At the facility, the respondent primarily engages in the production of oil and gas from underground reservoirs. The operation at the Facility includes various piping, heater treaters, and a high-low pressure separator vessel used for separating well fluids into gaseous and liquid components.  Natural gas is a highly flammable gaseous hydrocarbon mixture containing methane, ethane, propane and...

OSHA initiated a PSM inspection under the agency’s Site Specific Targeting program for industries with high injury and illness rates and its Process Safety Managed Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program. Eight of the 15 serious violations are related to the Process Safety Management Program for the maintenance and operation of the Anhydrous Ammonia refrigerant system to prevent...

Subpart I specifies several paperwork requirements. The following describes the information collection requirements in subpart I and addresses who will use the information: Hazard Assessment and Verification (§ 1910.132(d) Paragraph (d)(1) requires employers to perform a hazard assessment of the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or likely to be present, that make the use of personal...

The information collection requirements specified in the Noise Standard protect employees from suffering material hearing impairment. The information collection requirements of the Noise Standard include: Conducting noise monitoring; Notifying employees when they are exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels; Providing employees with initial and annual audiograms; Notifying...

OSHA’s Standard on the Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) (29 CFR 1910.147) contains the following paperwork requirements: … HomeRead More »

On February 8, 2007, PHMSA issued, “A Summary Evaluation of Risk Associated with Bulk Loading/Unloading of Hazmat,” a summary report of a risk assessment conducted to identify risks associated with bulk loading and unloading operations for highway and rail transportation. The report provides both a qualitative and quantitative analysis of incident reports involving loading and unloading...

The Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134) contains information collection requirements that require employers to: Develop a written respirator program; Conduct worker medical evaluations and provide follow-up medical evaluations to determine the worker’s ability to use a respirator; Provide the physician or other licensed healthcare professional with information about the worker’s...

    Over 12,500 exclusive unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injuries photos and over 1,100 ppt’s & doc’s from more than 2,797 contributors!   2015 Fatality Tracker Electrical 24 (2014 =55) (2013 = 32) (2012 = 68) Forklift/Aerial 23 (2014 = 60) (2013=62) (2012 = 52) Mining* 17 (2014 = 401) (2013=87*) (2012 = 92*) *ONLY developed nations and legal mines Explosions 101...

OSHA has announced their Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Permit-Required Confined Spaces in General Industry Standard.  Some of these announcements have some interesting tid-bits in them.  This PRCS announcement listed all the documentation one would need to fully comply with 1910.146.  Most of us could list many of these items, but some...

Chemical Reaction During Cargo Transfer MC-307 Cargo Tank Whitehall, MI May 1, 2001 NTSB Number HZB-00/03 PDF Accident No: DCA99MZ006 Location: Whitehall, Michigan Date of Accident: June 4, 1999 Time: 3:50 a.m. eastern standard time Carrier: Quality Carriers, Inc. Vehicles: MC-307 Cargo Tank Injured: 1 fatality and 1 injury Evacuated: 11 people from the plant Property Damage: In excess of $411,000...

Chemical Reaction During Cargo Transfer Matlack, Inc Louisville, KY November 19, 1998 NTSB Number HZB 00/02 PDF Accident No: DCA99MZ003 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Date of Accident: November 19, 1998 Time: 8:15 a.m. eastern standard time Carrier: Matlack, Inc. Vehicles: MC-307 Cargo Tank Injured: 7 minor Evacuated: About 2,400 people were evacuated from the plant and surrounding business. About...