A falling barometer often results in higher concentrations of methane at the working face. Methane and other gasses are liberated from gobs and from behind seals into the active areas of the mine as the barometer falls. Seals will begin to “out-gas” at a greater rate. A falling barometer usually indicates an approaching storm front. A…...
MSHA Safety Alert – Winter Ventilation and Barometric Pressure Read More »
PHMSA is issuing this safety advisory to notify the public of the unauthorized marking of high pressure compressed gas cylinders. Investigators from PHMSA’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) recently conducted a compliance inspection of George Welding & Supply Co., Inc. As a result of that inspection, PHMSA has determined that George Welding & Supply…...
PHMSA Safety Advisory: Unauthorized Marking of Compressed Gas Cylinders Read More »
Team Leader felt an electric shock when he touched the computer table which is made by metal material. Immediately, he stopped working and notified shift electrician to come to check. The electrician came and checked the table by VOM which indicated 105 AC Volts. Electrician isolated power supply to the CPU for full inspection, found no earth cable…...
Safety Alert – Shocked by working table (missing ground) Read More »
A fatal incident occurred involving a production operator who was overseeing a potable water bunkering activity on the satellite platform with a marine supply vessel. The IP fell 23m into the water when the handrail he was holding failed due to tension applied to it through the loading hose.• During the bunkering operation, the vessel…...
Fatality Alert – Failed Handrail Read More »
Date of Incident: 12th September 2012 Time of Incident: App. 5.15am Location: Oil and Gas Construction Project A fatal incident occurred involving a Non-Destructive Test (NDT) personnel. The deceased was electrocuted while adjusting the position of portable lighting pole connected with trailing cable to distribution board which is 50 meters away. Preliminary finding shows that there was…...
FATALITY DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHOCK Read More »
A fatality occurred at a warehouse involving an employee taking a sample from a 500-gallon (4,500 pound) stainless steel Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC). Preliminary findings indicate the employee was working alone in an area with limited egress. The employee elevated the IBC approximately 18 inches using a forklift to take a sample from the bottom…...
Fatality Related To IBC Falling From Forklift Read More »
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INDUSTRY ALERT: CHEVRON RICHMOND REFINERY PIPING FAILURE Read More »
Although I did not post the “alert” to the left referencing the Miller Harnesses, I have received it several times in the past 2-3 weeks from many SAFTENG members. Each alert I received had a new twist to it and was missing some basic info that Miller had always included in their alerts/stop-use/recall notices in…...
Miller Harness Safety Alert “Miller/Honeywell Official Response” Read More »
Two roofing technicians were going on to a flat roof to perform an inspection and repair. The first technician set up a 30 foot extension ladder to access the roof. The ladder was a Type IA Fiberglass ladder rated for a load capacity of 300 pounds. The technician weighed approximately 160 pounds. The ladder had…...
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Elevating Work Platform FailurePublished: 17 August 2012 Purpose: The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight risks associated with a failed cast steel linkage on an elevating work platform (EWP). Background: A worker received severe injuries when he was ejected from an EWP on a construction site on the Gold Coast. The incident involved a…...
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For immediate release:July 31, 2012 Contact information:Melanie Mesaros, Public Information Officer503-947-7428 Oregon OSHA urges caution following three workplace carbon monoxide incidents Overexposures send workers to the hospital (Salem) –In recent weeks, employees at three different Portland-area worksites were exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide while operating gas-powered equipment. Oregon OSHA, a division…...
Oregon OSHA urges caution following three workplace carbon monoxide incidents Read More »
A truck was carring 2 Acetylene gas cylinders and 2 Oxygen gas cylinder in the back and it caught fire in the middle of road. The cylinder on fire flew like a missle, hit at a car, penetrated the car roof and final stopped after hit it a second car front bumper. … Membership...
Compressed Gas Cylinders Incident (Acetylene & Oxygen) Read More »
