Respondent owns and operates a disposal facility associated process equipment. At the facility the Respondent stored produced water, including residual hydrocarbons, in a 500-barrel fiberglass tank. Produced water stored in this tank was generated from multiple wells. Produced waters, and their associated vapors, are extremely hazardous substances due to their flammability and explosive nature. On…...
For several years now, with OSHA and EPA have issued bulletins/alerts regarding Excess Flow Valves. These alerts/bulletins warned against placing too much faith in these valves when it comes to PREVENTING a “catastrophic release”. These valves do not have a history of failing because of defects, they have a history of failing due to IMPROPER…...
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OSHA has published a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding their REVISED PSM Retail Exemption Policy. The questions they answer are:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
At approximately 10:00 a.m. on November 4, 2003, Employee #1 was filling a nurse tank from the bulk anhydrous ammonia tank at the ammonia plant. After the nurse tank was full, Employee #1 disconnected the hoses from the nurse tank and was exposed to anhydrous ammonia. The exposure resulted in burn injuries to his face,…...
I have received quite a few e-mails and phone calls asking about NFPA 652: Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust, 2016 Edition and what it means to those it applies to. This article will try and break down the basic requirements which can be put into four (4) categories. PLEASE NOTE, this article assumes that…...
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As the car industry learns that the “mildly flammable” refrigerant (per ASHARE 34) HFO-1234yf is actually a Category 1 Extremely Flammable Gas (per the manufacturer’s SDS and 1910.1200) and those facilities who have over 10,000 pounds of HFO-1234yf fall under PSM (1910.119), it is becoming a less and less attractive global warming (GW) alternative. And…...
With all the recent changes in the Process Safety community within the USA, I have been getting a lot of questions regarding pressure vessels and what to expect when it comes to how they play a role in PSM/RMP programs. These vessels pose our greatest risk within our process as they contain the majority of…...
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In case you missed it, NFPA published their new COM DUST standard last month. This FIRST edition of NFPA 652, Standard on Combustible Dusts (link to free access), was issued by the Standards Council on August 18, 2015, with an effective date of September 7, 2015. NFPA 652, Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust, provides…...
Over 12,500 exclusive unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injuries photosand over 1,300 ppt’s & doc’s from more than 2,797 contributors! 2015 Fatality Tracker Electrical 38 (2014 =55) (2013 = 32) (2012 = 68) Forklift/Aerial 48 (2014 = 60) (2013=62) (2012 = 52) Mining* 21 (2014 = 401) (2013=87*) (2012 = 92*) *ONLY developed nations and legal…...
