In the chemical industry, we had things a bit easier when it came to defining our process battery limits and this made it easy for us to define who was a PSM/RMP contractor. But things are not so easy in facilities where the PSM process is a small and not core to the business. We…...
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 46 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 56 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 145 (2010 = 480)…...
The following factors are critical to any SMS’s sucess. The SMS:• must be comprehensive and integrated with respect to the adopted control measures• must be implemented in practice and used as the primary means of ensuring safe operation• should be consistent with the understanding of risk gained from the Safety Assessment• should have sufficient focus…...
My line of work brings me into contact with a lot of hazardous locations. Some weeks I feel I should just sleep in my FR coveralls! But each month we find errors in hazardous location classifications that could have disastrous results. This article is an attempt to bring to light some of the common errors…...
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 45 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 55 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 144 (2010 =…...
A large metropolitan zoo maintenance employee may have disabled a warning light on a small train that derailed in 2009, sending 22 people to the hospital. The records are part of the evidence to be used in a February 2012 trial in which plaintiffs claim the zoo was negligent in its maintenance and operation of…...
Incident prevention represents the hallmark of our safety program. It is the primary reason why we emphasize adequate job planning, risk assessment, awareness and supervision. While we intend to become adept and masters of prevention, there are times when we may need to risk response to an incident situation and over response effectiveness may be…...
Why do some companies succeed in safety and other’s do not? Is it due to the high tech brand new equipment they bought?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
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A Community Fire and Burn Prevention Program Supported by the United States Fire Administration Federal Emergency Management Agency General Background Information Selected gasoline-related injury statistics Technical Background Fact Sheets for Community Distribution Portable gasoline containers Portable container and vehicle filling procedures Small engines and gasoline powered equipment Static electricity and gasolineAutomobile carburetors Transporting and storing…...
We’ve all been in a situation at one time or another where we were in a hurry, didn’t pay close attention to what we were doing, and ended up with an injury. Hurrying on the job can cause both minor accidents and life-threatening injuries. You may hurry dozens of times without incident, until finally it…...
Frittering away time and losing focus at work is easier than ever with internet games and social networking providing instant opportunities to become distracted and veer off task. Integrity dictates giving a job one’s full attention while on the clock and living up to the expectations for the job description. A high level of job satisfaction, job…...
