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Over my career in safety I have seen the use of “welding carts” spin out of control as if they are all the “almighty” in fire prevention. These carts can now be purchased with a 30-minute “fire wall” between the fuel gas (e.g. acetylene, propane, etc.) and the oxidizer (e.g. oxygen) and in fact do comply with both OSHA and NFPA storage requirements. But these...
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Respondent owns and operates a facility that produces, processes, handles, and/or stores a regulated extremely hazardous substance, anhydrous ammonia. The facility uses anhydrous ammonia in a closed-circuit refrigeration system to produce and store ice. Though the ice maker process runs continually, employees are not normally present at the facility outside of business hours. On March 15, 2016, at...
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All workers for building trade contractors at REFINERY FACILITIES must complete a MINIMUM of 20 hours of approved advanced safety training by January 1, 2018, AND are required to do so every two (2) years thereafter. This requirement was added to the California Health and Safety Code in Section 25536.7. To confirm that a worker is a registered apprentice, has completed a California registered...
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Lack of emergency planning for ammonia leaks put workers at a beverage plant in harm’s way three (3) times in the past year. As a result, the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has fined the business $154,000 for multiple willful, serious and general workplace safety violations. In each of the incidents, when the leaks occurred, employees were unsure what to do, which way to...
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As the ballons were filled and the cake was cut, several industries got what they worked so hard to achieve… OSHA can not revise the PSM “retail” definition without going through the Public Rule Making process. But those who take process safety and risk management seriously may be surprised to know that OSHA had already explained why they included the “retail exemption”...
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It amazes me how society, specifically lawyers and politicians, can be so collectively ignorant. With all the change in the political winds some industries are breathing a sigh of relief regarding OSHA’s efforts to redefine “retail” when it comes to the “retail exemption” found in their Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard. For the record, I did NOT...
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EPA received a petition dated February 28, 2017, from the RMP Coalition, representing several trade associations. The petition requests a reconsideration and request for stay for the RMP rule amendments, published January 13, 2017.
On March 13, 2017, EPA’s Administrator convened a proceeding for reconsideration of the RMP rule amendments.
On March 16, 2017, EPA published a final...
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Incident Overview
738 lbs of Cl2 released from T-103, the Nash compressor seals, and leaking gasket on the suction piping at the Nash compressor.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Pruitt took action today to reconsider the “Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: ‘Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air’” (“RMP Rule”) and signed an administrative stay to DELAY the effective date of the rule regarding chemical accident preparedness and prevention, until June 19, 2017. The...
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Industrial
CONFINED SPACE RESCUE PG&E Worker Injured at Folsom Gas Leak (Fire Department conducted a dramatic rescue of an injured worker who lost consciousness while working on an underground gas line – worker was rushed to the hospital after losing consciousness while working on a natural gas line in an underground open vault – Fire Department shut down Riley Street durning the rescue...
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