Respondent operates an ammonia refrigerant facility with 19,000 pounds of ammonia for food refrigeration purposes. The process is an RMProgram level 3 covered process. On March 24, 2016, the EPA conducted an onsite inspection of the RMProgram related records and equipment for the purpose of assessing the Respondent’s compliance with the RMProgram requirements and the…...
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On or about August 22-23, 2017, EPA conducted an inspection (the inspection) of the Facility to determine compliance with Section 112(r) of the CAA and 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Information collected as a result of the inspection revealed that Respondent failed to implement the risk management program at the Facility. The following substances are a…...
WARNING! Viewer Discretion is STRONGLY advised as this video may be upsetting. It shows a Hot Work Explosion and workers being thrown from the explosion and they perish in the accident. We should take heed when OSHA uses phrases like “certain”: 1910.252(a)(3)(i) Used containers. No welding, cutting, or other hot work shall be performed on…...
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It is the owner’s responsibility to select the applicable code section(s) that apply to the proposed piping installation. Factors to be considered in this decision include: scopes of the code sections; jurisdictional requirements; and the applicability of other codes and standards Each B31 code section is intended to be applied as a whole to a…...
A WPF in respiratory protection stands for Workplace Protection Factor. It’s a measure of how much protection a respirator actually provides to a worker in real‑world conditions, not just in a laboratory test. What a WPF really means…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in...
MEMORANDUM FOR: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH: RICHARD MENDELSON, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary FROM: THOMAS GALASSI, Director Directorate of Enforcement Programs SUBJECT: Process Safety Management Retail Exemption Enforcement Policy… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Using NFPA 2113 as our RAGAGEP, these items are by far the most common errors we find in our work when FRC is worn in flammable/HAZLOCs work areas:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
One of the most abused practices involving LOTO is the “myth” that LOTO does not apply when the “energy source” is “under the control of and within line-of-sight of the person performing the activity.” As OSHA points out in this 2007 LOI, this is not necessarily the case:… Membership Required You must be a member...
OSHA’s standard for the Control of Hazardous Energy allows us three (3) means in which we can identify our Lockout locks: 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(B) Standardized. Lockout and tagout devices shall be standardized within the facility in at least one of the following criteria: Color; shape; or size; and additionally, in the case of tagout devices, print and format…...
Almost all of the recognized codes and standards related to the storage of flammable liquids will reference an Underwriters’ Laboratories construction standard, No. 142, Standard for Steel Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids. Those recognized codes and standards include OSHA’s 1910.106, Flammable liquids and the International Fire Code (IFC). The IFC does not directly…...
