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The storage of wooden and plastic pallets has been a recognized hazard for many for years, but not everyone recognizes the hazard or respects what a pile of pallets can do when they catch on fire. Those that have seen a pallet fire know first hand how quickly things can get out of hand; this is primarily due to their means of construction which allows for great air flow during the fire. ...
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In our line of work, we come across some real doozies when it comes to fire protection arrangements. One of the more common issues we come across is the obstruction of sprinkler heads. Since 1980 OSHA has required that we maintain our storage at least 18″ below any sprinkler head.
1910.159(c)(10) Sprinkler spacing. The employer shall assure that sprinklers are spaced to provide a maximum protection...
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OSHA has cited a power company and a contractor after five workers were killed, (1 plant operator and four contractors) and one other suffered serious burns. In June 2017, OSHA determined that the workers were burned when a blockage inside a coal-fired furnace broke free and spewed molten slag into the work area. Employees of the power plant and two (2) contractor companies died in the incident. OSHA...
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At 2:00 p.m. on June 13, 2017, two employees, a father and son team, were replacing a pump. The son was overcome by hydrogen sulfide gas and became unconscious. As the father retrieved his son from the pump lift station, he fell and a suffered blunt force trauma injury. Both father and son died. OSHA issued numerous citations using their relatively new Confined Spaces in Construction standards. ...
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On May 20, 2017, at 11:30 a.m. Employee #1, a refrigeration technician, and a coworker were performing pump down of a live ammonia refrigeration line to make the pipe available for replacement. The two (2) employees had checked the line on the roof with a blower and thinking it was clear, went to the engine room to open a valve. The valve was difficult to open, and they believed it was clogged. Employee...
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This month Koch Agronomic Services (KAS) announced they have developed a “nitrification inhibitor” for their anhydrous ammonia (NH3) fertilizer that will significantly improve nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) to increase crop output while minimizing environmental losses. This is great news for all of us; however, for those at the facilities where this new grade of NH3 is being...
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Ontario’s Engineering Data Sheet 4-04: Anhydrous Ammonia is an excellent source of reliable safety information for the design of and practice of safely handling anhydrous ammonia. It is another example of how we can use information from other agencies around the world to better design, build, operate and maintain processes handling/storing/processing highly hazardous chemicals.
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Industry petitioned for review of five issues:
whether substantial evidence supports OSHA’s finding that limiting workers’ silica exposure to the level set by the Rule reduces a significant risk of material health impairment;
whether substantial evidence supports OSHA’s finding that the Rule is technologically feasible for the foundry, hydraulic fracturing, and construction industries;
whether...
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I have always wanted to do this kind of real-life demo/experiment during my FLAG training sessions but in today’s litigious environment I have always feared what could go wrong. Step in some brothers in the fire service and we now have a video showing why being in an atmosphere ABOVE the Upper Explosive Limit (UEL) is extremely dangerous. The use of the high-speed...
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As this year comes to a close, I was reminded by a FaceBook post of a common misconception regarding 1910.119(f)(3), which is actually two (2) separate requirements/actions stated in a single paragraph of the standard. The standard states:
1910.119(f)(3) The operating procedures shall be reviewed as often as necessary to assure that they reflect current operating practice, including...
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Just in time to win this year’s Safety Irony Award, the Philidelphia City Council passed a bill this week that calls for the city’s Department of Licenses and Inspections to develop rules for the “USE OR REMOVAL” of the bullet-proof barriers by January of 2021. This news came on the heels of OSHA’s announcement this week that “Workplace...
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