A cryogenic natural gas liquid (“NGL”) facility with capacity to process approximately 1.0 billion cubic feet per day of raw natural gas while recovering around 1.4 gallons per million cubic feet of NGL product in the ethane rejection mode of operation suffered a release of approximately 19,000 pounds of NGL at the truck loading area […]
Industrial FATAL FALL into GRAIN BIN Man Killed in Workplace Accident at Malting Company in Shakopee (worker, 58, was killed about 9:15 p.m. at the plant when he fell into a grain bin – another worker found the man and called 911 immediately – he was pronounced dead at the scene – it is currently
For the gun owners, you already know what the title means. But for those not quite sure, this is what I mean. When we handle a firearm, loaded or unloaded, we ALWAYS treat it as if it is loaded. This means we NEVER put ourselves in the line of fire, REGARDLESS of the status of
WARNING!!! Viewer Discretion is advised. Not graphic, but is does show a serious injury occurring when a grinder kicks back and strikes the user’s arm.
Since EPA published their final amendments last month, some in the process safety profession have been in a tizzy over the 3rd Party Audit Requirements. This little revision is going over about as well as OSHA’s revised Hazard Categories. This week I have fielded many calls, emails, and texts from people panicking over this new 3rd
OSHA issued the nine citations and fined a refinery $164,775 for process safety lapses resulting in a Nov. 22 fire that injured six workers. 8 of the 9 citations were “serious” and each carried a fine of $12,675. The ninth, listed as a “repeat,” was $63,373. The refinery is contesting the citations and associated penalties. The
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.
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
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
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
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)
