Two companies have been fined after two pest control contractors, 34 and 49, died while carrying out pest control work at a chicken factory on October 4, 2018. The men had entered an area full of concentrated nitrogen pumped from a chiller system. When the duo failed to return home from work the night before, […]
Since the standard says, “should not exceed” rather than “shall not exceed,” is the 140 dB level a recommendation or is compliance mandatory?
OSHA has issued an updated enforcement policy for recording and reporting COVID-19 cases. This memorandum is to inform you that, effective immediately and until further notice, OSHA is exercising its enforcement discretion to NOT cite employers for violations of 29 CFR Part 1904 for failure to record COVID-19 cases or to report COVID-19 fatalities and
CO2 as solid particles can cause electrostatic discharge! In September 1953, an aircraft fuel storage farm was taken into use in Niederstedem, Germany. The automatic fire extinguishing system, which used CO2, was demonstrated to visitors on the roof of the storage tank. The tank containing an explosive mixture suddenly ignited and exploded. 29 people lost
Respondent has a chemical manufacturing process at the Facility, meeting the definition of “process”, as defined by 40 C.F.R. § 68.3. The Facility experienced an accidental release of phosgene on December 4, 2023. Phosgene is a substance listed pursuant to Section 112(r)(3) of the CAA in 40 C.F.R. § 68.130. From the time Respondent first
Three workers died, and one is critical after suspected asphyxiation in an underground effluent treatment plant (ETP) tank at a dyeing mill. The condition of another worker remains critical, and he is undergoing treatment at a hospital
An employee at a tank manufacturing facility has died following an industrial incident on Monday. Firefighters responded to a report of a burn injury. Firefighters stabilized the patient, who was taken to a hospital, where the patient died. A special operations crew and a police crew responded to investigate the scene but found nothing suspicious.
In this line of work, it will not take long to hear the phrase “Is it really worth it?” We hear it when developing our Corrective Action Plans after an Audit, a PHA, or an Incident Investigation. Everyone agrees that “we need to do something”; it’s the level of that something that splits the road
I see this set up all the time… a business declares a space a Confined Space (NOT a Permit-Required Confined Space), just a simple space that meets the definition of a CS; however, it does not have a hazard that would make the CS a PRCS. So the question is… Does a “DANGER” sign belong
I have updated (4/3/26) the presentation with the NFPA direction/requirements for using the Diamond on small containers. Yes, NFPA provides specific guidance on using the Diamond on containers smaller than 1 gallon. 4/3/26 – I added the explanation as to why Bulk HAZMAT containers (Tanker Trucks & Railcars) are exempt from OSHA’s “shipped containers” requirements
DISCLAIMER: I am NOT suggesting we do this; just asking the group for their thoughts on a challenge I got this week. In all the discussions about using NFPA 704 Diamonds on Secondary Containers, from laboratory squirt bottles to bulk storage tanks, today I was asked if DOT Placards could be used to label STATIONARY
I guess we are never too old to learn new tricks! This week, I came across a practice that I was 100% certain I was being “punked.” The practice is called “welding,” but it’s done on a Polyethylene Plastic tank! Technically, it meets the definition of “welding”… Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials—typically
