OSHA has cited a discount retailer with 19 serious safety and health violations at the company’s distribution center that are related to process safety management, including exposing workers to anhydrous ammonia while storing frozen products in refrigeration units. OSHA’s inspection was initiated as part of the agency’s national emphasis program on process safety management for…...
2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 60 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 48 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 64 (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 227 (2011 = 218) (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 40 (2011 = 50)…...
Anyone who works at a business that has a formal hotwork program can recite the distance at which all fire safety requirements must be in place… 35′. But this 35′ is a “magical number” to many who use it on a daily basis. Don’t believe the number is “magical”? Just go out and ask your…...
Most have seen the amazing CCTV footage from the 2007 ammonia release from the ag business in Seward, IL, but those two videos leave a lot of questions. This posting is a follow-up video regarding the trucking company’s clean-up plan and contains a news video that gives us some perspective on the area’s layout. In…...
I have discussed Stress Corrosion Cracking in refrigeration vessels and have been asked “if it can occur in vessels, can it occur in our piping too”. The short answer is YES. But I want to state again, I am NOT a metallurgist and I am not the person to contact about your SCC concerns. I…...
Unfortunately there are countless industrial disasters that led up to the USA’s version of Process Safety Management standards from both OSHA and EPA; but in my world of flammable liquids and gases, it was Flixborough that resonated with me. It just seemed that every process safety or flammable liquids/gases training that I attended Flixborough always…...
UPDATED on 6/4/2016 – Police investigating the accident said that the hydrofluoric acid spill might have been caused by human error as two workers unloaded the chemical from a delivery tanker. A closed-circuit security video camera recorded the two workers on top of the tanker without protective gear. They connected an air hose to a valve…...
This is a page for safety tips regarding Halloween. Anyone with tips and photos PLEASE email them to me @ [email protected]. Here are my first couple of items…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
In the world of boiler PSV design, the “length” of a vent line is less about a specific length in feet and more about BACKPRESSURE. According to ASME Section I (Power Boilers) and Section IV (Heating Boilers), the moment you add a vent line to a Pressure Safety Valve (PSV), you are introducing flow resistance…....
2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 60 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 47 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 64 (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 226 (2011 = 218) (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 39 (2011 = 50)…...
A little skit to bring a smile to our faces. We all have employees (bless their hearts) that would struggle with this word game! (BTW – no offense to my friends in the great state of TX) … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in...
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