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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issue this safety advisory to provide notice of the possibility of catastrophic failure of certain hazardous materials packages commonly known as “nurse tanks.” See Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR) §173.315(m).
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For those who believe entering a PRCS would not happen when the Oxygen level is measured at 19.5% (IDLH for O2 Deficiency)…
November 22, 2022, @ 1:00 p.m., an employee from a local chemical company was cleaning the inside of a tanker trailer. The employee was required to enter the tank and wash out the tank with soap and water. Before entry, the oxygen level in the tank was 19.5%. The employee...
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I am no longer surprised when I teach a PRCS or an Emergency Response course and the students who have been doing entries into PRCSs and responding to emergencies but are unaware of primary atmospheric conditions. This is how I explain it…
We have 100% volume of air in the space.
That 100% volume is broken down into:
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Last month, I discussed what a “management system” would look like should we manage our Permit-Required Confined Space entry operations as a “management system” versus a standalone OSHA compliance program. (CLICK HERE for that post)
Today, I want to discuss the same approach but in respect to how we manage another life safety critical practice… The Control of Hazardous...
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A recent story in my local news was regarding changes to traffic patterns made to the 44th most dangerous intersection in OH. A 2018 traffic study showed there had been 114 crashes at the intersection over the previous four (4) years; 40% of those resulted in an injury. The state tried just about every administrative control known to man to reduce the number of accidents and their severity. ...
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Yes, ASME B31.3 requires volumetric testing (like x-ray) for piping welds, but the specific percentage of welds that must be examined is determined entirely by the “Fluid Service Category” designated by the system owner.
Examination Percentages by Category
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As is evident by several Permit-Required Confined Space incidents over the years, workers MUST FULLY understand the limitations of the respirators they are using. This latest incident involved a worker who was vacuuming, and the nozzle became stuck inside the tank. To free the nozzle, the worker—wearing a respirator with organic filters used explicitly for working outside the tank—fully entered...
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This week, I conducted a 24-hr HAZMAT Tech course for a client. The facility had purchased some new SCBA cylinders, and we noticed an odd difference between two of the cylinders. One cylinder was manufactured in 2021, and one was manufactured in early 2022, just six months apart. As I was covering the requirements for “Emergency Respiraors” to be 90% full BEFORE they can...
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This is an interesting “press release” from OSHA. Although OSHA has a “policy” not to use audits and inspections performed within the facility to issue citations against, when the employer does NOT address the hazards identified in the inspections and audits, OSHA can take issue with this failure to abate. This is what seems to have happened here. A complaint...
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Unfortunately, this economic image reminds me of some “safety programs” I have come across in my travels…
The “program” looks great, sitting on the shelf in the fancy, shiny binder.
But once we open the binder/package, we find a lot of “fluff” (i.e., air)!
Let’s be serious… Safety is not a marketing or PR exercise of pumping the workforce with fancy slogans and banners around the facility.
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Why is it that safety metrics always get such a bad wrap? We hear the voices from the back of the room… “what gets measured, gets manipulated,” so the outcry is that somehow measuring safety (other than the regulatory lagging indicators) is a waste of time and misleading.
The funny thing is I never hear anyone decrying all the business’s financial metrics, leading or lagging!...
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Immediate Action Required
Impacted Dates: October 3, 2023 – December 4 ,2023
3M™ Scott™ Cylinder and Valve Assemblies are safe to use once the instructions in this notice are carried out.
3M Scott have been made aware of a small number of cylinder valves that experienced noticeable rates of leakage upon initial inspection when the valve handwheel was initially opened. This has been investigated...
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