Most ammonia refrigeration personnel know their refrigerant is flammable, but most would also tell us that they do not have any “Hazardous Locations” (e.g. Class 1, Div 1 or 2 locations) associated with their refrigeration process. Most of these workers will explain their engine room/compressor room ventilation system is designed, installed, and maintained to ensure […]
Is the act of loading/unloading a PSM/RMP chemical exempt from OSHA/EPA enforcement? Absolutely not! Somewhere this little fib began and it has spread like wildfire. If you have a release of your HHC/EHS during unloading or loading, rest assured OSHA and/or EPA can investigate and inspection, and here’s why…
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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!).
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
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
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
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
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
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
