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OSHA issues PSM citations @ paint manufacturing plant (Flammable/Reactives & $290K)

OSHA issued $290,358 in proposed penalties following an August 2023 explosion at a paint factory in Garland, TX. One employee was injured in the explosion at the factory. OSHA issued one repeat and eight serious citations. The repeat citation was a $161,310 proposed penalty. The proposed penalties for the eight other citations are $16,131 each…....

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Safety Thought of the Week (Todd Conklin)

When a person responds as if the worker has become stupid, that response is more about the organization than the worker in question We must battle the need to believe that when a worker has some type of bad outcome, that adverse outcome happened because the worker became momentarily incompetent. Our thinking is driven by…...

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When a person responds as if the worker has become stupid, that response is more about the organization than the worker in question We must battle the need to believe that when a worker has some type of a bad outcome, that adverse outcome happened because the worker became momentarily incompetent. Our thinking is driven…...

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Defining and Quantify the terms “Adjacent and Near”

The word “adjacent” may be small in terms of letters used to spell it, but it has an enormous impact on the world of process safety.  Both OSHA’s Process Safety Standard (1910.119) and EPA’s Risk Management Plan (Part 68) use the word “adjacent.”  Here is how Webster defines “adjacent” adjacent (adjective): not distant: nearby It…...

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Control measures to be taken if physical contact or airborne exposure occurs

A great and reliable resource to help comply with… 1910.119(f)(1)(iii)(C) Control measures to be taken if physical contact or airborne exposure occurs;   https://www.cdc.gov/chemicalemergencies/factsheets/ammonia.html    … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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OSHA’s presentation on its proposed Emergency Response standard (Keene State College – OSHA Training Institute Education Center, Region 1 Video)

CLICK HERE for the pdf slides OSHA’s NEW Proposed Rule 1910.156 Emergency Response rule from OTI Education Center on Vimeo…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Documenting a HAZLOC; Defining and Quantifying MATTERS!

This week, OSHA posted an LOI regarding terms used in the PSM Standard, and this LOI has generated some discussions amongst some SAFTENG members, most notably… How are we required to document our HAZLOCs?  In OSHA’s LOI, it referenced 1910.307 Hazardous Locations standard which simply states: (emphasis by me) 1910.307(b) Documentation All areas designated as…...

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Torque MATTERS, FATAL failure of NG filter system at Power Plant

On June 18, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. an employee was working for a firm that operated electric power generation facilities. He was working at a natural gas-fired power plant. He and a coworker were restoring a natural gas filter system at the power plant by aligning valves after a maintenance crew had replaced filter media…....

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FATAL entry into LPG Storage Tank (O2 Deficiency)

August 18, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., an employee entered an empty liquid propane gas (LPG) tank for servicing at an industrial equipment wholesaler facility. Earlier in the day, the employee approached a supervisor and said he wanted to enter the tank to spray Torq CB III penetrating oil product on an internal valve to loosen…...

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Pressure Testing GONE BAD (Vessel Failure)

At 9:20 a.m. on July 12, 2023, an employee working as a supervisor was testing for leaks in a tank at a leak test station. Tanks are laid on their side for leak tests. The top of the tank faced the pressure test chamber, and the bottom faced the opposite direction. The employee began grinding…...

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OSHA answers the question: Frequency of refresher training for first aid and CPR?

OSHA cancelled CPL 2-2.53 in 2007. Your letter cites OSHA’s current guidelines for CPR training contained in OSHA 3317-06N 2006, Best Practices Guide: Fundamentals of a Workplace First-Aid Program. Although OSHA does not mandate retraining intervals, this guidance, at p. 13, recommends that “Instructor-led retraining for life-threatening emergencies[,]” specifically CPR and AED, “should occur at…...

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