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Many of you have heard me joke about bollards being “lazy bollards” when they’re just bolted down to the concrete or worse into asphalt. We call them “lazy bollards” because they don’t work. Get it?
Well, I have discovered a new low for bollard design!!! I call this the “unemployable bollard”!!! I kid you not, this is real, not a setup…
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After unscheduled maintenance to drain oil from the pumps, the refrigeration system was noted to be slow to return to performance and oil contamination of some system evaporators was suspected. The responding refrigeration mechanic stated he attempted to improve system performance by closing valves to generate pressure within an evaporator to move or dislodge potentially trapped oil. The pressure rose...
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As barriers or safety systems can fail, it is essential to design them well and understand their reliability, which is expressed in an SIL rating. The Safety Integrity Level relates to the Probability of Failure on Demand (PFD). We use complete orders of 10 to describe the reduction factor:
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Nov 02, 2018
MEMORANDUM FOR: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS
FROM: KIMBERLY STILLE, Acting Director
Directorate of Enforcement Programs
SUBJECT: Enforcement Policy for Respiratory Hazards Not Covered by OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits
As you are aware, Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) is occasionally used to cite respiratory hazards from exposure to an air...
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OSHA has proposed penalties of $1,326,367 to a metal heat treatment company after the company exposed employees to atmospheric, thermal, electrical, and mechanical hazards as they performed maintenance inside heat-treating furnaces. In addition to the penalties, OSHA placed the company in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program. OSHA cited the company for 25 willful, serious, and other-than-serious...
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Maintenance was being undertaken on a passenger ship lifeboat while the vessel was in port. One of the four (4) nitrogen cylinders for the emergency launching of the lifeboat had lost some pressure; it was showing 2,300 psig when it should have been between 2,600 psig. The cylinders were located in a covered area outside and were exposed to the harsh marine environment.
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At approximately 2:30 p.m. on April 1, 2010, Employee #1, Employee #2 (leadman) and Employee #3 were preparing product involving the use of fermented molasses as one of the ingredients. The workers were having problems moving the molasses from tank #2 to tank #1. According to the employer, he told Employee #2 via telephone, to add water to the molasses to bring it to a level where the container contents...
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At 4:30 p.m. on March 15, 2018, an employee was performing a pressure test on a pump. Sulfuric acid of 93% concentration splashed on the employee. The employee sustained second-degree chemical burns to the left thigh and third-degree burns to right thigh.
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WorkSafeBC launched a three (3) phase ammonia inspection initiative after three (3) workers died in an ammonia leak at an ice skating rink in October 2017. Working with Technical Safety BC, WorkSafeBC inspected 228 ice rinks, curling rinks, and recreational rinks during phase one of the initiative. Of those, 181 used ammonia-based refrigeration systems and 1,108 orders were issued.
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OSHA has cited a manufacturer of railroad ties, with 16 safety violations, including one willful, following the crushing death of a worker who was caught in a machine. The willful violation is failing to install guards to prevent access to the rotating and moving parts of a pre-plate boring machine used to drill holes into railroad ties. Twelve serious violations involve:
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SAFTENG members can get an update to EPA’s Ammonia Refrigeration General Duty Clause (GDC) Pilot Project from Janet Bowen, EPA Region 1, presentation. This program is slated to end on September, but ammonia refrigeration was chosen as one of the priority sectors for this GDC enforcement pilot. Mrs. Bown provides us with nice updates on this pilot program...
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