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On December 31, 2008, a welder was preparing to conduct TIG welding on a 2″ X 65″ run of pipe located in the vent trunk compartment of an aluminum vessel under construction. The estimated height where the pipe entered the compartment was about 1.5′ from the bottom of the deck.
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It is not unusual to hear many engineers lay claim that by using stainless steel piping, that they are fully eliminating the risk of corrosion under insulation (CUI) within their piping circuits. But could stainless steel piping be susceptible to CUI much like it’s cousin in the piping family… carbon steel?
The short answer is YES, even stainless steel can fall prey to corrosion in...
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At 1:30 p.m. on May 14, 2000, an employee was painting the inside a 200,000-gallon potable water storage tank. At some point, the employee collapsed and was rescued from the space by two coworkers who provided CPR until emergency medical services arrived. The employee died of Cardiomegaly (enlarged heart).
Even though this death was NOT related to the PRCS work, OSHA still took serious issue with the...
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On or about May 28th, 2020 at approximately 15:30 hours three (3) employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards when a remediation repair (on a produced water tank) involved a grinder for preparing the surface and a heat gun for preparing an epoxy on a tank which had accumulated hydrocarbon vapors from the produced water contained earlier in the day.
The result of not monitoring hydrocarbon...
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At 6:15 a.m. on May 22, 2020, an employee and a coworker were in the process of transferring chemicals from totes on a delivery truck into tanks inside the facility.
The deceased employee was responsible for hooking up a hose to the fill line on the building and monitoring the transfer from inside the facility.
A coworker was responsible for hooking up the hose to the pump and tote inside the truck.
The...
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At 9:00 a.m. on May 29, 2020, Employee #1 and #2, coworkers, discussed entry into a manhole to clear a blockage.
Employee #1 entered into the manhole without personal protective equipment, without training, and without performing any air quality testing.
Employee #1 successfully placed the line to clear the blockage and began to climb out.
Before he could exit, he was overtaken, likely by hydrogen...
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If you have ever participated in or facilitated a Process Hazard(s) Analysis before you have certainly heard the phrase “never happened before” and the implication that we would be wasting our time if we spent any more time discussing the scenario. As a facilitator, it is our responsibility to force the discussion, as we should NEVER accept the fact that just because no one in the...
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Those that follow my PSM & RMP Citations / Analysis postings most likely have noticed a significant change in the level and depth that EPA and OSHA are conducting their RMP and PSM inspections. They have cited many more RAGAGEP issues and now dig deep into PHA’s and SOP’s than they ever had before. This all came about from the National Compliance Initiative: Reducing Accidental...
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A bit of advice for some of you younger safety pro’s that I learned from my very first plant manager, who by the way was the kind of plant manager every young and inexperienced safety engineer needs out of school! Claude Bloom was a “people manager” who just happened to also run a chemical plant so we called him a plant manager. He was wise beyond a normal man, with advanced...
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Under a new Illinois state regulation, 8 IAC 215, anyone who works on a farm and handles anhydrous ammonia must complete Certified Grower Training by April 2022 and do a refresher course every three (3) years thereafter. This includes those workers who are either classified as a “Certified competent attendant” or a “Certified grower” as defined below:
“Competent attendant”...
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This week we will see a new administration take over the reins in D.C., and after four tumultuous years under President Trump for OSHA and the CSB, we stand to see some serious shifting in both agencies. OSHA has had a “wish list” ever since the last year of the Obama Administration, which some got implemented, and some of that got overturned in courts. With the Trump Administration’s...
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Respondent is the owner and/or operator of a Refinery that uses, handles, and/or stores more than a threshold quantity of Flammable Mixture and Hydrogen fluoride/Hydrofluoric acid, which are regulated substances, as specified at 40 C.F.R. ยงยง 68.115 and 68.130. From August 15 to August 18, 2016, authorized representatives of the EPA conducted an inspection of the Facility to assess compliance with section...
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