If this looks familiar… well, you may need some help (Cartoon)
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2014 Photo of the Week #35 (Welding PPE)
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2014 Video of the Week #35 (Oxygen Deficiency)
This is a MUST SEE for all personnel involved with ENTRY into Permit Required Confined Spaces. The leading killer in these spaces is Oxygen Deficiency and this weeks video shows us exactly why it is the leading killer! We can’t see it, smell it, or feel it and when we get to a point of our…...
EPA RMP General Duty Clause Citations @ a natural gas production facility (flammable mixture; $6,800)
The Facility consists of the Cowden 47H well, a gas production unit for the 47H well, and four 21 0-barrel storage tanks equipped with Enardo thief hatches. According to information provided by Respondent, three of the tanks stored natural gas condensate and one stored water/brine. Natural gas condensate is a flammable mixture (CAS No. 00-11-11). According…...
Engineering a Just Culture (Reason, 1997)
A wholly just culture is almost certainly an unattainable ideal. However, an organization in which most of its members believe that justice will usually be dispensed is within the bounds of possibility. Two (2) things are clear at the outset. First, it would be quite unacceptable to punish all errors and unsafe acts regardless of…...
42 incidents & 0 updates (8/27/14)
2nd Quarter UPDATE with 289 Shocker and Accident Photos Now over 13,750 exclusive unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injuries photos and over 1,000 ppt’s & doc’s from more than 2,776 contributors! Many THANKS to my NEW and RENEWING “Partners in Safety“ since 2011 since 2014 since 2014 2014 Fatality Tracker Electrical 35 (2013 =…...
General Industry Fall Protection requirements begin …?
1/165/15 UPDATE… From an “OSHA Memorandum for Regional Administrators” dated 8/22/11 (THANKS Keith!) August 22, 2011 MEMORANDUM FOR: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS FROM: JAMES G. MADDUX, DirectorDirectorate of Construction SUBJECT: Fall protection on aerial lifts during construction activities. On January 14, 2009, OSHA issued a letter of interpretation regarding the use of a particular shock absorbing lanyard to…...
Some interesting changes coming to CalARP
The 2014 proposed CalARP regulations have been submitted to the Office of Administrative Law. Some of the proposed changes/revisions to the rule are quite helpful in many aspects and some will be significant hardships. Here are some of the more significant ones I noticed:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...
Deaths Involving the Inadvertent Connection of Air-line Respirators to Inert Gas Supplies
OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin, SHIB 04-27-2004 This Safety and Health Information Bulletin is not a standard or regulation, and it creates no new legal obligations. The Bulletin is advisory in nature, informational in content, and is intended to assist employers in providing a safe and healthful workplace. Pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health…...
Three Firefighters Injured While Recharging A Pressurized Water Fire Extinguisher
Firefighter Injury Project Investigation Report FIP Investigation #2 Three Firefighters Injured While Recharging A Pressurized Water Fire Extinguisher To: Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health From: Firefighter Injury Project (FIP), New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) Subject: Three Firefighters Injured While Recharging A Pressurized Water Fire Extinguisher, Firefighter Injury Investigation…...
What to Expect from a CFATS Authorization Inspection (DHS)
A CFATS Authorization Inspection (AI) is conducted at covered facilities to verify and validate that the content listed in the facility’s authorized Site Security Plan (SSP) or Alternative Security Program (ASP) is accurate and complete and that existing and planned equipment, processes, and procedures are appropriate and sufficient to meet the established Risk-Based Performance Standards…...
2014 Photo of the Week #34 (Falls and work platform)
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