WARNING!  Harsh Language.  Sound needs to be turned up so you can hear the sounds of the release, but there is one curse words when the hose breaks free.  With spring just around the corner, NH3 will be everywhere as farmers fertilize their crops.  This video shows what can happen when these nurse tanks are damaged or leak.

 

  Over 12,000 exclusive unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injuries photos and over 1,100 ppt’s & doc’s from more than 2,782 contributors!   2015 Fatality Tracker Electrical 10 (2014 =55) (2013 = 32) (2012 = 68) Forklift/Aerial 7 (2014 = 60) (2013=62) (2012 = 52) Mining* 10 (2014 = 401) (2013=87*) (2012 = 92*) *ONLY developed nations and legal mines Explosions 77 (2014 =...

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the Utility Line Clearance Coalition (ULCC), and the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) have negotiated a settlement with OSHA on the compliance dates for this new standard.  CLICK HERE for the official agreement.

  Source:  EPA Region IX

 

On Sept. 2, 2014, OSHA initiated an inspection of a petroleum refinery after a fire occurred in a heater at the facility, used to process crude oil. The refinery sustained some minor damage but no injuries were reported.  OSHA initiated the investigation under its National Emphasis Program for Process Safety Management at refineries.  Here is the breakdown of the citations: … HomeRead...

    Over 12,000 exclusive unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injuries photos and over 1,100 ppt’s & doc’s from more than 2,782 contributors!   2015 Fatality Tracker Electrical 9 (2014 =55) (2013 = 32) (2012 = 68) Forklift/Aerial 6 (2014 = 60) (2013=62) (2012 = 52) Mining* 8 (2014 = 401) (2013=87*) (2012 = 92*) *ONLY developed nations and legal mines Explosions 69 (2014...

MARPLOT 5.0.1 is now available for download at http://www2.epa.gov/cameo/marplot-software. What’s changed in MARPLOT 5.0.1? Fixed bug where MARPLOT files could get out of sync when a user had a layer with objects in individual graphics mode, then switched the layer to common graphics mode and added an object.  This bug would result in several error messages appearing in MARPLOT.  The...

Here we were in 2015, and still, we have far too many businesses still focusing on active failures and ignoring the latent failures impacting their significant incidents.  This approach is the LAZY approach to incident investigation. It also misses the mark on corrective action plans, which almost ensure the organization will not learn from the incident and certainly will not achieve much risk...

The maximum allowable quantity per control area is specified in Tables 5003.1.1(1) through 5003.1.1(4) of the IFC.  Tables 5003.1.1(1) through 5003.1.1(4) establish the maximum quantities allowed in a control area (see Section 5003.8.2 for design and protection requirements). If the quantity of chemicals used in a building does NOT exceed the maximum allowed per control area AND the number of...