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This month we saw CAL-OSHA issue citations to a roofing company after two of its employees were literally blown off an asphalt tanker and ten (10) feet to the ground. Both workers sustained serious burns to large portions of their bodies. But after hearing all the comments about “safety is just common sense” I wonder how many professionals, including safety professionals, actually...
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Each year about this time I get at least one phone call from a member/client about their annual “holiday inspection”; trust me when I say the term “holiday” has absolutely no relation to the Thanksgiving or Christmas holidays! However, their CMMS has spit out a work order that calls for a piping circuit to be inspected and the inspection is called a “holiday inspection”....
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One of my all time favorite, and most reliable, sources of safety information is the FM Global Data Sheet library. And as I have said for several years now, EVERYONE can get FREE access to this library. If you work for a company that does not want to spend the money on published safety standards and you need to improve your programs and training, this library is a MUST have! Recently...
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Respondent owned and operated a chemical manufacturing facility that produces anhydrous ammonia at a quantity of approximately 1,500 tons per day. The produced ammonia is used on site for the production of granulated fertilizers. Ammonia (anhydrous) is identified at 40 C.F.R. Part 68.130 as a toxic regulated substance with a threshold quantity of 10,000 pounds. Based on the quantity of regulated substances...
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Yesterday morning around 3:30 am, hazmat crews detonated explosives and ignited the flammable contents of two tank cars, one was propane and one was butane, involved in a train derailment in MN. The explosions were designed to pierce the hulls of two cars, one carrying propane, the other butane. Incident Command determined that the “vent and burn” procedure was the only option after...
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WARNING! Viewer Discretion is advised. This week’s video shows a worker climbing a fixed ladder while holding onto blueprints (NO 3-point contact with ladder). As he climbs he falls from the ladder to a platform. The platform has a top rail, but does NOT have a mid-rail, allowing the worker to fall from the platform to the ground (~20′). We can see the worker...
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A worker, 52, was clearing crusted corn from the sides of a grain bin and was engulfed in hundreds of pounds of grain, just minutes after the wall of corn collapsed and buried him. Rescued by emergency crews, he died of his injuries two days later. Federal investigators found multiple violations of Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards for grain handling and on Nov. 3, 2016,...
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How many have noticed that OSHA’s listing of Sulfur Dioxide in 1910.119 Appendix A has a special designation?
So what does the “liquid” designation mean?
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This week’s photo goes along with this week’s video. It shows the remains of a LEVEL A suit that was involved in an Anhydrous Ammonia ignition event in Shreveport, LA back in 1984. CLICK HERE to read about the fallen FF’s who lost his life in that suit. View this weeks Video of the Week for news footage from that day’s event.
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This week’s video is a bit dated, but it is an EXCELLENT video for those who work around Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3). It contains video showing just how hard it is to ignite NH3 outside, although there are flaws with their “testing methods”. And it also contains scenes that may be upsetting to some, as it has live news footage from the 1984 Shreveport, LA FD fatality involving...
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Incidence rates can be used to show the relative level of injuries and illnesses among different industries, firms, or operations within a single firm. Because a common base and a specific period of time are involved, these rates can help determine both problem areas and progress in preventing work-related injuries and illnesses. An incidence rate of injuries and illnesses may be computed from the...
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