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This [Portable] Rechargeable Battery Association (PRBA) inquiry includes a number of scenarios and questions raised by its members related to
the article determination,
hazard classification,
consumer product exemptions, and
labeling requirements
The PRBA scenarios and questions have been paraphrased, followed by our responses. In addition, Attachment 1 to this letter provides several scenarios to...
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Once again, I can not stress how valuable FM Global can be to your safety efforts. Their Loss Prevention Data Sheets are FREE and some of the best guidance we can find. Our profession is always complaining about spending money on ANSI, ASME, NFPA, etc. codes and standards. Yet, these Loss Prevention Data Sheets are FREE, so there is no excuse for not utilizing these documents to improve...
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For most senior safety professionals, we have arrived at a place in our careers where we can understand the significance of what Dr. Reason said in 1997. Although most would agree, we started our careers in a very different place when it comes to how we derived the root causes of accidents throughout our careers. But when Dr. Reason stated this in 1997, it was not well received; especially...
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The significance (or severity) of an event depends upon the consequences suffered and not on the error that initiates it.
The error that triggers a serious accident … and the error that is one of hundreds with no consequences… can be the same error.
Human Error, James Reason, Department of Psychology University of Manchester, 1990
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Now keep in mind this is a child in the video. But that does not mean adults would not do something similar after watching a co-worker successfully pull it off! After all, MOST, if not all, unsafe acts are learned actions from co-workers. So watch this short video, as painful as it may be to some, and answer the question, is this an Error, Mistake, or Violation using Dr. James Reason’s...
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Your OSH or PSM/RMP audit report declares a human factor issue was found.
You honestly wonder how much of a risk this really is, but you’re told it has to be fixed so we can close out the finding.
So I present to you HF Engineering 2023
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Maybe I’m just old school, but is it just too much to ask for:
a well-written safety procedure,
one that is written and analyzed with a safety pro and the worker(s) who do the actual work,
that management will fully support the procedures everyday-everytime, including on holidays that fall on a Sunday, and
employees will follow procedure everyday-everytime, including on holidays that fall on a Sunday?
There...
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I thought I had shared this image before, but I could not find it. I did NOT create this image but have had it since 1994. It came from my first HF Engineering Course in preparation for Process Safety, specifically the HFA part of a PHA.
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April 8, 2023 — Quinnesec, Michigan
The All Hazards Training Center at The University of Findlay has developed the Rail Car Incident Response for Crude, Ethanol, and Other Flammable Liquids training course for the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (DOT PHMSA) to educate emergency responders on freight rail car incidents involving hazardous materials,...
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A big mistake many make with Behavior Based Safety is focusing on people and their behaviors while the physical workplace goes to crap!
We have to MANAGE BOTH to be successful! An old boss told me, “we have to take care of the house if we expect the kids to clean their rooms!” Claude Bloom 1994 when we were implementing Actively Caring (Geller’s Program).
I loved the fact that Dr....
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We often hear it:
“We have a world-class safety management system.”
They are proud of what they have. They have worked hard to get where they are. But most of the time, they do NOT have a safety management system (SMS). What they have is a safety “compliance manual.” A binder that holds dozens of individual written safety programs, or maybe they...
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Since this week is OSHA log posting week, I thought it was fitting to remind everyone…
When safety is measured solely by lagging indicators, we put good men and women in situations where they are faced with making bad decisions.
Setting a numerical end goal without providing a playbook, skills, and tools to achieve it will cause a lot of great and otherwise ethical people to play games...
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