2013 Video of the Week #43 (Forklift Drive Off)
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2013 Photo of the Week #43 (Pipe Labeling)
Something tells me this does not even meet the intent of ANSI/ASME A13.1 Scheme for Identification of Piping Systems! This is NOT a set up photo, it is an actual pipe label found inside a facility. Someones attempt at process safety humor???… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a...
Which agency (feds, state, county) enforces RMP at your facility?
A common question I receive from clients/members is “why do some of my facilities get RMP inspections from the Fed’s and others get inspected by the state; should I be prepared for both Fed and State to inspect a facility?” The answer is based 100% on where the facility is located and NO, a facility…...
GHS HAZCOM and Workplace Labels
OSHA has not changed the general requirements for workplace labeling. Employers have the option to create their own workplace labels. They can either provide all of the required information that is on the label from the chemical manufacturer or, the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols or a combination thereof, which in combination with other…...
38 incidents & 1 update (10/21/13)
MANY THANKS to my RENEWING Partners in Safety 2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 29 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 57 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 77 (2012 = 92*) (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586)…...
OSHA issues WILLFUL for facial hair under tight-fitting respirator (Lead Abatement & $49,500)
This week OSHA announced they issued a WILLFUL citation in the amount of $49,500 to a project general contractor of a power plant construction project. The citation was for allowing a worker to wear a tight-fitting respirator over facial hair while the worker removed lead-containing paint. Facial hair can encumber a respirator from being properly sealed,…...
2013 Video of the Week #42 (Mobile Scaffold)
Just imagine how much EASIER the task of moving this scaffolding would have been had the 200 pounds climbed down the 10′ to the ground and HELPED move the scaffold! This is NOT how you move mobile scaffold… the scaffold is “mobile” – NOT the worker on the scaffold!… Membership Required You must be a...
2013 Photo of the Week #42 (Smoking & Flammables)
A petroleum company has decided to aid users of their fuels with their smoking cessation efforts. They have even posted helpful reminders and motivators at their refueling stations. FYI… this was in South Africa as can be seen by the “Rands” on the pump…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready...
EPA RMP Citations @ chemical plant (CL2 & NH3, $90K)
Respondent is the owner and/or operator of two facilities, the “Saratoga Springs Facility” and the “Carthage Facility”. On or about May 22, 2009, Respondent submitted an RMP to EPA for the Saratoga Springs Facility; which identified the process chemical as chlorine, specified a quantity of 24,000 pounds, and identified this process as subject to Program…...
EPA RMP Citations @ polyethylene container manufacturing plant using Tube Trailers (Fluorine and $78K)
This case is significant as it involved a facility that used the detatched “transport trailer” as their storage tank. The trailer was a 8-tube “tube trailer” which was parked at the site, the tractor detached, and connected to the “process”. EPA conducted an inspection on December 17, 2012, to determine compliance with Section 112(r) of…...
Just marketing or serious issues?
A few months back I posted an article about flammable liquid storage cabinets and I used this image in the article. After more than 5,000 views I thought I would ask the question… What’s wrong with the picture? Only four people have sent me an e-mail or phone call about the photo. Now this photo…...
45 incidents & 0 updates (10/13/13)
MANY THANKS to my RENEWING Partners in Safety 2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 28 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 56 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 77 (2012 = 92*) (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) *no…...