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Industrial
CONFINED SPACE FATALITIES Two workers die while cleaning molasses tank in Queensland (two workers died while they were reportedly cleaning a molasses tank – the men, aged 52 and 48, died after being affected by fumes while cleaning the tank)
LOTO FATALITY OSHA investigating fatal accident at Michael Foods (fatal incident happened at about 11:15 AM when an employee was hurt after a...
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When we think about process safety, we can think of the analogy of a wild animal inside its cage… as long as the cage holds or we don’t open the door on the cage the wild animal is safely contained. Unfortunately, sometimes the cage was not designed to hold such a powerful animal and believe it or not, we sometimes think it will be OK to open the door of the cage… just...
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Most, unfortunately not all, process safety professionals will agree that doing a “line break” on an actual process pipe containing the PSM/RMP covered chemical (HHC/EHS) falls within 1910.119(f)(4) or 68.69(d). But when it comes to “process hoses”, there remain many application questions. For me, any time the “process” is opened I break the task down...
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At 8:30 p.m. on May 11, 2017, two employees had been welding a pipe assembly and installed it on a chlorine tank. Employee #1 opened a valve to transfer the liquid chlorine from a supply tank into the weigh tank. A flange fitting was not tightened and both employees were sprayed with liquid chlorine. Both employees also inhaled some chlorine fumes. Both employees were transported to the hospital and...
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The following were the top 10 most frequently cited standards by Federal OSHA in the fiscal year 2017 (October 1, 2016, through September 30, 2017):
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Excellence in human performance is more likely if front-line workers, support staff, and managers embrace the following underlying truths or principles that provide the bases for the behaviors. Integrating these principles into management and leadership practices, worker practices, and the organization’s processes and values will help guide the development of a philosophy and strategy for improving...
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Industrial
STEAM Worker burned in triumph accident (worker was seriously burned in an accident about 10:30 a.m. – the woman was in stable condition after suffering steam burns on the front part of her body)
FORKLIFT FATALITY Worker Dies in Forklift Accident at Marine Terminal (a longshore worker was killed in a forklift accident at a Marine Terminal just before 3:30 p.m.)
FATALITY Worker killed...
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This week the CSB issued their report and video on the Kansas WRONG CHEMICAL – WRONG TANK incident. The CSB found that over the years a number of injuries have occurred as a result of similar incidents involving inadvertent mixing during unloading. PHMSA reviewed serious incident data involving bulk loading and unloading of hazardous materials transported via highway and...
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