This fatal Hotwork Incident is a reminder of the dangers of welding inside Confined Spaces, ESPECIALLY those that contained a flammable liquid or gas! The USCG did an excellent job with this investigation and report, laying out the timeline and facts leading up to this incident that caused this incident to occur. It is a […]
EDMONTON, Oct. 19, 2013 /CNW/ – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) deploys a team of investigators to the site of a rail accident west of Edmonton in Gainford, Alberta. The CN train derailed 13 cars including 4 units carrying petroleum crude oil and 9 units carrying liquefied petroleum gas. TSB will gather
This incident information refers to an accident that occurred onboard an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico during maintenance and repair operations to clean several production vessels, including a high-pressure separator, the floatation cell, the wet-oil tank, and two stacked low-pressure separators, upper and lower. A flash fire ignited within one of the vessel’s causing injuries to four crew members.
Right after doing our site Confined Space assessment, OSHA says that we must identify spaces deemed to be Permit-Required Confined Spaces. Many facilities order hundreds of signs to put on their spaces at a pretty penny… in other words; it ain’t cheap to label these spaces! So one would think that the labeling/marking would be
NFPA® recently released its latest edition of the NFPA Glossary of Terms (GOT). The GOT is a list of the defined terms in all of NFPA’s published codes, standards, guides and recommended practices. The 14,575 terms are listed alphabetically and assembled into a free PDF. The document is used in a number of ways. It
2015 Fatality Tracker Electrical 6 (2014 =55) (2013 = 32) (2012 = 68) Forklift/Aerial 2 (2014 = 60) (2013=62) (2012 = 52) Mining* 0 (2014 = 401) (2013=87*) (2012 = 92*) *ONLY USA Explosions 42 (2014 = 157) (2013=194) (2012 = 241) Cranes 0 (2014 = 20) (2013=51) (2012 = 52) Falls 4 (2014
Yes. A facility closure may be considered a material modification to a covered facility. In this case, the facility must complete and submit a revised Top-Screen to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) within 60 days of the material modification (i.e., its closure), in accordance with 6 C.F.R. § 27.210(d), available at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&SID=5490ca42ba3517c7c9aec9c47cefc750&r=PART&n=6y1.0.1.1.11. When completing
PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to maintain alignment with international standards by incorporating various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. These revisions are necessary to harmonize the Hazardous Materials Regulations with recent changes made to the
2/4/2015 UPDATE After many lengthy discussions with engineers and inspectors I have come to the conclusion that although this practice may be permitted by code, albeit by a five-word phrase in an interpretation, most engineers stated they would NOT use a dual stamped vessel unless it was careful analyzed via a PHA or detailed engineering
One of the more common omissions in SOPs is the inclusion of all the “safety systems and their functions” involved in the execution of the SOP. In this article, I will use the task of Truck/Railcar Unloading a Flammable Liquid to demonstrate the types of safety systems and their functions that may need to be
Yes, it is true… 1910.119(g)(2) states “Refresher training shall be provided at least every three years, and more often if necessary…” Please take note that the phrase “at least every” is used preceding the 3-year frequency, as well as OSHA explicitly states “more often if necessary”. In my 20+ years of developing, implementing and managing
