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EPA issues RMP & EPCRA citations after 300 pound NH3 release (NH3 & $108K)

The CAFO resolves the following CAA and CERCLA violations that EPA alleges occurred in conjunction with Respondent’s handling of ammonia at its cold storage warehouse: Failure to Comply with RMP emergency contact requirements, in violation of 40 C.F.R. § 68.160(b)(6); Failure to comply with Program 3 safety information requirements, in violation of 40 C.F.R. 68.65;

Interpretation of 1904.35(b)(1)(i) and (iv)

OCT 19 2016 MEMORANDUM FOR:       REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS FROM:                                DOROTHY DOUGHERTY, Deputy Assistant Secretary SUBJECT:                          Interpretation of 1904.35(b)(1)(i) and (iv) On May 12, 2016, OSHA published

34 incidents & 1 update (11/27/16)

Industrial LOTO/GUARDING FATALITY Worker killed in industrial accident at Virginia paper mill (worker, 44, was killed in an industrial accident at a paper mill about 9 p.m. – the 911 caller reported a man had fallen into a machine – the incident occurred in an area with a paper pulping machine) FORKLIFT FATALITY Worker crushed

EPA recently offered more on “co-location” of two (2) non-connected processes

Much like OSHA’s Letter of Interpretation, EPA has a series of “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)” in regards to their Risk Management Plan rule.  Recently EPA answered a question regarding their take on “co-location” in which a tank with 1,000,000 pounds of toluene diisocyanate (TDI), which is covered under the RMP rule, but not under OSHA PSM.

OSHA’s new Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) and “hoist areas”

With OSHA’s new Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) standard comes some new requirements for protecting workers in “hoist areas”.  Paragraph (b)(2) establishes fall protection requirements for workers who work in “hoist areas” that are four (4) feet or more above a lower level. The final rule defines a “hoist area” as an elevated

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