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On March 6, 2018, a 49-year-old pipefitter was hit in the chest by a pressurized 12-inch diameter polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe during a hydrostatic pressure test of a fire suppression system. The sudden pipe movement was attributed to a pipe joint connection failure in a buried section of the pipeline.
The failure was due to torque shear bolts at the joint connection that were not tightened, which...
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Imagine driving a vehicle without a dashboard. No feedback whatsoever as to how well you and the vehicle are performing.
Sure, we can do it, but without feedback on our performance and the vehicle’s, I doubt we’d meet the state’s defined and quantified standards for “safe operation of a motor vehicle.”
Just consider speed as one of the critical safety indicators. How...
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Natural gas was released into the basement of the Realty Building and caused an explosion in Youngstown, Ohio, after a member of a scrap removal crew cut into a steel pipeline. Although the cut pipeline had not been marked or otherwise identified as containing natural gas, it did contain gas, pressurized at about 38 psig, which was released into the building and fueled the explosion.
In interviews...
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This is not only about a failed pressure test gone bad, but it is an excellent example of how “contributing factors” play a role in accidents. Deviating from the test plan, changing the time frame in which the test is to be conducted due to a noise ordinance, etc., played a role in this multimillion-dollar failure.
A third-party investigation report commissioned by the contractor XXXXXXXX...
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) intends to update the medical evaluation provisions currently required by the Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134) for filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) and loose-fitting powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs). This action will be deregulatory and / or burden reducing to employers whose employees wear such devices. This rulemaking...
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OSHA updated its agenda page and is saying it will publish an NPRM for the LOTO standard this December.
Recent technological advancements that employ computer-based controls of hazardous energy (e.g., mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, chemical, and radiation) conflict with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) existing lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) standard. The use of these computer-based...
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WorkSafe BC (British Columbia) is proposing some thoughtful improvements to its Part 6, Substance Specific Requirements, sections 6.116 to 6.132 — Toxic Process Gases. The hazardous materials that this effort focuses on are:
ammonia 7664-41-7
chlorine 7782-50-5
chlorine dioxide 10049-04-4
ethylene oxide 75-21-8
ozone 10028-15-6
sulphur dioxide 7446-09-5
This standard reads much like...
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Upon investigation, it was found that an oxygen–acetylene welding setup inside the shipping container leaked, causing the closed shipping container to fill with the highly flammable mixture of oxygen and acetylene. There was also an upright freezer in use, powered by an extension cord running into the shipping container. This energized equipment provided an ignition source for the flammable vapors,...
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This memorandum rescinds and replaces the memorandum dated January 26, 2023, on the same subject. This memorandum further clarifies the policy described in the earlier memorandum. Under this policy, Regional Administrators and/or Area Directors may refrain from grouping violations where the violations are separate and distinct, even if other OSHA policies or directives recommend grouping the violations....
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It has taken me 20 years to truly understand what Clive Lloyd said in his book “From Compliance to Care.” One of my top five safety books I recommend for every safety professional and front-line manager.
“Behaviors are NOT the problem – they are expressions of the problem.”
I have conducted over 100 safety assessments (cultural to technical) during my 20+ years of...
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In less than one (1) week, Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) has claimed eleven (11) souls:
Six (6) at a Dairy in CO
Three (3) in a sewer in TX
Two (2) in a Sewage Treatment Plant
This chemical has a long history of killing workers:
Get to know your STKY chemicals (H2S)
(Note: SAFTENG membership required to access article)
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Respondent is a power gas-fed generation facility, utilizing Anhydrous Ammonia in its SCR. It shares its ammonia with a neighbor who uses the NH3 in its refrigeration process. (Don’t ask me how I know)
ALLEGED VIOLATIONSFollowing its February 5th, 2025, inspection, EPA alleges Respondent’s failure to:
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