We see a lot about Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) as it relates to piping, but we can not forget that the same failure mode can occur on vessels as well. API 510 spells out some ranges as to when we MUST consider the need for a CUI inspection on our vessel(s).
Sorry for a lack of posts these last couple of weeks, they have been crazy with travel and work. But I wanted to follow-up on a lot of questions and comments I got regarding my “Internal inspections… of my pressure vessel??? We don’t need no internal inspections” post a few weeks back. If your engineers/management
On June 3, 2019, a railcar catatrophically failed when incompatible materials stored inside the car reacted and approximately 20,000 gallons of liquid waste derived fuel – fuel derived from hazardous waste – spewed from the railcar for 34 seconds. The eruption sent waste fuel several hundred feet into the air and ripped the manway hatch
Sometimes the OSHA “Request for public comments” postings contains some really good insights as to the documentation aspect to OSHA compliance. This week’s posting does a nice job of explaining all that is required to document our PPE Hazard Assessments: (emphasis by me, but 100% OSHA wording) Paragraph 1910.132(d)(1) and the Personal Fall Protection standard
So this week we all got a chuckle when I posted this picture to my Social Media groups: But in all seriousness, this is NO laughing matter! Well, we can at least surmise that EPA inspectors do not find the humor in it, as is evident in the nine (9) labeling issues they noted in
As our debate/discussion continues regarding falls within or into a Confined Space and if that fall hazard is one that makes the CS a PRCS and if a PRCS can be reclassified when there is a fall hazard present. I keep sharing OSHA language and it keeps being diced up and rephrased to meet personal
One way EPA selects facilities to be inspected is by “Vulnerable Zones”. These are areas that could be affected by a release from a chemical accident at a facility subject to the risk management program requirements in 40 CFR Part 68. So how can a facility determine if they are one of the many facilities that impact a “vulnerable zone” and
Respondent is the owner or operator of a meat processing facility. On March 8, 2017, an authorized representative of the EPA conducted a compliance inspection of Respondent’s Facility to determine compliance with the Risk Management Plan (RMP) regulations promulgated at 40 C.F.R. Part 68 under section 112(r)(7) of the Act. Based on the March 8,
In the last couple of years we have come across a vicious and BADLY MISLEADING rumor that some facilities have fallen for and thus they have fallen out of compliance with OSHA/NIOSH/DOT in regards to their SCBA Cylinders. FACT: There are studies that have been done by the U.S. Navy and PHMSA that demonsrate 15-year
At 11:45 a.m. on August 28, 2012, an employee was finishing a painting assignment to coat pipes in six confined spaces at a lift station site. The employee was cleaning the pipes using a Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) solvent prior to applying a two-part epoxy paint that contained Xylene, Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK), and Ethyl
We just can’t make this stuff up!!! This accident happened during a “safety day”… At 8:30 a.m. on May 24, 2018, Employee #1 was in charge of setting up a booth representing the control laboratory for a safety day event at the plant, which involved approximately 1,000 employees, visitors, and vendors. Employee #1 wanted to
