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NOTE: this is the first citation that I am aware of from EPA’s amended RMP Emergency Planning requirements.
At the time of the Inspection, Respondent had not conducted annual coordination activities with local emergency planning and response organizations for the year 2020.
Notice that EPA did not seem to be concerned with the Global Pandemic, which was declared on March 11, 2020, by the...
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In 2001, Dr. Patrick Hudson, Centre for Safety Science – The Netherlands published a paper on safety cultures. His work has stood the test of time, as many authors today still reference his 2001 research paper. In his paper, he explains there are five (5) different types of safety cultures and explains a number of characteristics that go to make up such a safety culture. These are:...
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One of my favorite and newest safety authors is Dr. Clive Lloyd. His new book, Next Generation Safety Leadership: From Compliance to Care
Dr. Lloyd explains the progression of safety cultures from Stage 1 – Apathetic through Stage 5 – Integrated and to be frank, it is the best explanation of cultural progression I have seen in 30 years.
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Let’s take a safety quiz. I’ll show you two (2) pictures and you tell me which one shows a risk.
Most everyone can recognize the rattlesnake as a risk, as it presents an immediate threat to our safety.
How many saw the fire extinguisher, with it last annual inspection in 1965, as a risk?
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I swear I think these “coaches” were all safety professionals in their previous careers. ?
I look back at all the “right words” spoken in meetings, only to be followed up with decisions/choices by managers that conflicted with their words. Most of us call it “walking the talk”; but then that same management group will eventually turn to the safety leader and ask “why is their no TRUST between us and...
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At 12:00 noon on August 27, 2021, an employee, 27, entered a tanker trailer to power wash the interior of the tanker. The tanker had contained animal parts and was sitting outside in the high summer temperatures. The employee was found unconscious inside the tanker and emergency services were notified.
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At 11:30 a.m. on August 29, 2021, Employee #1, 32, inserted a tank wash spinner inside a semi-tanker, which later started draining slowly. Employee #1 entered the tanker to find out why it was draining slowly. Employee #1 lost consciousness while inside the tanker and Employee #2, 43, went inside the tanker to render help when he also was overcome by high levels of hydrogen sulfide gas. Both employees...
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I have seen this very scenario play out at least a half dozen times in my career. GRAVITY is an energy source and can be a fatal form of energy! Here is what happened in this tragedy…
At 4:15 p.m. on July 19, 2021, an employee, 38, was changing the hydraulic line on a forklift. The employee had the forks inadequately propped up so when he disconnected the line the forks and cage fell...
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Kurt Lewin’s Behavioral Theory from the 1940’s can be summarized as B = f(P, E). This means that Behavior is a function (f) of:1) the person (P) (i.e., their internal traits, history) and2) their environment (E) (i.e., physical, social, and psychological)
This means unsafe acts should NOT be blamed solely on the individual; they are highly influenced by environmental and psychological factors....
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A researcher puts five (5) gorillas in a cage where a cluster of bananas is hanging from a string, with a ladder leading to the bananas. When the first gorilla goes for the bananas, the researcher sprays ALL five (5) gorillas with freezing water for five minutes. Sometime later, when a second gorilla inevitably tries to go for the bananas, the researcher once again sprays all five (5) gorillas...
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How Safe Would Sugar Creek Be if we were all like Meghan Vogel and were all actively caring for each other?
Do we have the courage to do what Meghan did or the courage to accept the help and suggestions as Arden did? 24/7?
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At the state championships, Meghan Vogel had a difficult 1,600/3,200 double. She won the 1,600 in a personal-best 4 minutes, 58.31 seconds, stepped onto the podium for photos...
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