You just can’t make this stuff up! This is NOT photoshopped – this is a REAL Emergency Action Plan posting found in multiple locations around a facility. Seems the reliability of the emergency alarm system was not meeting 1910.165, so the answer was a very reliable “back-up” system…. Membership Required You must be a member...
This is perhaps the best demonstration showing how gases behave in our atmosphere. But the kicker is when he POURS THE GAS onto the flame!… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
MANY THANKS to my RENEWING Partners in Safety 2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 26 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 54 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 71 (2012 = 92*) (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) *no…...
Hydraulic injection can be defined as the puncturing of the epidermis by a jet of a fluid under pressure. Hydraulic injection injury is the term used to describe an injury sustained by an individual following an injection of fluid, usually while operating or inspecting pressurised hydraulic equipment. While reported instances of injury through hydraulic injection…...
In October of 2004, a 32-year-old male maintenance worker died from electrocution while working at an assisted living facility in Washington State. The victim was changing a broken metal halide bulb in a ceiling fixture. To remove it, the victim turned off the area wall light switch and taped the switch in the “off” position…....
Can you identify the issue with this flammable “safety can”? ANSWER (posted 10/8/13): The plastic bag liner will act as a “fuse” and allow the flames to burn their way OUT OF THE CAN, thus rendering the safety can useless…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member?...
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This report relates to the proof testing of safety instrumented systems (SIS). It has been produced as part of a research project funded by the Health and Safety Executive. The contract was placed with Eutech Engineering Solutions Limited. The objectives of the research were to define a set of guiding principles upon which proof tests of…...
A perfectly placed private security camera caught the exact moment when a fire broke out at a broken gas line in downtown Columbia Wednesday afternoon. The gas line was hit around 4 p.m. while a private contractor was digging to install underground communications lines near Richland and Sumter streets. SCE&G employees responded to the scene,…...
A chemical company in Ohio has agreed to correct deficiencies in its risk management plan as part of a settlement with Ohio EPA. The company produces detergent-grade sulfonic acid, synthetic detergents, surfactants and emulsifiers. As part of its process, it uses sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide. During an October 2004 inspection, Ohio EPA determined that…...
A Cincinnati foods plant has agreed to correct repeated deficiencies in its risk management plan as part of a settlement with Ohio EPA. The company cooks, packages and sells chicken parts. The facility keeps approximately 46,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia onsite to be used in the refrigeration process. A 2004 Ohio EPA inspection found 10…...
MANY THANKS to my RENEWING Partners in Safety 2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 25 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 53 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 68 (2012 = 92*) (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) *no…...
