2017 Video of the Week #44 (Two Forklifts don’t make it right )
Chlorine Institute pulls Pamphlet 74 – Guidance On Estimating the Area Affected By A Chlorine Release
Those of you that follow me on social media know that I updated all my profiles photos last week with a photo from the Final “Jack Rabbit” Report showing a 20-ton Chlorine Release from an overhead drone. The image is UNREAL and after working with chlorine for over 25 years I was in awe of its power
Did you hear about the ammonia release at the IN Food plant that killed six (6) – me either, but EPA has
After last weeks tragic triple fatality ammonia refrigeration accident in Canada, this weekend’s database work really caught my attention when I saw who holds the #1 spot for “# of deaths”. It seems that a food plant in Indiana with an ammonia refrigeration process with 16,000 pounds of NH3 had a release in August 2015 that
2017 Video of the Week #43 (HAZMAT – Now you see it… now you don’t)
My “attention getter” for my HAZMAT classes! This is one amazing piece of footage that every responder needs to see. PLEASE NOTE that my YouTube Channel is now “private”, seems there was one individual who was easily offended. YouTube support suggested that I go private and manage the subscribers.
US Court of Appeals 7th Circuit refuses to hear an appeal involving PRCS Entry Accident and OSHA citations
It is not hard to find people who complain about government regulations, but the regulations often exist because people do not take optimal precautions on a voluntary basis. This case illustrates that problem. Honorable Diane P. Wood, Chief Judge This case arose after toxic fumes in a large container (i.e. tanker truck) knocked out
OSHA’s Interim Enforcement Guidance for the Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction Standard, 29 CFR 1926.1153
October 19, 2017 MEMORANDUM FOR:REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH:THOMAS GALASS, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary FROM: PATRICK J. KAPUST, Acting Director, Directorate of Enforcement Programs SUBJECT:nterim Enforcement Guidance for the Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction Standard, 29 CFR 1926.1153 This memorandum provides interim enforcement guidance to Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) for enforcing 29 CFR 1926.1153, Respirable
4,400 pound anhydrous ammonia leak @ meat plant (PSSR & Torquing Failures)
Operations at this installation, which featured a recent design, had been partially started in 1996; the latest in a series of plant extensions, including space designated for ammonia storage, was authorized on January 9, 1997. This plant processed 150 tonnes/day of meat (animal slaughter and production of vacuum-sealed meats, frozen ground beef, both frozen and
Another WRONG CHEMICAL to the WRONG TANK fatal accident (HCL and hypochlorite = Chlorine)
This accident happened at a site of a distributor of bulk chemicals such as acids, bases, aqueous solutions of detergents, etc. The chemicals are delivered by tanker truck or railcars and put into tanks. The chemicals are then filled in drums or cans which have a volume ranging from 5-gallon cans to 55-gallon drums. At
Chlorine Accident Study (Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity)
This summary report was established based on information collected from 557 French accidents (251 cases) or foreign accidents (306 cases) which took place between January 1917 (not a type-o) and May 2003. This document should be of specific interest to installations implementing large quantities of chlorine (chemical plants, paper mills, metallurgy…), as well as companies
Ammonia Refrigeration Accident Study (Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity)
This study essentially concerns refrigeration installations using ammonia as a refrigerant. However, to better understand and to place the risks associated with these installations in perspective, quantified information has also been collected on numerous accidents, both French or foreign, in other industrial or agricultural activities and the field of transport. The processing of these data allows some comparisons to