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26 Incidents & 2 Updates (2/20/12)

  MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support!   since 2006 since 2007    since 2012        since 2006 since 2010 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 8 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 7 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88)…...

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Can a PHA done for OSHA’s PSM be used for EPA’s RMP Compliance?

This is not meant to be a trick question, but many think it is.  A close examination of the specific wording in the PHA element of the RMP rule will quickly identify DIFFERENT wording than what is in OSHA’s PSM std (just another example of how these standards are NOT identical!)…. Membership Required You must...

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2012 Photo of the Week #7 – When to know its time for a new Hard Hat

A little different photo of the week!!!   The date code indicates when the hat was molded. Date codes are molded into the hat shell and they specify the following: Day Month, and Year the hat or cap was molded The large arrow inside the “Month / Year” circle points to the month, and the two…...

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DOE’s Integrated Safety Management System Model

A great resource to help develop a Safety Management System (SMS) is DOE’s Integrated Safety Management System.  They offer dozens of documents explaining each element and how it is intended to function within the SMS.  DOE has been using this SMS since 1996 with world-class results.  I love the structure and have used aspects of…...

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21 Incidents & 3 Updates (2/16/12)

MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! since 2006 since 2007    since 2012        since 2006 since 2010 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 7 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 7 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 17…...

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Safety Poem

Here we stand down and dejected   The short cut he took was not detected   The life he lived has now been rejected   If only our safety rules he would have respected   Author: Russ Baxter… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in...

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52 incidents & 1 update (2/13/12)

MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! since 2006 since 2007    since 2012        since 2006 since 2010 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 6 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 7 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 17…...

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The Myth… at higher altitudes, there’s less Oxygen

Simply stated… We inhale the exact same proportion of oxygen at high altitude as you do at sea level, but because the gas is at a lower pressure, the oxygen molecules are not pushed into our bloodstream with enough force to adequately oxygenate your tissue. Whether you are at sea level or standing on the…...

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How many threads of a bolt must be showing outside a nut to meet RAGAGEP?

NOTE:  Members should also read Process Safety and our pipe flanges (type of bolts, threads showing, etc.) Some may claim this to be a trick question.  I assure you it is not meant to be, but as I will point out in this article, having too much bolt extending beyond its nut can be an issue,…...

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