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So in the last month, I have heard four politicians lay claim that EPA’s amended Risk Management Plan rule will actually make “us all” much less safe because of the “public access” part of the amendments. So let’s see what all the fuss is about and what is scheduled to start on March 21st. I always like to remind politicians that in 1986 (after Bophal), they...
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This is why we PREPARE for the WORST and HOPE for the BEST even in our training evolutions. When we are playing with LIVE FIRE – ANYTHING can happen; this week’s video shows us how quickly that ANYTHING can go WRONG.
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In preparing a client for the upcoming Walking and Working Surfaces training and other requirements, I have developed a series of powerpoint presentations that cover:
1910.22 – General requirements
1910.23 – Ladders
1910.25 – Stairways
1910.28 – Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection
1910.29 – Fall protection systems and falling object protection-criteria...
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As we know, OSHA has now updated their standards with the following NEW WWS Standards. As a safety pro, when trying to understand ALL the new requirements I like to take the standard(s) and “tier” them so as to make clear what and when a requirement applies. I am posting these (links below) for others that may find this helpful. I did NOT do 1910.24 – Step bolts and...
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NOTICE: This ppt, along with all the other WWS ppt’s for OSHA’s new standards, have been moved to the Document Library in the member’s area. This is to limit non-members from eating up all our bandwidth. Remember, memberships are FREE to anyone with a VALID work e-mail address. ISP emails like gmail, AOL, Yahoo, etc. are NOT accepted unless I know...
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Here is a summary of OSHA’s 2016 Top Ten as listed by OSHA:
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In OSHA’s fiscal year, October 2015 through September 2016, there were 14 General Industry standards that resulted in citations of $1,000,000 or more. Here’s a breakdown of these 12 standards:
1910.1200 HAZCOM had the most Citations Issued with 5,268
1910.1200 HAZCOM had the most Inspections with 2,853
1910.147 LOTO had the most in Citation $’s with $16,633,985
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Here is a look at OSHA’s HAZWOPER compliance activity in 2016 (October 2015 – September 2016). As you can see, OSHA did 34 HAZWOPER inspections and issued 66 citations for a total of $376,780 in fines. This is the SETTLED amount and NOT the initial citations. Here is a quick breakdown of activity:
NAICS Code: 311 / Food Manufacturing was #1 in # of citations with 23
NAICS Code: 311 / Food...
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The final rule includes a number of revisions to the existing general industry standards. These changes and new requirements include:
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Question:
At my facility, if the worst-case release scenarios for regulated toxic substances and the worst-case scenario for regulated flammable substances involve the same process, must I analyze both?
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Here are some “official” accident facts from OSHA regarding fatal accidents involving Anhydrous Ammonia (all but 1 of the accidents involves Anhydrous NH3). These incidents can be found in OSHA’s Accident Database, but all the accident info is provided below. I have scrubbed company names from this posting, as this is meant to be a LEARNING OPPORTUNITY not a shaming event!...
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