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Grinder Accident Safety Alert

Grinder Accident Safety Alert Onboard a vessel, positioned offshore in stand-by position close to a local platform, an AB seaman suffered an injury to his right leg – just above the knee – resulting in a 5cm cut. While waiting instructions from the platform, the AB Seaman has been ordered to brush the upper stern part of the…...

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HSE issues gas detector safety alert

Introduction: This Safety Notice is being issued as a result of investigations by the Health and Safety Executive into the Status Scientific Controls portable gas detector type Mentor PGD2. This instrument is intended to be used for the protection of personnel entering or working in an environment where there is a possibility of flammable or…...

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[NPPTL] ALL: CSE SR 100 User Notice

The NIOSH User Notice Concerning Loss of Start-Up Oxygen in CSE SR-100 Self-Contained Self-Rescuers is being issued to inform users of the CSE SR-100 SCSR phase-out plan in mining and non-mining applications. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Compressed Gas Safety Alert

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...

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FOOT INJURY FROM OUTRIGGER

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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SAFETY ALERT! Abrasive wheel on grinder breaks, killing worker

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…...

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Loader Blind Spot Fatality

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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