If you’ve ever driven on an industrial plant site you most likely have noticed the speed limits on these sites is rather low, say 10 mph. However, some sites we have visited we have seen speed limits up in the 20 mph range. Now if there is no critical infrastructure in the area, we just […]
With last weeks tragic accident in my old stomping grounds of DeRidder, LA I am reminded of OSHA’s laguage in 1910.252. I know of no other standard that has such “matter of fact” style language. In the standard, OSHA uses the phrase “absolutely certain” in regards to ensuring the “container” is gas/vapor free. In fact
Inspections New Inspections 4,858 Closed Inspections 5,026 Inspections With Violations 65 Inspections With No Violations 4,793 Current Penalties $397,508.50 Inspection Types Inspection Type Accident 143 Inspection Type Complaint 1,124 Inspection Type Referral 683 Inspection Type Followup 193 Inspection Type Unprog Related 198 Inspection Type Planned 2,120 Inspection Type Other 286 Violations Serious Violations 2,057
A 61-year-old truck driver was watching two mechanics work on the inside rear tire of a truck. One mechanic left to retrieve a tool while the other mechanic was removing the air chuck. The truck driver approached the tire when the side wall of the tire exploded, releasing the compressed air and throwing the truck
Robyn Brooks DEP/CPSEI/JRL Director –
This week’s video shows what appears to be an attempted “hot tap” procedure on an anhydrous ammonia piping. Watch closely as the escaping ammonia gas (VD<1) gets trapped under the roof and ignites from the welding sparks. The other concern is that if NH3 was present in a flammable concentration, the workers should have been in
The accident sequence begins with the negative consequences of organizational processes (i.e., decisions concerned with planning, forecasting, designing, managing, communicating, budgeting, monitoring, auditing, and the like). Another very influential factor is the system’s safety culture.
