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I hope that in today’s workplaces, everyone knows we do NOT “splash fill” flammable liquids. However, this simple fact is often overlooked or unknown when adding a non-flammable solution to a flammable one. Its not the product that matters, it’s the free fall that creates the static within the flammable atmosphere.
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At 1:30 p.m. on August 7, 2022, a 55-year-old production supervisor was working in his office when the deluge system pre-discharge alarm activated. Approximately 30 seconds after the audible alarm engaged, the foam generators activated and began dispensing 2.2% high-expansion foam. The employee attempted to exit his office to reach a safe point, but he was trapped in the foam. The employee was found...
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The Safety Champions Program is a new initiative that helps employers develop and implement effective safety and health programs. The main goal of safety and health programs is to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses, and deaths. The Program incorporates the seven (7) core elements of Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs:
Management Leadership
Worker Participation
Hazard Identification...
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Respondent is the owner and operator of a facility. On September 1, 2024, an incident at the Facility resulted in an accidental release. EPA requested follow-up information, and Respondent provided a response on May 27, 2025, regarding the Incident and Respondent’s compliance with Section 112(r) ofthe CAA and 40 C.F.R. Part 68.
Based on the response provided on May 27, 2025, EPA conducted an...
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I ALWAYS encourage clients to be able to MANAGE their inventory when something goes wrong. Many have heeded my advice, and when they have a leak on a tank, they simply transfer the hazardous material to their “emergency tank,” or they have set their maximum levels in other tanks so they have spare capacity on those tanks that will hold an entire tank.
This becomes possible after I challenge...
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An SMS needs a feedback loop! The data from that feedback loop needs to be VERIFIED and VALIDATED as accurate BEFORE it is used to make decisions within the SMS.
Just imagine driving your vehicle with NO FEEDBACK. No speedometer, no engine temp, no blinker feedback, no RPMs, NOTHING. You’re just driving, maybe relying on others around you to gauge your speed.
Far too many safety efforts have...
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Damage description: Significant damage to the boiler room and all adjoining walls/rooms and area. Extensive damage to the west wall of the plant on Acton Pl. through the street. Damage was also noted to the adjacent building located at 390 E. King St. This complex housed several retail establishments. Damage was also noted to several surrounding homes from blast debris.
ADDITIONAL REMARKS
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This is a perfect (and sad) example of why releases of hazardous materials need to be DEFINED and QUANTIFIED so that personnel know their LIMITATIONS in responding to said releases. This exercise is part of our PRE-PLANNING, starting with using the Tier II forms we submit each year. Just understand, the Tier II forms are simply a great starting point, but recognize that we may have HHCs/EHSs on site...
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Well, it’s not often that I disagree with the OSHA technical team that writes LOIs, but this one is a MAJOR MISTAKE. I have debated this topic for 30 years and now my argument just got squashed by the agency. In their 2025 LOI, OSHA stated:
If the employer's evaluation of the space determines that the piping does not terminate in the space and that no potential exists for rupture or leakage...
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Background: 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(iii) states: All operator training and evaluation shall be conducted by persons who have the knowledge, training, and experience to train powered industrial truck operators and evaluate their competence.
Question #1: Can a person who has the knowledge, training, and experience to train powered industrial truck operators and evaluate their competence, clarified in...
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OSHA answers two (2) Respiratory Protection Program questions:
To what extent does OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard, at 29 CFR § 1910.134(e), require that the PLHCP's medical evaluation for respirator use include consideration of factors beyond respiratory protection that affect fitness to safely perform the expected job tasks while wearing a respirator?Is there a reasonable expectation that...
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