At the heart of any relief system design basis are the “scenarios” chosen to base the sizing of the relief system. The two most common scenarios used are the “fire scenario” and the “blocked-in scenario”. It is the fire scenario I wish to review in this article and what has to go along with this […]
This month marks the 20th anniversary of OSHA’s Process Safety Management standard, which is built upon Recognized and Generally Accepted Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP). There was no way OSHA could write a “specific” standard to cover all the types of processes handling the list of Highly Hazardous Chemicals (HHC) so they instead wrote what is called
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety” for their support! since 2008 formerly Beta Steel since 2006 since 2012 since 2012 since 2007 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 32 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 21 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 =
The presence of passengers in a vehicle has been shown to increase the risk of fatal crash involvement for teenage drivers; however, the studies that have quantified this relationship were based on data that are now over a decade old. In the years since these studies, most U.S. states have enacted graduated driver licensing systems that limit the
Auto-refrigeration is a phenomenon common to Anhydrous Ammonia. Anhydrous Ammonia exist in both the liquid and gaseous phases at ambient temperatures with pressures ranging from 2 psig up to 2,500 psig. That is, there is a gaseous layer over the liquefied gas within the pressure vessel.
The 2011 addenda of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code includes a new ASME Code stamp which replaces all of the current ASME pressure relief device stamps (V, HV, NV, UV, UD, TD). The new ASME stamp is the same for all Code stamped items, and is accompanied by a “designator” which identifies the specific product. The designator consists
Children and adults alike have been injured using flammable liquids such as gasoline. Most incidents involve a flammable liquid used on an outside fire such as burning trash, a bonfire, or a brush fire. Each year thousands of emergency department-treated injuries are related to flammable liquids. Of the people injured, 87% were male. Vapors from some of these
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! formerly Beta Steel since 2006 since 2012 since 2012 since 2007 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 30 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 20 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 32 (2011
Many thanks to Bob Cornett @ MSHA for sharing this ppt. and to BHP Billiton – NMC Operations for putting it together! Click Here to download the ppt Click Here to download the pdf (faster)
Grinder Accident Safety Alert Onboard a vessel, positioned offshore in stand-by position close to a local platform, an AB seaman suffered an injury to his right leg – just above the knee – resulting in a 5cm cut. While waiting instructions from the platform, the AB Seaman has been ordered to brush the upper stern part of the
By Jonathan Zimmerman, ASP, EHS Director of Sugar Creek Packing (SAFTENG member since 2002) I am a safety radical, I live safety 24/7 and lately, I have come across some discussions on web pages, blogs, linked in forums, etc. that really are bothering me. I am not a consultant, CSP (yet at least), or PhD
