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OSHA and a grain handling company have signed a comprehensive settlement requiring the company to implement safeguards, training, and audit procedures at its 20 grain handling facilities in six states. The agreement resolves contested citations issued by OSHA in April 2012 after six individuals were killed and two injured as a result of an Oct. 29, 2011, explosion at the Atchison grain elevator. Under...
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The Safety Authority of British Columbia (BC) has released a case study of all refrigerant leaks in BC from 2007 to 2015. The study breaks down:
Number of Refrigeration Units by Refrigerant and Safety Classification
The Boilers, Pressure Vessels and Refrigeration (BPVR) Incident Investigations
Refrigeration Incidents by Refrigerant
Ammonia Releases by Facility Type
Ammonia Releases at Arenas...
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Escape respirators have a SINGLE function:
to allow a person working in a normally safe environment sufficient time to escape from suddenly occurring respiratory hazards.
Given this function, selection does not rely on assigned protection factors. Instead, these respirators are selected based on:
a consideration of the time needed to escape, and
the likelihood of IDLH or oxygen...
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Employers may provide ESCAPE-ONLY respirators to those whose ONLY action is to leave the area immediately and take NO part in the response. Escape-only respirators MUST be NIOSH-approved and appropriate for the potential airborne concentration and class of substances specified in the employer’s hazard determination (1910.134(d)). Emergency escape-only respirators must be inspected BEFORE being...
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A fairly common mistake we see at facilities that have their own emergency response teams is that the responders are NOT receiving a fitness-for-duty evaluation and only receiving the same medical evaluation as those who wear respirators in non-emergency settings. This is a problem, as OSHA has stated that emergency responders need more than the basic respirator medical evaluation. Here...
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Fit testing is required for ALL employees using negative or positive pressure tight-fitting respirators, where OSHA requires such respirators or where the employer requires the use of such a respirator. A fit test is NOT required for voluntary users or escape-only respirators. (NOTE: SCBA’s are NOT escape-only respirators.) The fit test must be performed before the respirator is used in the...
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Over the past several years we have seen an increase in the use of mobile test units for respiratory medical clearances and fit testing. Most safety professionals have seen these type of mobile units. When done correctly, these mobile units can save a lot of time and thus save the employer a lot of money; unfortunately, most of these mobile units create serious compliance issues in their...
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The state of Ohio updated it’s Mechanical Code as it applies to “Refrigeration” in November 2017. Here are the updates:
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As of yesterday (12/15/2017), the state of Ohio has a new fire code, which just happens to be a revised version of the 2015 International Fire Code. As I have been writing about this year, this revised code could have an impact on a number of businesses/industries. For example, ammonia refrigeration processes that are built from this day on will NO LONGER be permitted to discharge their...
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Out of 250 inspections in 2016 where this was looked at, 1910.242 was cited 253 times for $589,704. For something so simple, that is some crazy money!!! So what does 1910.242(b) require:
Compressed air used for cleaning. Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective...
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