I am not sure how much of the $4 million was for RMP, as there were other issues in this Consent Decree and I have only pulled out the RMP issues. On or about September 4, 2017, heater tube 23 ruptured in the CRU2/HTU2 charge heater process due to creep, a molecular failure mechanism that…...
Last week, VA-OSHA posted this Hazard Alert regarding hand sanitizers with 80% alcohol. Now I am not aware of any studies that differentiate the hazards of 80% versions from 70% and 65%% versions or of any incidents where static ignited the sanitizer when the user touched a grounded surface. But we do know that Alcohols…...
OSHA has cited a texas chemical company for exposing employees to workplace safety and health hazards after a fire and explosion at the plant in November 2019. The company faces $514,692 in fines. OSHA opened an investigation after vapor formed at the base of a butadiene finishing tower ignited and caused several explosions and fires…....
Today, the EPA’s RMP Info Center published the following guidance on the REVISED emergency coordination activities in the RMP Rule. The Risk Management Program regulations require owners and operators of stationary sources to coordinate their response needs ANNUALLY, or more frequently if necessary, with local emergency planning and response organizations (40 CFR §68.93(a)). Are stationary…...
UPDATED 6/4/2020 with an FR face-covering item. (NOT an endorsement!) Westex UltraSoft® FR Face Mask 7oz. Westex UltraSoft® 88% Cotton / 12% High Tenacity Nylon Sizes: Regular Colors: Orange (OR) Style: FR9805 Source: https://rascofr.com/product-category/face-covering/ Last week the good folks are DuPont opened a can of proverbial worms that about a dozen of us have been…...
Occupational safety used to be so simple and I believe we were better off then than where we are now. When I started in the chemical industry in 1993, safety was a condition of employment. What does that mean… you don’t follow the safety procedures and practices you will not be employed at the facility! …...
Have you seen this yet? If not, you most likely will either via your social media activity or by e-mail. This week this picture and various stories about what happened have gone “viral” after a Wisconsin Fire District posted it on their FB Account as an attempt to educate their followers. The “shares” are over…...
Today I read in the news that a Police Chief of a metropolitan area announced his resignation amid a lot of turmoil in the city and within his Department. And in the news story, I was taken back by the Metro Council President… “If the officers don’t feel in tune with their police chief, it…...
This week, we saw OSHA issue 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 incident which claimed the life of a…...
I am sharing this citation as Nitrogen (N2) use is becoming more and more popular in businesses that often times may not have the level of safety necessary to store and handle this level of hazardous materials. I have personally seen N2 being used in personal grooming services and microbrewing and now this was a…...
5705.3.7 Rooms or buildings for quantities exceeding the maximum allowable quantity per control area.Where required by Section 5705.3.5.3 or 5705.3.6.1, rooms or buildings used for the use, dispensing, or mixing of flammable and combustible liquids in quantities exceeding the maximum allowable quantity per control area shall be in accordance with Sections 5705.3.7.1 through 5705.3.7.6.3…. Membership...
These photos from a recent tank barge explosion serve as a stark reminder of how dangerous cargo tank cleaning and gas freeing operations can be if safety regulations under Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1915 and Title 33 CFR Part 154 are not followed, and equipment is not properly maintained and inspected…...
