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We are all accustomed to labeling our process vessels/tanks with the contents; many of us that operate batch processes even use some specialized labeling and cross-referencing hazard data based on the batch being run. But one item too many of us fail to identify within a vessel is the use of an inert purging/blanketing gas such as Nitrogen. This year a facility had a very serious incident...
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The call came in as a “vehicle fire”… Listen and Learn…
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At all relevant times, Respondent owned and operated a refrigerated food distribution warehouse with an ammonia refrigerant system which contains approximately 9,617 pounds of ammonia. EPA inspected the facility on August 9, 2018. Prior to the August 9, 2018, inspection, Respondent had not performed a hazard analysis nor developed standard operating procedures for the ammonia refrigerant system.
ALLEGED...
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I am not sure where or quite when this vicious rumor began, but let’s make this clear:
A Pre-startup Safety Review (PSSR) is an ENTIRELY separate exercise AND MUST be completed BEFORE the Initial Start-Up procedures are implemented.
Granted it may be the same personnel doing both tasks, but the PSSR is FULLY COMPLETED BEFORE the Initial Start-Up procedure begins. In fact, the PSSR MUST...
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Scenario: In an industrial setting, a ladder starts 100 feet above grade on the side of a tower. The base landing of the ladder is only there for ladder access, so it meets OSHA minimum dimensions and is equipped with standard guardrail. The length of climb above this base is no more than 24 feet.
Question 1: What are the requirements for this elevated ladder with regard to falls? Does this scenario...
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Definition of Confined Space, as it may apply to large product heating and aging furnaces (OSHA LOI)
Background
Product parts are heated in the furnaces using natural gas to temperatures ranging from 700ºF to 2200ºF to facilitate material processing. The furnace doors are actuated remotely from either the cab of a forklift or a control panel. Parts are loaded and unloaded from the furnaces using forklifts during production runs. The furnaces range in size from 8 feet x 8 feet x 8 feet to 18 feet x...
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Background: Multiple sections of off-set ladders are being designed to be installed on the outside of a grain silo that is 80 feet or more in height. Rest platforms will be installed at each off-set and will be provided with guardrail systems to meet OSHA’s requirements. The rest platforms measure 3 feet by 3 feet in area. Some of the ladder sections are less than 24 feet in length.
Question 1: Does...
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Earlier this year, I was asked to participate in an incident review involving a flashfire/explosion in a tote-filling process. (NOTE: the official term is an Intermediate Bulk Container or IBC) As I have written about many times, the #1 cause of these flash fires/explosions inside a container/vessel is the generation of static electricity, but this incident occurred in a tote that was “purged...
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At approximately 10:40 a.m. on April 2, 2019, the housing of a three-inch Y-strainer of an isobutylene line that fed into reactor K8 ruptured and isobutylene was released, forming a vapor cloud. Three employees responded to mitigate the isobutylene vapor in the reactor area. As Employee #1 was at an old control room area and Employee #2 was approaching a tank farm area away from reactors K8 and K9,...
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Over my career in S&H and Emergency Response, I have seen the proliferation of “on-line” training get out of control in the past 10 years. Seems the sellers have sold the on-line delivery method as the “silver bullet” – the answer to all the training woes within an organization. Heck even OSHA has allowed some of their outreach training to be done on-line. ...
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On or about August 10, 2018, representatives of the EPA conducted an inspection of Respondent’s Facility to determine compliance with Section 112(r) of the CAA and 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Information gathered during the EPA inspection revealed that Respondent had the capacity to store 650,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia at the Facility, and regularly stored greater than 300,000 pounds of anhydrous...
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This past May an employee was filling a nurse tank with anhydrous ammonia and noticed a small leak at the hose coupling. He attempted to tighten the coupling and while doing so the coupling popped off and he was exposed to NH3 vapors.
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