Target audience for this alert: Project Managers Project Engineers Turnaround Managers Authorised Persons – Lifting and Hoisting… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Crane Operator Fataly Injured – Alert Read More »
INESTIGATION is ON-GOING, but preliminary data suggest the following:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Arc Flash Incident (February 2012) Read More »
Product Stop Use, Inspection and Replace Notice – Immediate Action Required Click Here for the pdf… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Fall Protection STOP USE NOTICE Read More »
The following incident involved a welder who was adjusting the pressure on an oxygen regulator. The welder had oil on his hand and there was an oxygen leak from the hose clamp. Click Here for the Safety Alert…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in...
Compressed Gas Safety Alert Read More »
On February 28, 2012, a contract rigger was injured when a carry deck crane outrigger was lowered onto his right foot. The contractor was examined at a local hospital where x-rays revealed two fractures to the foot. The incident is under investigation. Click Here for the pdf… Membership Required You must be a member to...
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A worker was using a hand-held 5-inch angle grinder while working on a wrought iron gate when the abrasive wheel broke and pieces flew off. One piece cut into the worker’s thigh, severing a large artery. The worker collapsed from the blood loss and later died. The accident investigation found that the abrasive wheel that…...
SAFETY ALERT! Abrasive wheel on grinder breaks, killing worker Read More »
INCIDENT SPOTTER STRUCK & KILLED BY FRONT END LOADER DATE 10 February 2012 DESCRIPTION A spotter was directing truck loading activities when he was struck from behind & run over by a Front End Loader KEY POINTS •The Spotter routinely left a pedestrian walkway & entered the plant/equipment traffic area so he could better…...
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Industrial Scientific Corporation has determined that the GasBadge® Plus single-gas instrument may not properly indicate a low battery condition resulting in a failure to alarm or instrument shut down. This condition is worsened when the instrument is used in conditions below room temperature. As a result, for safety reasons, Industrial Scientific is issuing a recall…...
Industrial Scientific Announces Product Recall of GasBadge® Plus Single-Gas Monitors Read More »
ALERT #1 from Lyondellbassell A contractor was wearing a cotton flame resistant garment (FRC). According to testing done by the Newtown Square Research Center and the clothing manufacturer, these fabrics can exothermically react with bleach solutions to produce enough heat to burn skin and give off toxic gases (see box in alert). Nomex flame…...
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On Saturday, December 17, 2011, a surface mechanic was seriously injured while setting a transmission into a CAT 777F rock truck using a truck-mounted hydraulic crane. The crane suddenly failed, allowing the boom to fall, striking him in the head and knocking him down between the frame rails of the truck. The victim was standing on the…...
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The United States Coast Guard strongly urges mariners and boaters alike to check their Mustang Survival PFDs. Mustang Survival is voluntarily recalling all model number MD2010 and MD2012 inflatable Personal Flotation Devices (PFD’s) sold in the United States during 2011. To determine if you are impacted by this recall please reference the images below:… Membership Required You...
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