An ammonia cylinder burst late Monday while being heated as part of preparations to restart the alkylation unit at a 86,000 barrel-per-day refinery, sources familiar with plant operations said on Tuesday. A company spokesman said the company responded to an incident at the refinery, in which there were neither injuries nor offsite impact. The refinery was…...
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At approximately 11:00 p.m. on March 27, 2017, Employee #1 was cleaning a mixing tank. The power was turned on and Employee #1 was struck by the agitator and killed. OSHA issued the following citations: NOTE: all of the citations are under contest… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership...
This week OSHA posted a new batch of 2017 propane/LPG accident summaries and investigations. These are always handy when trying to raise awareness, educate, and change the hearts and minds of employees. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Respondent owns and operates a refinery which produces, processes, handles, or stores, over the threshold amount, hydrogen, methane, ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, butane, iso-butane, pentane, pentene, and iso-pentane. All are listed at 40 C.F.R. § 68.130 as regulated substances based on their flammability. At the Facility, the Respondent also produces, processes, handles, or stores, over…...
This is an excellent demonstration showing the ignition of gasoline vapors with static electricity. A few important points to call out before you watch the video: Gasoline vapors have an MIE less than 1.0 mJ “Splashing filling” is a HUGE generator of static Watch how they make a point to be sure the nozzle is…...
OSHA has cited a power plant and it’s security services provider, for $43,458 in total proposed penalties, following a release of anhydrous ammonia at its Gibsonton facility. On May 23, 2017, OSHA responded to the incident and determined that the ammonia release occurred when a relief valve activated after a pipeline became over pressurized. As a…...
OSHA has proposed $1,837,861 in fines against a corn milling facility following a May 31, 2017, explosion that killed five workers and injured 12 others, including a 21-year-old employee who suffered a double leg amputation after being crushed by a railcar. OSHA found that the explosion likely resulted from failures to correct the leakage and…...
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This week NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration posted an AWESOME RESOURCE for those of you responsible for your RMP’s Off-Site Consequence Analyzes (OCA) and EPCRA hazard analyses and who like to use CAMEO software suite when doing these off-site consequence analyses. Part 1: Worst-Case Analysis (RMP) Part 2: Alternative Analysis (RMP) Part 3: ALOHA and Green Book… Membership...
There has been a lot of discussions these past several years about having an “in-house emergency response team” vs. relying on “external response services” (e.g. local FD or contracted services on a case-by-case basis). There is NO one right or wrong answer and each facility and its hazards and needs are all quite different. This week…...
For those of you that do “fit-testing” what can you see in these photos that make you go Hmmmmm? Hints: Color 1910.134 App A – Fit Testing Procedures (Mandatory)… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
