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Safety Shoes SAVE a foot

This was the shoe of a stand up forklift driver who got his foot too far of the edge of the lift.   He was uninjured.  The cost of the injury without that shoe would have paid for every employee’s safety shoes in our company for two years…. Membership Required You must be a member to access...

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EPA RMP citations @ natural gas processing plant (Natural Gas & $53K)

Respondent operates a natural gas processing plant where raw natural gas is received via pipeline and processed to remove heavy natural gas liquids (NGLs) (i.e., butane, ethane, methane, pentane, propane, isobutane and isopentane ). After being processed and purified into a finished by-product, the NGL mixture is stored in pressurized tanks and transferred into tanker…...

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EPA RMP citations @ WWTP (Cl2 and SO2 & $16K)

Respondent is a municipality doing business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. On November 13, 2014, the EPA issued to Respondent a notice of potential violation (“NOPV”), providing notice that the EPA found that Respondent had potentially committed the alleged violations described in Section E of this Agreement and providing Respondent an opportunity to confer with…...

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EPA RMP citations @ WWTP (Cl2 & $20K, w/ $69K SEP)

Respondent is a municipality doing business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. On October 27, 2015, the EPA issued to Respondent a notice of potential violation (“NOPV”), providing notice that the EPA found that Respondent had potentially committed alleged violations and providing Respondent an opportunity to confer with the EPA. On April 5, 2016, and May…...

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How will the RMP rule impact changes to OSHA’s PSM update? (EPA Letter)

It won’t. Both the OSHA PSM standard and the EPA RMP rule aim to prevent or minimize the consequences of accidental chemical releases through implementation of management program elements that integrate technologies, procedures, and management practices. In addition to requiring implementation of management program elements, the RMP rule requires covered sources to submit (to EPA)…...

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37 incidents & 0 updates (1/2/17)

Industrial ­­­­­RAIL YARD FATALITY Worker Dies in Blytheville Steel Mill Accident (worker was killed while working in the rail yard – he was a locomotive operator with 27 years of experience – no details on what happened) LINEMAN ELECTROCUTION Utility worker killed in Sullivan County identified (worker, 46, died repairing a downed wire – customers…...

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BSEE Releases Investigation Report into Platform Explosion (LOTO error)

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has released the panel investigation report into the November 20, 2014, explosion and fatality on a platform. The explosion occurred on West Delta Block 105 Platform E, resulting in the tragic death of Jerrel Hancock.  Mr. Hancock, a Turnkey Cleaning Services supervisor, died after an explosion inside…...

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PHMSA Issues Safety Advisory on Use of DOT-39 Cylinders for Liquefied Flammable Compressed Gas

PHMSA 36-16 Thursday, December 15, 2016 PHMSA Issues Safety Advisory on Use of DOT-39 Cylinders for Liquefied Flammable Compressed Gas. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a safety advisory informing offerors or anyone using a DOT Specification 39 (DOT-39) cylinder that cylinders with an internal volume…...

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EPA explains the changes to the FINAL RMP Amendments local emergency response coordination requirements

This week EPA issued two letters explaining the changes to the local coordination requirements and they will advance local preparedness and assist local response officials, as well as the Local Coordination requirements that are included in the final rule.  Here’s what EPA said:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a...

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EPA clarifies the new “public information” requirements for their FINAL amendments of their RMP Rule

EPA issued several letters this week clarifying the NEW “public information” requirements in their FINAL AMENDMENTS of their RMP rule.  Here are the questions that EPA answered in their letters: What is the process for responding to information requests from the public? How does EPA’s final rule preserve security while enhancing the ability to local…...

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