Take a hard look at this commercially purchased sign. This is NOT an in-house made sign! Do you see the error? To make matters worse, the storage tank was properly labeled which conflicted with this area sign. Have you found the mistake yet?
Here are a couple of photos of some public Christmas decorations that caught me as an “oh no” moment. Someone has wrapped the string of lights fuses with aluminum foil to bypass or replace the built in fuses. Check all cords and never cheat a safety device. Share the word. Do not bypass safety at
With the recent release of the CSB report on a catastrophic failure of a pressure vessel I thought this was a fitting photo of the week. Look closely and see if you can see the issue with how this PV is being operated.
Last week I wrote a posting about LOTO and got a lot of e-mails regarding the tone of my postings. To make my point, this week’s “photo of the week” is taken from an on-line training program for LOTO. Look very closely at this photo and post the OSHA violations you see. There are TWO
The textile factory worker is left unconscious on his feet after getting his head stuck in a machine. When firefighters arrived at the factory they found the worker unconscious and being held upright because his head was clamped by the machine. FF’s had to use expansion tools to pry apart the machine so the man
Something tells me this does not even meet the intent of ANSI/ASME A13.1 Scheme for Identification of Piping Systems! This is NOT a set up photo, it is an actual pipe label found inside a facility. Someones attempt at process safety humor???
A petroleum company has decided to aid users of their fuels with their smoking cessation efforts. They have even posted helpful reminders and motivators at their refueling stations. FYI… this was in South Africa as can be seen by the “Rands” on the pump.
You just can’t make this stuff up! This is NOT photoshopped – this is a REAL Emergency Action Plan posting found in multiple locations around a facility. Seems the reliability of the emergency alarm system was not meeting 1910.165, so the answer was a very reliable “back-up” system.
