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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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At approximately 10:15 a.m. on May 30, 2012 a 46-year-old truck driver was making a routine delivery of sanitation chemicals to a milk packaging plant. The plant purchases their sanitation chemicals through a nationally recognized clean-in-place chemical provider and the chemicals are delivered by a local chemical trucking company. Employee #1 (truck driver) delivered the chemicals to the plant’s...
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At approximately 7:00 p.m. on November 15, 2006, Employee #1 was a process operator at the Chlorine Liquefaction Unit, Block A-19. He was preparing to bleed off chlorine on a process line, to clear the line for maintenance work. The valve handle indicated that it was in a closed position. Employee #1 opened the cap to the bleed valve to insert a tube to clear the chlorine. However, the bleed valve...
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Here is a look at OSHA’s Permit-Required Confined Space (PRCS) compliance activity in 2016 (October 2015 – September 2016). As you can see, OSHA did 192 PRCS inspections (↓) and issued 435 citations (↓) for a total of $1,285,302 in fines (↓). 2015 numbers were 206 inspections; 545 citations; and $1,435,301. This is the SETTLED amount and NOT the initial citations....
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Here is a look at OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) compliance activity in 2016 (October 2015 – September 2016). As you can see, OSHA did 140 PSM inspections (↑) and issued 669 citations (↑) for a total of $2,819,533 in fines (↑). 2015 numbers were 109 PSM inpsections; 477 citations; and $2,344,741. This is the SETTLED amount and NOT the initial citations. Here...
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