Respondent owns and operates a chemical plant to produce many grades of high density polyethylene (HDPE). On August 2, 2015, Respondent identified a release of hexane into the adjacent facility to Respondent cooling water system and released to atmosphere. The cause was due to two of 658 “U” tubes from the LHC Tails Cooler failed […]
Respondent has submitted and registered an RMPlan to the EPA for its stationary source and has developed an RMProgram accidental release prevention program for the stationary source. Respondent operates polyhydric alcohol production process that uses ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and ethylenediamine in the polyhydric alcohol production process. Respondent has one RMProgram level 3 covered process, polyhydric
Respondent owns and operates a 210,000 square foot fresh fruits and vegetables processing and cold storage facility. The facility includes one RMProgram regulated closed-looped ammonia refrigeration system. The refrigeration system represents an RMProgram level 3 covered process which currently stores or otherwise uses 27,300 pounds of anhydrous ammonia, in amounts exceeding the applicable threshold of
This is an excellent overview of line break/equipment opening hazards and precautions. Albemarle – Line Break Procedure from Launch Media on Vimeo.
Respondent owns and operates a container molding facility where it manufactures and recycles high density polyethylene containers ranging in size from fifty-five to 330 gallons (“containers”). The larger containers are encased in a steel cage for extra support. As part of its recycling operations, the Facility accepts used containers which routinely contain small amounts of
It is become more common to find this type of set up on our audits. We don’t see this cited often but OSHA will cite this very set up using: 1910.141(g)(2) Eating and drinking areas. No employee shall be allowed to consume food or beverages in a toilet room nor in any area exposed to a
OSHA cited Phoenix Industrial Cleaning for 28 serious safety violations following the death of a worker who fell from a ladder inside of a storage tank, apparently after being overcome by methylene chloride vapors at a chemical manufacturing facility in Wheeling, IL on Nov. 29, 2012. The company performs industrial cleaning of cooking exhaust ventilation,
The House Appropriations Committee has approved language blocking OSHA’s efforts to cover Anhydrous Ammonia bulk processes located at “fertilizer businesses”. The legislation now awaits consideration on the House floor. The bill prevents OSHA from revising a previous enforcement position relating to the “retail exemption” (1910.119(a)(2)(i) that would pull around 4,800 anhydrous ammonia fertilizer facilities into
The final rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses prohibits employers from discouraging workers from reporting an injury or illness. The final rule requires employers to inform employees of their right to report work-related injuries and illnesses free from retaliation; clarifies the existing implicit requirement that an employer’ s procedure for reporting workrelated injuries and illnesses must
So does every single energy isolation REQUIRE a written procedure/plan that identifies the types of energy, their magnitude, the means used to isolate them, and the means used to verify zero energy state (ZES)? YES… there is ONLY ONE (1) special exemption that excuses us from having a task-specific isolation procedure/ plan, and that exemption
As safety professionals we need to use terms from our profession CORRECTLY. For example, “risk” is NOT the same as “hazard”. I think we can all agree that flying in an airplane at 30,000 feet at 500 mph, with 50,000 pounds of jet fuel is hazardous! But these days on a commercial airliner it is
