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On August 21, 2011, Forty-seven (47) employees, 38 from the primary employer and nine (9) from a secondary temporary agency, were sent to hospitals for treatment of respiratory irritation after being exposed to chlorine dioxide released inside a tomato processing plant. Three (3) employees were admitted for further treatment.
The chlorine dioxide release was due to equipment failure:
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Respondent owns and operates a biopharmaceutical facility that stores and uses anhydrous ammonia in parts of the storage and refrigeration process. Respondent’s storage and refrigeration process does not meet the eligibility requirements for Program 1 under 40 C.F.R. § 68.10(g) and is subject to the OSHA process safety management standard since the process involves ammonia above the threshold...
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Respondent is the owner of the meat processing facility which utilizes anhydrous ammonia, a hazardous substance, at the Facility. From December 28-30, 2017, Respondent inadvertently released approximately 1,700 pounds of ammonia due to a faulty isolation valve in the Facility’s refrigeration system (“the Release”). On December 13, 2018, EPA conducted an inspection of the Facility...
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Respondent is the owner and/or operator of the Facility, which has registered an RMPlan with the EPA for its Facility and has developed an RMProgram accidental release prevention program for the Facility. On February 26, 2019, the EPA issued to Respondent a Notice of Potential Violation (“NOPV”), providing notice that the EPA found that Respondent potentially committed the alleged violations...
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I have updated my original presentation from many moons ago (2005) for a new Cl2 client using the 2018 Edition of the International Fire Code (IFC) requirements for Storing, Using, Dispensing, and Handling Cl2.
SAFTENG members can log in and download the .ppt file which can be used as-is or it can be modified to fit your needs. The .ppt file has updated links to the FREE version of the 2018 IFC.
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I have written about this topic numerous times, and each time it causes controversy among the SAFTENG members. Some members are adamant that we should NEVER allow any “intervening valve(s)” in our pressure relief systems; others have seen it done many times. ASME VIII does indeed allow “intervening valves” before and/or after a Pressure Relieving Device (PRD), and...
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At 8:30 a.m. on June 22, 2020, Employees #1, 25, and #2, 47, employed by a piping company, were working on the roof of a three-story food processing company. They were adding new pipe to two (2) new, already installed, 14-inch diameter chilled water lines. The chilled water lines had been pressure-tested with nitrogen.
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On May 19, 2021, a supervisor entered a dredging vessel’s ballast tank for an inspection. The supervisor entered the tank without any appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and did not check if the confined space was safe. Shortly after entering, he collapsed and passed out. After some time, another worker entered the tank in an attempt to rescue the supervisor, but also passed out upon entry....
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A petrochemical plant has been fined after ethylene, a flammable gas was released from a cracked pipe at the Ethylene Plant. On May 2, 2017, approximately 17 tons of ethylene were released from the pipe. This leak precipitated the formation of a flammable gas cloud of around 2,295,453 cubic ft. The gas cloud was seen to move through a congested area of the plant reaching ground level. An investigation...
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The report said an abnormal flow of electricity occurred as a result of “improperly grounded equipment” in the roof area of the tank, a static discharge or ignition charge in the tank was the “most probable cause of ignition” in the October 15, 2019 incident. The tank’s roof was blown off & landed on a nearby tank, which in turn exploded within...
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Many of us manage a Respiratory Protection Program for all types of respirators and many types of hazards. What many programs lack is the annual evaluation of the program and its execution. The written program should contain information on how and who will perform this evaluation and although the standard does not state this evaluation be done annually, I would strongly suggest this frequency. ...
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This past January 2021, The Chlorine Institute issued Edition 7 of their Pamphlet 65 – Personal Protective Equipment for Chlor-Alkali Chemicals (which is available for FREE). This is a MUST have document for those who have exposures to:
CHLORINE
SODIUM AND POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (10 – 50 WT %)
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE (3 – 20 WT %)
HYDROCHLORIC ACID (7 – 37 WT %)
SULFURIC ACID (38...
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