from occupational injuries involving a confined space. The annual figures range from a low of 88 in 2012 to a high of 166 in 2017. These data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). Here is the breakdown of the data…… Membership...
This safety alert on public safety at oil and gas upstream facilities is intended to: Remind upstream (exploration and production) oil and gas facility owners and operators of public safety hazards associated with upstream oil and gas facilities, Remind them of their obligations under the Clean Air Act General Duty Clause (GDC); and Provide information on…...
Respondent owns a wastewater treatment plant. Chlorine, propane, and sulfur dioxide (anhydrous) are each a ” regulated substance”, as set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 68.130. The Respondent has a wastewater chlorination process at the stationary source. The Respondent’s facility has propane in excess of the 10,000-pound threshold, however, such propane is not used in…...
Respondent’s facilities are located in Missouri. On or about March 30-April 1, 2010, EPA conducted an inspection of the Carthage, Missouri facility to determine compliance with 40 C.F.R. Part 68. On or about September 27-29, 2010, EPA conducted an inspection of the Louisiana, Missouri facility to determine compliance with 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Information collected…...
Respondent is the owner and/or operator of operates a pulp bleaching mill. Respondent has registered an RMPlan with the EPA for its Facility and has developed an RMProgram accidental release prevention program for the Facility. Respondent has on-site 19,022 pounds of chlorine dioxide in one RMProgram level 3 covered process, which stores or otherwise uses…...
Respondent owns and operates a facility with the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 311230 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing. The manufacturing facility produces cereal products and snack bars. A refrigeration system is used for the operation of chillers, compressors, and condensers that support manufacturing activities, including the cereal processing area. The refrigeration system uses…...
