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Hazardous Materials and Chicago Coupling(s)

Most anyone who has spent a day inside an industrial facility has seen a “Chicago Coupling” or as some may call it, a “crows-foot”, although they may have never heard the phrase that describes this device… Photo Source: chicagocoupling.com Having been raised as a safety engineer in the petrochem industry I learned early on that…...

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Hazardous Materials and Chicago Coupling(s)

Most anyone who has spent a day inside an industrial facility has seen a “Chicago Coupling” or as some may call it, a “crows-foot”, although they may have never heard the phrase that describes this device… Photo Source: chicagocoupling.com Having been raised as a safety engineer in the petrochem industry I learned early on that…...

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Direct-Reading Instruments

Found this one and thought it may be helpful for those who need to train some supervisors on the use of their “meters”, “sniffers”, etc.  This is a great “introduction” presentation that covers the methods and limitations of these types of instruments…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready...

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Direct-Reading Instruments

Found this one and thought it may be helpful for those who need to train some supervisors on the use of their “meters”, “sniffers”, etc.  This is a great “introduction” presentation that covers the methods and limitations of these types of instruments…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready...

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Introduction to Toxicology

Found another ppt from years back.  This was one from my time with BFGoodrich Speciality Chemicals.  The Corporate Safety Manager was one of the most down-to-earth CIHs I have ever worked with.  Unfortunately she has now retired, but she was an absolute treasure of information and her super power was making difficult and complex matters…...

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Introduction to Toxicology

Found another ppt from years back.  This was one from my time with BFGoodrich Speciality Chemicals.  The Corporate Safety Manager was one of the most down-to-earth CIHs I have ever worked with.  Unfortunately she has now retired, but she was an absolute treasure of information and her super power was making difficult and complex matters…...

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Chemistry of Hazardous Materials Pre-course Reading

I found this NFA pre-course reading material from way back when I started my business and had a contract with a national organization for HAZMAT Specialist.  As many of you know I have been in the ER field since the late 1980’s and then spent 16 years in petrochemical and semi-conductor industries as a safety engineer/manager…...

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Chemistry of Hazardous Materials Pre-course Reading

I found this NFA pre-course reading material from way back when I started my business and had a contract with a national organization for HAZMAT Specialist.  As many of you know I have been in the ER field since the late 1980’s and then spent 16 years in petrochemical and semi-conductor industries as a safety engineer/manager…...

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Silhouettes of Rail Cars, Tank Trucks and Chemical Tanks

This is an excellent resource for Emergency Responders and Process Safety practioners that explains the design, typical contents of, and traits for us to idnetify the type of container.  This should be known by ALL HAZMAT Technicians and for those who are new to Process Safety, it may prove to be helpful in explaining the…...

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Silhouettes of Rail Cars, Tank Trucks and Chemical Tanks

This is an excellent resource for Emergency Responders and Process Safety practioners that explains the design, typical contents of, and traits for us to idnetify the type of container.  This should be known by ALL HAZMAT Technicians and for those who are new to Process Safety, it may prove to be helpful in explaining the…...

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Piping Corrosion (External – Outside/In)

This is WATER damage!  It is on an NH3 process, but this was found to be external damage from treated water with an incorrect water treatment “recepie”.  The condenser was not being maintained properly either and the two failures produced this corrosion and a tad bit of erossion as the water was dripping down from…...

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Piping Corrosion (External – Outside/In)

This is WATER damage!  It is on an NH3 process, but this was found to be external damage from treated water with an incorrect water treatment “recepie”.  The condenser was not being maintained properly either and the two failures produced this corrosion and a tad bit of erossion as the water was dripping down from…...

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