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NFPA 350: Best Practices Guide for Safe Confined Space Entry and Work, 2016 Edition, Table A.10.9.1 – Confined Space Rescue Team, Staffing Decision Table, may be the most important Confined Space document published in 2015. And that is saying a lot, seeing how OSHA also published their Construction Confined Space standard this summer. But in all my years as a rescuer, a rescue...
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NFPA has published their much anticipated guide on Confined Spaces, NFPA 350: Best Practices Guide for Safe Confined Space Entry and Work, 2016 Edition. It became effective on December 4, 2015. This first edition of NFPA 350, Guide for Safe Confined Space Entry and Work, establishes best practices and “how to” for confined space entry and work, translating what is required in regulations into practical...
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Repair work for liquefied carbon dioxide at a low-temperature storage tank (CE) in a steel mill was carried out. At the time, the main block valve below the safety valves was closed, while liquid CO2 remained in the tank. In addition, the heat source from the tank heater was still active. Therefore, in the tank, the temperature rose and pressure increased, and the low-temperature storage tank exploded....
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1910.146 is pretty clear as to when “entry” has taken place, and 1926.1202 even expands the definition to make it clear that even UNINTENTIONAL breaking of the plane is an “entry. But why did OSHA say “any part of the body” and not “the head” since the majority of accidents are atmospheric related? I have written about this and point anyone interested...
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On December 19, 2007, a runaway chemical reaction during the production of a gasoline additive destroyed T2 Laboratories in Jacksonville, Florida, killing four people and injuring 32 others. The blast, equivalent to about 1400 pounds of TNT, damaged buildings and injured office workers hundreds of feet away.
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Today we saw a SIGNIFICANT change in OSHA’s attempt to revise their definition of “retail” as it applies to the Process Safety Management Standard. This all went down through channels we would have never imagined… The 2016 Omnibus (spending) bill policy provisions. Yes, that is correct, OSHA got slapped by politicians in a spending bill and oh how I hate...
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From time to time I like to look at RMP data for trends and interesting accidents that we can learn from. As in the past, Anhydrous Ammonia seems to always find its way into my research. Some will say it is because it is by far the most widely used RMP chemical and others will lay claim to other reasons, which I will leave up to you to draw your own conclusions. But the fact is the 5-year accident...
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Many hot work operations are performed by outside contractors, these include cutting, welding, joint soldering, paint removal, reroofing, etc. The tendency is to relax rigid procedures for contractors assuming they know their jobs. However, this practice has produced a discouraging loss history. Hot work by itself is a hazardous process. When outside contractors are involved, the risk of fire increases...
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Last week the CSB announce a public meeting regarding the refinery accident in CA back in February. In their announcement the CSB informed us that following the staff presentation, the Board will hear an update on the new process safety management reforms in California from a panel of experts. I have written about these PROPOSED changes to Cal/OSHA’s PSM standard for Refineries...
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The Respondent is poultry processing business. On April 14-15, 2015, EPA conducted a compliance inspection of the Respondent’s facility to determine compliance with the Risk Management Plan (RMP) regulations promulgated at 40 C.F.R. Part 68 under Section 112(r) of the CAA. The EPA found that the Respondent had violated regulations implementing Section 112(r) of the CAA by failing to comply...
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