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I have heard of this happening several times off the span of my career, but this is the first time I have seen it. I will also add that “gravity” is the most often overlooked/ignored energy source when it comes to LOTO. With “electrical” being the most recognized energy source, somehow the one source that is constant is the one that is overlooked.
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Once again I turn to the professionals up North to provide us with some great information. Transport Canada has once again done an excellent job explaining the difference between a Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE) and a Heat-Induced Tear (HIT) type explosion. So often when we see the large fireball, we will call the event a BLEVE; however, this is oftentimes an incorrect...
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In both their General Industry and Construction Confined Space Standards, one of OSHA’s criteria for a “Confined Space” is that the space is “not designed for continuous employee occupancy.” These six (6) words seem to cause much confusion on both ends of the CS debate. I have seen it misused to claim a space is a CS, and I have seen it misused to claim a space is not...
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In the process safety arena, OSHA’s PSM Standard (and EPA’s RMP rule) made it official… doing “hot work” in/on/adjacent to the “covered process(s)” required a WRITTEN PERMIT. Before PSM/RMP, OSHA only “preferred” the permission to perform Hot Work be in written form. OSHA PSM (and RMP)intent was to require employers to control, in a consistent...
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One of the best books in my career is the first edition of “Field Guide to Human Error Investigations” (pdf) by Dr. Sidney Dekker (Ph.D. in Cognitive Systems Engineering); which then became “The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error” (2nd Edition). Those of you in the Process Safety arena have some baseline knowledge of “Human Factors”. Heck OSHA and EPA actually regulated...
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WARNING! The video contains graphic images of a worker’s death. Worker is pulled into a paper machine calendar as he is applying a label. As can be seen, by the video, the RPMs were low, but the torque of the machine was too much for him. His foot hits the E-stop bar but it was too late.
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With the sad revelations coming out of the Slag Tank catastrophe and having spent time with my Dad a couple of weekends ago A thought just popped in my head… as a child my parents were constantly saying “I don’t care what Johnny is doing” and “if Johnny jumped off a bridge would you?” But as an adult I am teaching my kids the same principle- be true...
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Here we have a darn near perfect example as to why OSHA/EPA are now asking businesses with PSM/RMP covered process to “justify” their “maximum intended inventory(s)” of their Highly Hazardous Chemicals (HHC)/Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS). The business had, at the time of the EPA inspection four (4) 1-ton cylinders of Chlorine in the same room (i.e. 8,000 pounds)....
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For years, OSHA had taken a position on when/where “swing gates” were actually required and that position was that it did NOT apply to fixed ladders on the edge of a platform. Then in 2009 they officially stated their enforcement position in a Regional Memo that DID include ladderway opening on the edge of a platform. This 2009 memo is actually helpful in understanding their...
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NOTE: This case, as unfortunate as it is, stands in a very small group of State Fire Code violations, and in my memory stands atop of the pile @ $302,500. It is rare for a state to issue code violations and even more rare for the dollar amount to be so high. The one thing that this case has in common with the other state code violations… they almost always come after a serious...
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Respondent owns or operates three (3) fluid milk production facilities located in MI, IL, and MO (until operations ceased in 2014). At each of these facilities, Respondent operates or operated at all times relevant to this CAFO a closed-loop refrigeration system which utilizes or utilized anhydrous ammonia. Each system uses and stores, or used and stored at all times relevant to this CAFO, more than...
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