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20 Incidents & 3 Updates (3/12/12)

MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! since 2007 Since 2010 since 2006 since 2007   2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 14 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 10 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 23 (2011 = 248) (2010 =…...

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2012 Photo of the Week #10 – (Electrical)

PLEASE NOTE this is NOT a SAFTENG client, but the photo was submitted by a consultant. Signs your Safety Audit may be off to a bad start!  NOTE: issues were fixed immediately and audit turned out to be very successful in educating the facility.  This company has become one of our favorite (unlisted) clients!!! On…...

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Ammonia and HAZLOC’s (join the debate)

UPDATE on 5/10/12… Explosion damages New Smyrna Beach ice plant (fire officials blame ammonia leak in off-hours blast – a steel door landed about a 100 feet from the opening following a very early morning explosion at the ice plant – while the cause is still being investigated, New Smyrna Beach Fire Marshal said a preliminary…...

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Compressed Gas Cylinder Seperation

Have you seen these devices before?  They are a neat little device, but I would call them the “snuggy” of the welding world!  You know the “snuggy”, “the blanket with sleeves” for people who struggle to use an ordinary blanket!!!  They have sold millions of “snuggies” and I would bet, these little contraptions will not…...

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Why would my NH3 ventilation discharge need to be a Hazardous Location?

I have received a lot of private comments on some of my recent posts regarding hazardous locations and ventilation.  As usual most are very positive and appreciative and a few were not so charming.  But one of my friends and clients has informed me that I should post my response to his questions as it worked…...

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34 Incidents & 1 Update (3/7/12)

  MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support!   Since 2010 since 2006 since 2007   2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 14 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 9 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 22 (2011 = 248) (2010 =…...

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41 Incidents & 0 Updates (3/4/12)

  MANY THANKS to my RENEWING “Partners in Safety” for their support! since 2006 since 2007    2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 13 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 9 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 22 (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586)…...

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How to Read the OSHA Standards 29 CFR 1910 – General Industry

PARTS Under TITLE 29, CHAPTER XVII, The OSHA Regulations are broken down into “Parts”. Part 1910, For example, is commonly known as the OSHA General Indistry Standards.  Part 1926 covers OSHA Construction Standards and Parts 1915, 1917, and 1918 include the OSHA standards for the Maritime Industry.  SUBPARTS Under each part, such as Part 1910, major blocks…...

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