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Process Safety, Staffing, and responding to alarms
Earlier this year, the US EPA cited a company for not having trained staff on-site at all times the Extremely Hazardous Substance (EHS) or Highly Hazardous Chemical (HHC) is on-site in quantities that exceed the Risk Management Plan threshold. The case (Click Here for my summary of the case) involved an ammonia distributor. The only
Can a spring-loaded Pressure Safety Valve be installed horitionally?
ASME VIII, M-11 INSTALLATION OF SAFETY AND SAFETY RELIEF VALVES Spring loaded safety and safety relief valves normally should be installed in the upright position with the spindle vertical. Where space or piping configuration preclude such an installation, the valve may be installed in other than the vertical position provided that: (a) the valve design
42 incidents & 0 updates (7/8/12)
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety” for their support! since 2009 since 2012 since 2012 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 37 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 33 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 42 (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480)
2012 Video of the Week #27 (LOTO)
Although this video is for the Mining Industry, LOTO practices ring true in EVERY INDUSTRY! The video is short (30 seconds) and to the point, BUT I AM WARNING anyone who is upset easily to NOT view this video. Even though it is FAKE, some may find it upsetting.
The Accident Insurance Policy
The following is a story about a mining operation. It is in all rights and intentions a fictional one, but the subject matter addressed in this story was taken from thirty five years experience in the mining industry. There was a mining operation that had good production, low cost and once in a while they
Engineering Study, Toothpaste
A toothpaste factory had a problem: they sometimes shipped empty boxes, without the tube inside. This was due to the way the production line was set up, and people with experience in designing production lines will tell you how difficult it is to have everything happen with timings so precise that every single unit coming
PRINCIPLES ABOUT THE LAW OF THE PICTURE (JOHN C. MAXWELL 21 LAWS OF LEADERSHIP)
RUNNING RIGHT YOU GET THE LEVEL OF SAFETY YOU DEMONSTRATE YOU WANT! AKA…LEAD BY EXAMPLE…WALK THE TALK…PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH PRINCIPLES ABOUT THE LAW OF THE PICTURE (JOHN C. MAXWELL 21 LAWS OF LEADERSHIP) MOST PEOPLE ARE VISUAL LEARNERS, NOT VERBAL LEARNERS. Educators tell us that 89 percent of learning is visual. Most people
JUST FOR TODAY…
YESTERDAY IS PAST…CANNOT CHANGE ANYTHING THAT WE DID TOMORROW HAS NOT ARRIVED… SO… JUST FOR TODAY… …Just for today, I will choose and display right attitudes. …Just for today, I will determine and act on important priorities. …Just for today, I will know and follow healthy guidelines. …Just for today, I will communicate
The Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, Nobody Safety Committee
Consider this story: A four-person committee was appointed; it consisted of Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, Nobody. An important job came up and the committee agreed that Everybody should be asked to do it. Everybody, however, was sure that Somebody would do it, and they all knew that Anybody could do it. Nobody did it. Somebody got
“DOING THE RIGHT THING”
A person’s values serve as an internal map that guides behavior. Try giving a map to a person and asking him to find his way around the jungle. Without bearings or a compass, he will never be able to do it. The bearings and compass in this sense is a person’s moral compass—his values. Wanting