I will encourage each of you to pull the “owner’s manual” for your LEVEL A suits and spend 30 minutes reading it. My days in LEVEL A’s are nearly behind me at this stage of my career, but I just can’t let it go completely, so I recently received my new LEVEL A from my…...
In the past 20 years or so we have seen Flame Resistant Clothing (FRC) come a long way in its design, ability, and costs that is VERY MUCH in favor of the end user and businesses. However, we still see the use of FRC as a much-overlooked layer of protection in many facilities and in…...
Seven hundred firefighters are struggling to extinguish a blaze at a food factory, hours after a chemical leak triggered a mass evacuation. One thousand eight hundred people were removed from the area. The incident happened in the small town of Bad Fallingbostel in the country’s north. Workers at the facility accidentally poured nitric acid into…...
1910.134(c)(3) requires employers to designate a person as the respiratory protection “program administrator” and to ensure that this person is qualified to perform the responsibilities of this position. The person can be qualified either by appropriate training or experience or both. The administrator is also the person responsible for evaluating the program, as stated in…...
A new ASTM International standard will be used to provide a uniform international method for recording occupational injuries and illnesses, in order to make global performance comparisons of companies in keeping workers safe. ASTM E2920, Guide for Recording Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, was developed by Subcommittee E34.80 on Industrial Health, part of ASTM International Committee…...
Scott Safety introduced the Scott Extended Life (SEL) 30-year Cylinder into its range of cylinder options for the Air-Pak product. Offering a service life of up to 30 years and approved with both the Air-Pak 75 and Air-Pak X3 SCBA, this cylinder offering will provide customers with the opportunity to extend service life beyond that…...
MANY THANKS to my RENEWING Partners in Safety 2014 Fatality Tracker Electrical 16 (2013 = 32) (2012 = 68) Forklift/Manlift 14 (2013=62) (2012 = 52) Mining* 19 2013=87*) (2012 = 92*) *no longer includes China Explosions 39 (2013=194) (2012 = 241) Cranes 7 (2013=51) (2012 = 52) Falls 37 (2013=106) (2012 = 99) Work Zone…...
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The Emergency Preparedness Issue Team has released the latest versions of: Instruction Booklet: Chlorine Institute Emergency Kit “B” for Chlorine Ton Containers (IB/B). Instruction Booklet: Chlorine Institute Emergency Kit “C” for Chlorine Tank Cars & Tank Trucks. Instructions on how to apply both the current and previous kit devices of Emergency Kit “B” and “C”…...
OSHA’s HAZWOPER (1910.120) divides emergency response into three separate areas. First, OSHA is regulating emergency response by employees at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. Second, OSHA is regulating emergency response at RCRA facilities. Third, OSHA is regulating emergency response to hazardous substance releases by employees not covered by paragraphs (l) and (p)(8) in paragraph (q). …...
Ok, I think most of you would agree we have seen some pretty bad unsafe acts @ SAFTENG over the past 19 years, but I must say this one just climbed to the top of the list for the DUMBEST and most UNSAFE act I think I may ever see in my lifetime. Although, the…...
The Incident Command System (ICS) is an organized way to respond to emergencies using standard job roles, forms, and terminology. This method of organizing an emergency response is used across the government, industry, and private sector, both within the U.S. and internationally, to create a common structure that everyone understands to ensure fast and efficient…...
