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 […]
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
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.
After more than 30 years of use in the fall protection industry, the original Lad-Saf™ sleeve has been replaced by a completely redesigned next generation Lad-Saf sleeve.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
MSA is issuing this User Safety Notice due to a potential safety issue involving 50ft./15m. Workman SRLs. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. We have determined that a small percentage of Workman 50 ft./15 m. SRLs manufactured from January through August of 2015 may have an improper brake nut torque setting. This
Department Name: Energy Division (Offshore) Bulletin No: ED 2-2015 Issue Date: 18 September 2015 Target Audience: Offshore Chemical Processing and production Key Issues: This Safety Alert highlights the issue of inadequate material properties of small diameter clamp connectors and the potential for sudden brittle failure.
Health and Safety Executive – Safety Alert Department Name: Hazardous Installations Division, CEMHD, unit 1C Bulletin No: HID 1-2015 Issue Date: 12 August 2015 Target Audience: All premises where large dry powder fire extinguishers are likely to be used for example: chemical industry, offshore industry, merchant shipping, nuclear industry, manufacturing, mining, warehousing, engineering, metals and
Safety alert fatality due to hydrotest burst overpressured pipe from Alan Bassett
We have become aware that insufficient lubrication may have been applied to the bypass valve assemblies on FireHawk M7XT Air Masks when manufactured. A lack of sufficient lubricant could cause the bypass assembly to become difficult to operate or possibly inoperable. No injuries have been reported. Until your affected units have been serviced as described
Guardian Fall Protection has discontinued their Rescue G-Loop trauma straps and “quarantined” ALL existing stock. Consult this message from Guardian for more information.
Capital Safety has issued an Inspection Notice regarding certain models of their Protecta Rebel SRL. The affected products are: the black extruded aluminum version of the Rebel SRL; manufactured between 1 April 2014 and 30 November 2014. Consult the official Inspection Notice for more details.
Two contractor fatalities to start 2015. Seven contractor deaths occurred in 2014. On January 11, 2015, a contract shaft miner was killed while riding on top of a skip in a ventilation shaft. The victim was caught between a support beam in the shaft and a handrail on the skip. On January 8, 2015, a
