PLEASE READ NOW AND TAKE ACTION Dear MSA Customer, MSA is issuing this User Safety Notice to inform you of a PROCEDURAL UPDATE regarding usage of the Altair 5X PID gas detector. MSA has determined that PID sensors manufactured from March 2020 to and including June 2023 may not respond to gas after being turned…...
User Safety Notice – Altair® 5X PID (August, 2023) Read More »
During well operations, a fatality occurred on a drillship in the Gulf of Mexico. While unlatching the lower Marine Riser Package from the Blowout Preventer in preparation for ship relocation, a crew member was lifted into the air after being struck by a hydraulic torque wrench (HTW), hitting a riser clamp approximately six feet above…...
Lack of training with Hydraulic Torque Wrench contributes to fatality (BSEE) Read More »
This safety alert on public safety at oil and gas upstream facilities is intended to: Remind upstream (exploration and production) oil and gas facility owners and operators of public safety hazards associated with upstream oil and gas facilities, Remind them of their obligations under the Clean Air Act General Duty Clause (GDC); and Provide information on…...
Oil and Gas Safety Alert: Public Safety at Oil and Gas Upstream Facilities (EPA) Read More »
Recently there have been several incidents involving improperly installed or poorly maintained carbonated beverage systems that have created hazardous concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in enclosed areas causing restaurant patrons, employees, and first responders to get sick or die. Carbon dioxide in the gaseous state is colorless and odorless and not easily detectable. Carbon dioxide…...
UPDATED on 3/3/2021 with the official 3M/Scott Response… SAFETY ALERT Scott AV-3000 HT Facepiece Issued February 24, 2021… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
New Jersey Division of Fire Safety – SAFETY ALERT – Scott AV-3000 HT Facepiece (2021) Read More »
Last week, VA-OSHA posted this Hazard Alert regarding hand sanitizers with 80% alcohol. Now I am not aware of any studies that differentiate the hazards of 80% versions from 70% and 65%% versions or of any incidents where static ignited the sanitizer when the user touched a grounded surface. But we do know that Alcohols…...
VA-OSHA Hazard Alert regarding hand sanitizer with 80% Alcohol Read More »
The bulletin sets out the key precautions require to protect personnel from this hazard: MAIB safety bulletin 1-2020: Resurgam Inadvertent discharge of a condensed aerosol fire extinguishing system during its installation onboard the fishing vessel Resurgam (PZ 1001) on November 15, 2019, with loss of 1 life. Recommendation FirePro has been recommended (S2020/114) to issue…...
What happened? While conducting a fire watch round on a vessel in port, a 2nd mate noticed that a fire blanket on the midships fire hose box had caught fire. He immediately reported this to the Bridge and used an extinguisher to put the fire out. What went wrong? The fire started after a third-party…...
Near Miss: Fire blanket caught fire during third-party hot work Read More »
Eaton has identified a potential nonconformance with certain Eaton Heavy Duty 30A and 60A Safety Switches. The safety switch can potentially supply power when the handle is in the “off” position, subjecting the operator of the switch or any downstream equipment to the risk of severe bodily injury or death. This issue affects various configurations…...
Important Product Safety Bulletin Eaton Heavy Duty 30A and 60A Safety Switches Read More »
The ZorbitTM Energy Absorber is used with horizontal lifeline systems to limit fall arrest forces on the worker in the event of a fall. 3M Fall Protection (formerly Capital Safety) has identified a production issue with its Zorbit Energy Absorbers that creates a risk of serious injury or death for a user in the event of a…...
SAFETY RECALL NOTICE – ZORBIT ENERGY ABSORBER Read More »
Between 2005 and 2015 there were 85 DEATHS due to fires or explosions, including 28 HW deaths. Causes of these fatalities include improper hot work practices and assuming that empty oilfield equipment does not present a fire or explosion hazard. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a...
After more than 30 years of use in the fall protection industry, the original Lad-Saf™ sleeve has been replaced by a completely redesigned next generation Lad-Saf sleeve. Capital Safety/3M recently reviewed the performance of the original Lad-Saf sleeve in the field, including a limited number of incidents involving a serious injury or death in the United States…...
DBI-SALA® LAD-SAF™ SLEEVE – STOP USE AND VOLUNTARY RECALL / REPLACEMENT Read More »
