The new CAMEO Chemicals 2.7.1 version is now available
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Important Product Safety Bulletin Eaton Heavy Duty 30A and 60A Safety Switches
Eaton has identified a potential nonconformance with certain Eaton Heavy Duty 30A and 60A Safety Switches. The safety switch can potentially supply power when the handle is in the “off” position, subjecting the operator of the switch or any downstream equipment to the risk of severe bodily injury or death. This issue affects various configurations…...
2018 Photo of the Week #27 (Another… smoking is hazardous to your health)
This is one from my personal collection. I know we go out of our way sometimes to accommodate the smokers at our facilities and I know that sometimes finding a location for a smoking area that makes everyone happy can be trying… but damn… if there is one place I would specifically PROHIBIT would be……...
2018 Video of the Week #27 (Saw mill… go ahead and say THANKS to OSHA!)
This may sound familiar to those of you my age or older… “This is how real men work”. Watch this video all the way through and not only will you see some unreal working conditions as they relate to machine guarding and PPE, you will also see some serious bouts of strength. It’s a video…...
EPA RMP Program 2 Citations @ fertilizer facility (NH3 & $6K w/ $30K SEPs)
Respondent owns and operates an anhydrous ammonia sales facility. On or about June 1, 2017, representatives of the EPA inspected Respondent’s Facility to determine compliance with Section 112(r) of the CAA and 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Information gathered during the EPA inspection revealed that Respondent had greater than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia in a…...
Be safe this 4th of July and if you need some reminders…
In the spirit of 4th of July Safety, I present one of my favorite safety skits of all time…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
LPG leak at flange during Start-Up (DMIR)
An operator at a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) processing facility heard a loud noise coming from an area of the plant during start-up, following significant maintenance works. The operator identified that high pressure, flammable natural gas was being released to the atmosphere from a localized point beneath the insulation of process equipment. The Department of…...
EPA RMP Citations @ Ethanol facility (NH3 & Flammables & $73K w/ a $209K SEP)
Respondent owned, leased, operated, controlled or supervised a facility for ethanol fuel production. Respondent conducted activity involving anhydrous ammonia at the Facility, including using, storing, handling or moving on-site anhydrous ammonia ( anhydrous ammonia process). Respondent conducted activity involving a flammable mixture that included natural gas condensates (flammable mixture) at the Facility, including using, storing,…...
2018 Photo of the Week #26 (E-STOPs need Functional Testing)
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2018 Video of the Week #26 (Cutting open vessel… explosion)
I am trying to find information on this incident. OSHA could not be more clear on this tasks: General Industry 1910.252(a)(3)(i) Used containers. No welding, cutting, or other hot work shall be performed on used drums, barrels, tanks or other containers until they have been cleaned so thoroughly as to make ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that there…...
UPDATE: 2018 Video of the Week #25 (Butane sphere BLEVE!)
NEW video added at the bottom, shows tank collapsing into pool fire and many other angles and close-ups. In March of 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the Tohoku area of Japan. This disaster included some of the most significant BLEVE type failures of LPG spheres ever recorded, at the Chiba refinery…...
2018 Photo of the Week #25 (Tagout… not quite!)
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