Fire Pumps: Cavitation (USFA)
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OSHA cites salt manufacturing plant for PSM violations (NH3 and $58,100)
OSHA has cited asalt manufacturing plant for 13 safety violations and proposed penalties of $58,100 for exposing workers to chemical hazards. The complaint inspection, which began in March, was initiated under the agency’s complaint process and expanded to the PSM NEP. In this case, it’s the use of anhydrous ammonia. Seven of the 12 serious…...
OSHA cites candy manufacturer for eight serious PSM violations (NH3 refrigeration and $44,005)
The inspection began in May under the agency’s PSM NEP. The violations stemmed from the company’s refrigeration system. Six of the eight serious violations involve deficiencies in the PSM program, including failing to:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
34 incidents & 0 updates (8/19/13)
Many THANKS to my NEWEST and RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety… since 2013 since 2004 Since 2013 since 2013 2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 22 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 45 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 40 (2012…...
Pipe RAGAGEPs and Hydrostatic relief
A quick search of SAFTENG.net and one will see that over the years I have written dozens of articles discussing the need for hydrostatic relief protection on piping where a liquid that gets blocked in could expand and rupture the pipe. Yet it seems that each industry somehow feels the need or requirement does not…...
2013 Photo of the Week #33 (Ladder, Scaffolding, Falls)
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2013 Video of the Week #33 (RRcar BLEVE in Varna, Bulgaria on 8/14/13)
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Is the 1-U form for my pressure vessel really not a PSM requirement?
Already, in less than 24 hours from when I posted the OSHRC decision on the BP Refinery, I have received over a dozen e-mails asking me “do I have to have U-1 forms for my pressure vessels?”. There are not many PSM/RMP facilities that have not been dinged with one of these findings over the…...
OSHRC frowns on OSHA’s use of “Internal Reports/Documents” to issue PSM citations
On March 8, 2010, the Secretary issued three citations to a refinery, alleging twenty serious, forty-two willful, and three other-than-serious violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Act), 29 U.S.C. §§ 651, et seq. The Secretary issued the citations following an inspection conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) at…...
What do I have to do for material and energy balances?
For new processes, you must document both material and energy inputs and outputs of a process. For example, you would document the quantity of a regulated substance added to the process, the quantity consumed during the process, and the quantity that remains in the output. This requirement will not generally apply to storage processes. CLICK…...
Company Agrees to $90K Settlement for Violations of Clean Air Act at Fertilizer Facility
A company has agreed to pay a $15,290 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at its fertilizer facility. As part of its settlement agreement with EPA Region 7, the company will spend an additional $75,370 to complete a supplemental environmental project. The settlement stems from an inspection that revealed…...
OR-OSHA Alert: Confined Spaces – Winery Vessels
Work at a winery can expose individuals to life-threatening situations. When cleaning or emptying tanks, and checking the fermentation process, employees are sometimes directed to bodily enter a tank or place their head inside a tank. The air inside a tank or vat may not be sufficient to support life when gases such as carbon…...