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I am proud to announce that SAFTENG and The Chlorine Institute have renewed our partnership for another year (through 2026). Members of The Chlorine Institute receive a FREE SAFTENG membership. If you qualify, please contact me
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As safety professionals, we are asked to perform human miracles on a weekly basis… when someone gets hurt on the job, it is our role, and far too often our role alone, to somehow make sure that not only does the injured worker not “do that unsafe act again” but to also ensure that no one else commits said act. Often times this would be considered an absolute miracle if...
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Recently at a Compliance Assistance conference, OH-EPA presented on EPA’s Risk Management Plan and revealed some interesting data. One thing to state up front is that Ohio EPA is one of thirteen (13) states that has been delegated to enforce 40 CFR Part 68 within the state of Ohio. With that comes a snap shot of what they are finding throughout the state. Here are some of the more interesting...
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As part of the agency’s national emphasis program for chemical facilities, OSHA inspected the company on Feb. 6, 2016, and found multiple violations of federal process safety management regulations, including not developing set written procedures for maintaining process equipment, which resulted in repeat violations. In addition, OSHA issued citations for serious violations for the following:...
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EPA has announced it will increase efforts to prevent catastrophic accidents and explosions that threaten employees and emergency responders and release chemicals that threaten human health and the environment in neighboring communities. EPA selects National Enforcement Initiatives (NEIs) every three years to focus resources on national environmental problems where there is significant...
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Holy cow batman, have we really come to this in the safety profession?!?!?! An apprentice is crushed to death while standing inside (or technically under) a “machine” looking at some fans he was going to be working on, while the facility technician was performing the LOTO on “the machine”. To get this “machine” to the zero energy state, the technician...
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The state of IL has passed some Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3) regulations that will require retail Ag fertilizer businesses to:
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In November 2015, Congress enacted legislation requiring federal agencies to adjust their civil penalties to account for inflation. The Department of Labor is adjusting penalties for its agencies, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA’s maximum penalties, which were last adjusted in 1990, will increase by 78%. Going forward, the agency will continue to...
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With all pun intended, this is a REAL speed limit sign with solar panel and a digital readout that was run over, we are pretty sure intentionally, at a plant. Speed was a concern on this road within the facility so HR and management wanted to “provide feedback” so that people knew they were speeding. The Safety Manager said… “that’s what speedometers are...
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Respondent owns and operates a chemical plant to produce many grades of high density polyethylene (HDPE). On August 2, 2015, Respondent identified a release of hexane into the adjacent facility to Respondent cooling water system and released to atmosphere. The cause was due to two of 658 “U” tubes from the LHC Tails Cooler failed due to fretting (wearing away) at the baffle hole contact...
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Respondent has submitted and registered an RMPlan to the EPA for its stationary source and has developed an RMProgram accidental release prevention program for the stationary source. Respondent operates polyhydric alcohol production process that uses ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and ethylenediamine in the polyhydric alcohol production process. Respondent has one RMProgram level 3 covered process,...
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