2015 Video of the Week #15 (Forklift & Racking Collapse)
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2015 Photo of the Week #15 (PPE…not!)
We have all see the silly warning labels and mocked the warnings such as “CAUTION – coffee is hot”. But this one just amazes me; it has to stem from a lawsuit as it is just that silly. I have tried to find an accident involving this manufacturer of 5-gallon buckets, but so far nothing…...
More LOTO Adventures (photo)
If you spend enough time working on Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), you are bound to come across some crazy situations. Luckily I have some world-class clients who allow me to share my “interesting finds” and encourage me to share with all of you. This most recent find was at an OSHA VPP STAR site. We have been…...
Fire Protection Deficiencies to incorporate into our inspection programs and internal audit programs
Anyone ever completed any type of safety audit and not ended up with at least one item related to your fire protection systems? Anyone? I know I never have and I am a fanatic about my fire protection systems. I was trained to treat them as “gold”. No one touches them – PERIOD! Yet in…...
OSHA PSM citations @ natural gas processing facility (Flammables & $42K)
OSHA has issued several PSM citations at a natural gas processing facility from an inspection that began in October 2014. This was an unannounced planned Chem NEP inspection. Of special note, these violations include issues with not having a Car Seal Program for valves within the relief path(s) of several relief devices. OSHA referenced ASME…...
Is a bollard just a post?
Most everyone has seen a bollard; they may not have realized what they were seeing at the time, but most have seen one. But this group of people who have seen one grows much smaller when we begin to ask “what makes a bollard a safety device?” A couple of years ago I shared an…...
Excess Flow Valves… Installation, Testing and PM requirements
This is not the first time I have “beat up” on excess flow valves and the reliance on them as a “safeguard” in a PHA or process design. Both EPA and OSHA are on record stating their displeasure of claiming these valves as a safeguard. Now don’t get me wrong, these devices WORK and WORK…...
States and US Territories that have adopted International Codes (IMC, IFC, IBC, etc.)
UPDATED 5/2016 Each year more and more states are adopting International Codes. The chart below is a list of all states and US Territories that have adopted these codes, the code edition they adopted, whether the code is enforced state wide or local governments, etc. This listing is up-to-date thru September 2015. Are you complying…...
DIR Releases Status Report on Process Safety Management Regulatory Oversight of California’s Petroleum Refineries
Christine Baker, Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), has submitted a legislatively-mandated status report on DIR and Cal/OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) Regulatory Oversight. The report is required pursuant to the Budget Act of 2014 (Provisions 1 and 2 of item 7350-001-3121, Chapter 25, Statutes of 2014). A new assessment on the state’s…...
38 incidents & 0 updates (4/5/15)
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2015 Photo of the Week #14 (Ladder Irony)
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EPA RMP citations @ food facility (SO2; $7K – Special NOTE: MOC on Staffing)
On May 15, 2013, EPA conducted a compliance inspection of Respondent’s facility to determine compliance with the Risk Management Plan (RMP) regulations promulgated at 40 C.F.R. part 68 under section 112(r)(7) of the Act. The EPA found that the Respondent had violated regulations implementing section 112(r)(7) of the Act by failing to comply with the…...