2014 Photo of the Week #22 (Crane Circus Stunt!)
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Why is 1910.120(q)(3)(iv) such a mystery?
Yesterday, I spoke to around 180 professionals about emergency response and anhydrous ammonia. My presentation’s core was how they could distinguish between an “incidental release” and an “emergency response.” But it was one statement I made in an hour that brought nearly a dozen of those in attendance to come up after my talk to…...
2014 Video of the Week #22 (Backhoe/Trackhoe FAIL)
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OSHA PSM Citations @ Paper Mill (SO2 & $42K)
OSHA has cited a paper mill for failing to protect workers from hazards associated with exposure to sulfur dioxide. SO2 is used in treating wood pulp for paper manufacturing and can cause numerous adverse effects to the respiratory tract when vapors are inhaled. OSHA cited eight violations, carrying proposed penalties of $42,300. OSHA opened the…...
39 incidents & 0 updates (5/27/14)
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING Partners in Safety since 2014 since 2013 since 2011 2014 Fatality Tracker Electrical 19 (2013 = 32) (2012 = 68) Forklift/Manlift 20 (2013=62) (2012 = 52) Mining* 375 2013=87*) (2012 = 92*) *no longer includes China Explosions 46 (2013=194) (2012 = 241) Cranes 9 (2013=51) (2012 =…...
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Report of Violation Findings for First Quarter 2014
The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors has released its First Quarter Report of Violation Findings for 2014. The data captures problem areas and trends related to boiler and pressure vessel operation, installation, maintenance, and repair; and also identifies problems before unsafe conditions occur. This report serves as an important source of documentation…...
Children shocked in swimming pool due to a ground that was not attached in the pump house
Footage has emerged of the moment two young children became paralyzed by electric shock while they were swimming in a pool in Florida. The CCTV footage shows several people in the pool at an apartment complex in Hialeah when one girl’s body suddenly freezes after she touches the metal hand rail. Her father, sitting on…...
2014 Photo of the Week #21 (Fire Protection)
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2014 Video of the Week #21 (Working from Bucket Prosecution)
The owner of a skip hire firm was fined £5,000 after he was filmed putting an employee’s life in danger by lifting him in a digger bucket. The owner was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after a concerned member of the public videoed the incident…. Membership Required You must be a member to...
Fire Brigades paper work requirements
OSHA does not mandate that employers establish fire brigades; however, if they do so, they must comply with the provisions of the Fire Brigades Standard. The provisions of the Standard, including the paperwork requirements, apply to fire brigades, industrial fire departments, and private or contract fire departments, but not to airport crash rescue units or…...
EPA RMP GDC Citations @ Cold Storage (NH3 $108K w/ SEP of $205K)
EPA alleged that each facility failed to comply with Section 112(r)(1) of the CAA (the “General Duty Clause”) in its handling of anhydrous ammonia at four (4) cold storage warehouses. Specifically, with respect to the General Duty Clause, the four Complaints alleged that each facility failed to: identify hazards which may result from accidental releases…...
Hazards of Hot Work on Vessels/Containers
This is an amazing summary from OSHA that shows us the number and severity of Hot Work Accidents involved with doing hot work on improperly prepared vessels. There are other hot work fatalities mixed in, but the vast majority of these incidents involved welding/cutting on vessels/containers that were NOT properly prepared. Check out 1910.252(a)(2)(vi)(C) and 1910.252(a)(3)(i) for…...