A lot of folks know that all it takes to break a window is around 0.5 psi, but what happens above that force? … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
How did EPA select the substances to be included in their RMP rule? The chemical accident prevention provisions promulgated pursuant to Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) are designed to focus on chemicals that pose a significant hazard to the community in the event of an accidental release and to prevent and minimize…...
There is a “personnel safety” practice that is very common in the design of process plants, but it is not the best design for “process safety,” and I forgot to mention this in my earlier Car-Seal article. Here is the setup. Do you see anything wrong with the pressure gauge arrangement?… Membership Required You must...
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! Polyone since 7/11, S-Con, Inc since 7/11, Michels Corporation since 7/11, Fluor-B&W Portsmouth since 6/2011, and Suzlon since 2009 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 48 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 60 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 146 (2010 = 480)…...
UNREAL! Many thanks to Bob Cornett @ MSHA and his Safety Sharing Group for this shocker photo…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
There is significant confusion among businesses about how the “reclassification” method under 1910.146(c)(7) should be applied. I always suggest that safety professionals take the time to read OSHA’s preamble to any standard that has one. The preamble to 1910.146 is an EXCELLENT source of information, as it is where OSHA justifies the requirements in the…...
There is a lot of confusion amongst businesses in how the “alternative entry” method using 1910.146(c)(5) is to be applied. I always suggest that safety professionals take the time to read OSHA’s Pre-amble to any standard that has one. The pre-amble for 1910.146 is an EXCELLENT source of information as, like all pre-ambles, it is…...
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! Polyone since 7/11, S-Con, Inc since 7/11, Michels Corporation since 7/11, Fluor-B&W Portsmouth since 6/2011, and Suzlon since 2009 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 47 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 59 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 146 (2010 = 480)…...
A lot of folks know about flammable liquids and their vapors. A smaller group of folks know about combustible dusts. Yet there is a even a smaller group that knows that when a flammable vapor/gas and a combustible dusts are mixed together, both the vapor and the dust will have a LOWER LEL than if…...
NOT the way to transport “empty” cylinders! Click on “Read More” below the photo to see full size photo…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Want proof that employers are not worried about safety citations? Below is a photo taken right outside an MSHA office. Notice the rig to the left in the photo and the contractor walking by the MSHA Office sign. You have to wonder if this same company would dump oil down a storm drain in an…...
Coveralls become oil-contaminated very rapidly in many work situations, particularly offshore, in some cases within one day. From time to time, there are significant hydrocarbon fires offshore (eg on the Rough Platform). There is evidence that frequent washing reduces the fire retardant properties of some materials, thereby increasing personal risk to persons and compromising their…...
