2017 Photo of the Week #47 (Got a P&ID for that?)
Fatal PRCS Entry – Worker killed by agitator blades
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
OSHA posts a new batch of Propane/LPG Accident Investigations
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.
EPA RMP citations @ refinery (Flammables and HF Acid & $46K w/ $168K SEP)
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
Gasoline, Static, and the lack of Bonding & Grounding
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 Cites Power Plant And it’s Security contractor following Ammonia Release
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
Proposes Over $1.8 Million in Fines Against a Corn Milling Facility After Fatal Grain Dust Explosion
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
Using CAMEO Tools for RMP and EPCRA Off-Site Consequence Analyses
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
Evaluation of Fire and Rescue Services (OSHA 2017)
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
Fit-Testing 101, how not to do it
For those of you who do “fit-testing,” what can you see in these photos that makes you go Hmmmmm? Hints:
RMP Data by the numbers as of November 2017
I am sorry I am a tad late on this year’s summary, but here are the numbers as they were in the latest database update. Some surprises here… 12,380 RMPs on file 1,328 RMPs have an accident history 24 RMPs have had a fatal RMP accident 16,598 RMP injuries have occurred at these RMP sites