I am a big believer in Root Cause Analyzes, and Corrective Action Plans to address our findings from an incident investigation – It just does not get more fundamental than this in industrial safety. Early in my career, I worked for a great man who was ALL ABOUT his employees. He was undoubtedly the most empathetic leader I worked for, and he was a big believer in the RCCA process. But he went...

We were debating this in the SAFTENG social media groups… are these fires happening more frequently or is social media making it easier to learn about these events?  Well the NFPA has studied the fires involving structures under construction from 2016-2020 to answer a lot of questions.  The one piece of data that got my attention was the Hot Work Fires and how they impacted the number...

In 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) required commercial airliners to develop a comprehensive SMS to improve safety for the flying public. Although the FAA has not required other revenue passenger-carrying operators to have one.  These  “other revenue passenger-carrying operators” include the cubs in AK that move hunters and fishermen around AK, the helicopter tours...

The Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020 (PFCSA) provides that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) must promulgate a rule to require flame mitigation devices in portable fuel containers that impede the propagation of flame into the container unless the Commission determines that there is a voluntary standard for flame mitigation devices that impedes the propagation of flame into...

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In OSHA’s fiscal year 2022, the agency issued over 3,800 LOTO citations. Here is a breakdown of those citations… Top 10 by # of Citations Top 10 by Citations $ Full listing of Citations with Number of Citations and $ … HomeRead More »

In OSHA’s fiscal year 2022, Management of Change was the #6 most cited element of the PSM standard. Here is a breakdown of those citations… … HomeRead More »

In OSHA’s fiscal year 2022, Contractors was the #5 most cited element of the PSM standard. Here is a breakdown of those citations… … HomeRead More »

In OSHA’s fiscal year 2022, Process Hazard Analysis was the #4 most cited element of the PSM standard. Here is a breakdown of those citations… … HomeRead More »

In OSHA’s fiscal year 2022, Process Safety Information, was the #3 most cited element of the PSM standard. Here is a breakdown of those citations… … HomeRead More »

In OSHA’s fiscal year 2022, Mechanical Integrity (MI), was the #2 most cited element of the PSM standard.  Here is a breakdown of those citations… … HomeRead More »

OSHA’s fiscal year 2022 saw a significant change in the leading PSM element for citations.  As far as I know, Mechanical Integrity has been the most cited element every year for the past 20 years.  And it held that spot convincingly for those years.  Last year, SOPs took the top spot with… … HomeRead More »