Here is a listing of just some of the Loss of Primary Containment (LOPC) events involving pressure equipment unsafe conditions, accidents, and fires that have been reported to and investigated by ABSA. This information is provided to make people aware of the general nature of pressure equipment unsafe conditions, accidents, and fires. The intent is to…...
All of these news outlets claiming the CDC is recommending “double masking” is the media, once again, not knowing their ass from a hole in the ground when it comes to respiratory protection. In fact, yesterday the CDC announced they have begun a study to determine if double masking is more effective and by how…...
In May 2020 I wrote Part I – General Requirements after OSHA issued two willful and three serious violations totaling $122,602 to a sperm bank for bulls (cattle) after an employee was asphyxiated while filling freezers with Liquid Nitrogen. And back in 2017, we saw another sperm bank, this one for humans, have a Nitrogen…...
Here is a nice ppt from MSHA showing their 2020 fatality cases. SAFTENG members can download the ppt…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
I do not write a lot about Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices (ESRWP) as I tend to leave this area of safety to those who specialize in it. But as safety professionals, we MUST be trained in these safety practices so as to ensure our workers are being protected by following these ESRWPs. The #1 failure…...
From NFPA’s 2021 70E Factsheet… Article 110: Some requirements in Article 110 have been reorganized for a more logical progression, including moving general principles of lockout/tagout from Section 120.2 and general principles of an electrically safe work condition and energized work requirements from Section 130.2. New subsection 110.5(K) REQUIRES that an employer’s electrical safety program…...
by Roger F. Evans CSP, CHMM, SGE Often times you will hear stories of “centurions” citing specific lifestyles and/or attributes they believe have contributed to their longevity. Their stories are often quite interesting. They will talk about their diet, work habits, exercise scheme, family life, and their own personal secrets to their longevity, etc. In…...
A tower mechanic was entering a fractionation vessel at a gas facility to prepare a final inspection of the vessel. The interior of the vessel was under a nitrogen purge, and the worker was using supplied air. Shortly after entering the vessel, the worker went into distress. The on-site emergency response team extracted the worker…...
An operator was found unresponsive at an Oil Battery. The operator’s body was found lying inside a partially open utilidor where a valve was open and gas escaping. The battery is a sour gas (oil & gas with hydrogen sulphide) site. The Medical Examiner report stated the cause of death was due to hydrogen sulphide…...
A bleeder valve was left open during transport truck anhydrous ammonia delivery, causing a large amount of ammonia to enter and violently rupture an aluminum caged plastic Intermediate bulk container (IBC or tote) filled with water. The IBC/Tote rupture released ammonia and the delivery driver suffered fatal injuries and other workers, including a facility employee,…...
NOTE: this occurred in 2007 – I just missed it in my research and just now posting it. At a meat product processing plant Employee #1 and Employee #2 were working on the production floor near a section of piping that had been removed the prior day during the rerouting of an ammonia refrigerant line…....
At approximately 5:40 pm. on October 17, 2007, a wiring employee came to a press brake to get more pieces from Employee #1, a press operator. Employee #1 turned and put down a piece, collapsed to the floor, and experienced convulsions. The wiring employee panicked and asked the laser operator for help. The laser operator…...
