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OSHA UPDATE on Post Accident Drug Testing and Walking-Working Surfaces for GI
These past two weeks we have seen some interesting developments on two OSHA actions: 1) anti-retaliation provisions in the new record-keeping rule and 2) Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) in General Industry (Subpart D and Subpart I) .  It seems a judge has delayed OSHA’s enforcement of its anti-retaliation provisions in the...
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Who said diesel was not explosive?
In my HAZMAT classes, I always ask the question:  A container of diesel fuel is at its flash point, and a gasoline container is at its flash point – an ignition source is present within the container – which container ignites first? Nearly 100% of the students will say the gasoline container and nearly 100% are WRONG!  The reason:  Diesel fuel has an LEL of around 0.5%,...
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How well do you know your process piping?
In my upbringing in the chemical industry I had the opportunity to work with some outstanding engineers; too many to mention by name.  These men and women took time out of their busy schedules to teach me process safety.  One of these engineers was very strict about his process piping and every engineer in the units that were PSM (and then RMP later on) were expected to be intimately familiar...
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2016 Photo of the Week #42 (Fall protection is a team effort)
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2016 Video of the Week #42 (Importance of safety pin in Dee shackles)
MANY THANKS to Matt Bunner, Safety Professional Extraordinaire, for sharing this video with us.  I always knew it could happen and here we see it happening.  The bolt turns in one direction and the nut turns in the other.  SAFETY PINS MATTER!
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SAFETY RECALL NOTICE – ZORBIT ENERGY ABSORBER
The ZorbitTM Energy Absorber is used with horizontal lifeline systems to limit fall arrest forces on the worker in the event of a fall.  3M Fall Protection (formerly Capital Safety) has identified a production issue with its Zorbit Energy Absorbers that creates a risk of serious injury or death for a user in the event of a fall from height. Although there have been no reported accidents...
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HotWork Hazard Alert - Fatalities Associated with Hot Work on Oilfield Tanks and Tankers (FMCSA)
Between 2005 and 2015 there were 85 DEATHS due to fires or explosions, including 28 HW deaths.  Causes of these fatalities include improper hot work practices and assuming that empty oilfield equipment does not present a fire or explosion hazard.  
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Enforcement Delay Notice Note: OSHA is not implementing the July 2015 retail exemption memo
Enforcement Delay Notice Note: OSHA is NOT implementing the July 2015 memo on the retail exemption. The Department is considering its options in light of the D.C. Circuits decision in Agricultural Retailers Association et al. v. United States Department of Labor and OSHA (D.C. Cir. Case Nos. 15-1326 and 15-1340).
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The Use of Metrics in Process Safety Management (PSM) Facilities (OSHA Fact Sheet)
Metrics are measures that are used to evaluate and track the performance of a facility’s process safety management program. For facilities that handle highly hazardous chemicals, metrics can be used to quantify how a process has performed historically, how it might perform in the future, and where improvements can be made to keep workers safe. This document provides employers with examples of...
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2016 Video of the Week #41 (LOTO Fatality - Hydraulic Press)
WARNING!  Viewer Discretion is STRONGLY ADVISED.  This video is a CCTV clip showing a worker dying in a hydraulic press, no blood or guts; but you see a man die before your eyes.  He died from compression asphyxiation.  We can see the press has serious safety issues (no two-hand controls or light curtain).  I wonder how many times this worker has run this press?  He...
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2016 Photo of the Week #41 ("Breaking the plane" of a guillotine ...1926.1201)
This week’s photo is a perfect example of “breaking the plane” of a Confined Space, but it also shows a hazard that even OSHA does not cover.  Hint: guillotine
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NIOSH Updates to Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) Value Profiles
In September 2016 NIOSH published revised IDLH value for nine (9) hazardous materials. … HomeRead More »
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