Company failed to lockout and/or positively seal off an oil discharge which are readily adaptable to lockable controls and readily sealed to prevent the release of ammonia gas into the atmosphere when performing a “Hot Gas” procedure to correct an operational defect, product icing in the chiller. As direct result of this violation, an employee […]
On September 11, 2012 EPA conducted a compliance inspection of a Bulk Petroleum and Anhydrous facility to determine its compliance with the Risk Management Plan (“RMP”) regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 112(r) of the Act, and set forth at 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Based on the inspection and documents submitted by Respondent, EPA has determined
We receive hundreds of questions each week and these are the 20 most frequently asked questions and the answers on NFPA 70E®. 1. What section of Article 130 do you consider to be the most important? I consider 130.1 to be the most important because it points out that all of the requirements in
Many THANKS to my NEWEST and RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety… since 2013 returning from 2007 since 2004 since 2013 2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 11 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 26 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 36
What are the TWO (2) safety items that MUST be present on ALL air receivers (e.g. pressure vessels)? We do not have to have a degree in Mechanical Engineering to identify these BASIC needs; rather we just need to inspect EACH of our receivers! 1910.169(b)(3)(i) Every air receiver shall be equipped with an indicating pressure gage (so
The explosion is just below and below that video is the actual crossing impact with the Gargbage truck.
The Respondent manufactures adsorbent synthetic magnesium silicate, ammonium chloride, and lignosulfonate. The facility contains hydrochloric acid and ammonia. Tank T-5C is a Hydrochloric Acid storage tank thats used to feed raw materials to the blending reactor to make NH4CL solution. At approximately 10:15 pm on October 24, 2012, there was a tank failure of the
Of 2,415 reported releases of hazardous substances, 107 (4.4%) involved ammonia. Of the 814 people injured during releases of hazardous substances, 61 (7.5%) were injured following ammonia events. Equipment failure caused 58% of the ammonia releases and injured 38 people. Most ammonia releases involved piping (44%). 44% of injured people were employees, 41% were members
On Monday August 14, 1989, high liquid level alarms sounded several times throughout the day in the Engine Room of XXXXXXXX indicating high amounts of liquid ammonia returning from the production area to the engine room. Mr. XXXXXXXX began his shift at 4 pm between 5 pm and 5:15 pm hammering was heard in the “No. 2 XXXX Compressor” (1962)
On December 5, 2010, EPA conducted an inspection (EPA inspection) of the Facility to determine compliance with CAA § ll2(r)(7). During the inspection, EPA observed alleged violations of the CAA § 112(r)(7). The alleged violations are described below…
