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- Over 19,000 categorized unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injury photos
- Over 1,500 ppt's & doc's in the SAFTENG Library
- Over 5,000 Technical Articles on Process Safety, Emergency Response & OSH topics
- Over 450 videos (those not allowed on YouTube Channel)
Many THANKS to my NEW Members and those who CONTINUE to support SAFTENG:
Now that I have decided to stay in this game for a bit longer, I have had several inquiries about the safety training I used to do for safety pros. So I am inquiring about who may be interested in such training.
The KEY to this training is finding a SPONSOR to host it. The sponsor provides the space and lunch for the training day(s) and is allowed up to 5 seats free of charge, since they are paying...
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Respondent owns and operates two (2) anhydrous ammonia distributing facilities. EPA Region 7 conducted inspections at the one (1) facility in August 2023 and at the other facility in December 2024 to determine compliance with Section 112(r) of the CAA and 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Information gathered during the EPA inspections revealed that Respondent hadcgreater than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia...
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Two (2) sanitation workers were killed, and a third was hospitalized in critical condition after they inhaled toxic fumes while cleaning a sewer line. The incident took place around 10.30 pm. The workers were employees of the local Municipality. “Preliminary investigation revealed that the first worker entered the sewer and failed to come out for a long time. A second worker went in to check on him,...
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This is hands down the best comedic scene for safety pros! Dwight revolts against the office personnel for not paying attention to his PowerPoint training on Fire Drill. So he took matters into his own hands…
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My SDS list toluene’s lower explosive limit (LEL) as 1.2% by volume, often given as:
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I was playing around with Google Gemini and wondered about its limitations and accuracy. One of the problems in my HAZMAT courses is showing just how small an amount of Cl2 it takes to achieve an IDLH concentration in a given space. So I asked it..
How many pounds of Chlorine Gas will it take to achieve a 10 ppm concentration in a room that is 40’X40′?
I cannot fulfill this request....
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When I explain this to a group, I always get a challenge from some engineer that what I am saying is not accurate. And after all, they are the “engineers.” So today I asked Google Gemini to explain it to me…
Q: Can a human hold up a wall that is 20' long and 8' tall when 1.0 PSIG is applied to it? A: The short answer is absolutely not. While 1.0 PSIG (Pounds per Square Inch Gauge)...
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We have a long-time client for whom we have now completed OSH and/or PSM/RMP audits at all of their North American facilities over the past 8 years. And this last audit was a “deal breaker” for many clients, as they were fit to be tied after the audit. Seems the facility had run its Safety/PS programs through AI, asking for a compliance evaluation. Seems that the SAFTENG is better at...
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I share this, as many may not recognize the power of a vacuum as a form of hazardous energy. ZERO = 0 and a vacuum is NOT zero, its actually LESS THAN ZERO!
I added this video to the library this weekend. It demonstrates the power of a vacuum and why ALL energy sources MUST be at a Zero Energy State (ZES). The worker was cutting a coupon out of the pipeline for advanced testing. I am not sure...
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I added this video to the library this weekend. This is a FATALITY video, so it is labeled GRAPHIC; however, it’s not gory. I share these videos with members because sometimes showing what an accident looks like can get people’s attention. Just understand, we can NOT scare workers into working safely.
This is a GUARDING incident in which an unsuspecting worker backs into a rotating...
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This event involved argon, a simple asphyxiant gas. The facility stored its Argon cylinders inside the 47,000 sq ft building, approximately 55 ft from where the workers were overcome. The Technical Sales representative from National Welders responded to the scene and tested for oxygen deficiency. He tested the system line at 100 psi, which revealed no leaks and suggested that the tank connected to...
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One of my most debated topics at SAFTENG is my writings/ramblings about the critical role that a Management of Change (MOC) plays in ALL of safety, not just PSM. I’ve been involved in numerous non-PSM/RMP accidents that can be traced to poor or non-existent change management.
One fatal event last year involved simply moving a machine from one department to another, literally just on the other...
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