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- Over 19,000 categorized unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injury photos
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This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council. The RESPONSE Subcommittee shall develop recommendations, as appropriate, for improving emergency first responder training and resource allocation...
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Industrial
FATALITY Worker dead in serious industrial accident (worker, 49, was killed after the accident at the factory involving a 200 ton metal press – no further details have yet been officially confirmed, and the company has offered no comment)
MINE FATALITY Worker killed 800 feet below ground at Jeffco mine (miner has died in a work-related accident at a coal mining facility – the...
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WARNING! Viewer Discretion is STRONGLY ADVISED. This is NOT the forklift video that has gone viral which shows the lady being crushed after she attempted to be a counter weight. This video shows us how speed and lack of seatbelt leads to tip-over fatality.
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The CAFO resolves the following CAA and CERCLA violations that EPA alleges occurred in conjunction with Respondent’s handling of ammonia at its cold storage warehouse:
Failure to Comply with RMP emergency contact requirements, in violation of 40 C.F.R. § 68.160(b)(6);
Failure to comply with Program 3 safety information requirements, in violation of 40 C.F.R. 68.65;
Failure to comply with...
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OCT 19 2016
MEMORANDUM FOR: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS
FROM: DOROTHY DOUGHERTY, Deputy Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Interpretation of 1904.35(b)(1)(i) and (iv)
On May 12, 2016, OSHA...
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Industrial
LOTO/GUARDING FATALITY Worker killed in industrial accident at Virginia paper mill (worker, 44, was killed in an industrial accident at a paper mill about 9 p.m. – the 911 caller reported a man had fallen into a machine – the incident occurred in an area with a paper pulping machine)
FORKLIFT FATALITY Worker crushed to death by forklift in SF’s Dogpatch (worker, 45 to 50...
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This is NOT an endorsement of any kind, but this video does an EXCELLENT job explain the difference between the three (3) most common types of “blinds” used in energy isolation.
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OSHA responded to a report of unsafe working conditions May 17, 2016, after two employees lost consciousness and collapsed. The workers were exposed to hazardous gas while entering a sewer system. OSHA investigators found the company allowed the workers inside a confined space without having tested the space for hazards. OSHA issued citations for six serious violations and one willful violation. The...
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Much like OSHA’s Letter of Interpretation, EPA has a series of “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)” in regards to their Risk Management Plan rule. Recently EPA answered a question regarding their take on “co-location” in which a tank with 1,000,000 pounds of toluene diisocyanate (TDI), which is covered under the RMP rule, but not under OSHA PSM. Considered by...
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