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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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SAFTENG has:
- Over 19,000 categorized unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injury photos
- Over 1,500 ppt's & doc's in the SAFTENG Library
- Over 5,000 Technical Articles on Process Safety, Emergency Response & OSH topics
- Over 450 videos (those not allowed on YouTube Channel)
Many THANKS to my NEW Members and those who CONTINUE to support SAFTENG:
OSHA cited Phoenix Industrial Cleaning for 28 serious safety violations following the death of a worker who fell from a ladder inside of a storage tank, apparently after being overcome by methylene chloride vapors at a chemical manufacturing facility in Wheeling, IL on Nov. 29, 2012. The company performs industrial cleaning of cooking exhaust ventilation, tanks, silos and similar equipment at...
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The House Appropriations Committee has approved language blocking OSHA’s efforts to cover Anhydrous Ammonia bulk processes located at “fertilizer businesses”. The legislation now awaits consideration on the House floor. The bill prevents OSHA from revising a previous enforcement position relating to the “retail exemption” (1910.119(a)(2)(i) that would pull around 4,800...
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The final rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses prohibits employers from discouraging workers from reporting an injury or illness. The final rule requires employers to inform employees of their right to report work-related injuries and illnesses free from retaliation; clarifies the existing implicit requirement that an employer’ s procedure for reporting...
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So does every single energy isolation REQUIRE a written procedure/plan that identifies the types of energy, their magnitude, the means used to isolate them, and the means used to verify zero energy state (ZES)? YES… there is ONLY ONE (1) special exemption that excuses us from having a task-specific isolation procedure/ plan, and that exemption can be found in 1910.147(c)(4)(i). But...
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As safety professionals we need to use terms from our profession CORRECTLY. For example, “risk” is NOT the same as “hazard”. I think we can all agree that flying in an airplane at 30,000 feet at 500 mph, with 50,000 pounds of jet fuel is hazardous! But these days on a commercial airliner it is the lowest “risk” means of travel available. So...
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Since our presentation at ASSE 2016 a couple of weeks ago I have been swamped with comments (all positive so THANK YOU) , questions and suggestions. One member thought the SAFTENG community could learn from one of the best chemical companies, Dow, on how they manage line break. We even had one attendee at ASSE 2016 mention some of Dow’s practices related to Line Break/Equipment Opening....
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Inspections
New Inspections= 3886
Closed Inspections= 4101
Inspections With Violations= 46
Inspections With No Violations= 3840
Current Penalties= $183925.00
Inspection Types
Inspection Type Accident = 142Inspection Type Complaint = 1002Inspection Type Referral = 680Inspection Type Followup = 142Inspection Type Unprog Related = 174Inspection Type Planned = ...
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The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has formally announced that “Emergency Planning and Response” and “Preventive Maintenance” are the Board’s newest “Most Wanted Safety Improvements”. The CSB has concluded that inadequate or poor emergency planning or response is a recurring finding in the CSB’s investigations. And that inadequate mechanical integrity...
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For years now OSHA and EPA have taken similar approaches to how they view DOT containers (Tank Trucks and Railcars) when they are connected to a process. Both agencies have stated that as long as the motive power (e.g. tractor or locomotive) remains in place then the unloading falls under DOT and thus the content in the DOT container does NOT have to be counted towards our Threshold Determination....
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OSHA has issued two (2) citations to a construction contractor for $14,000 after an employee died within a permit-required confined space on 12/7/2015. The company is contesting the citations. The citations involved:
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in conjunction with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), is issuing this safety advisory to provide notice of emergency discharge control equipment connected to and installed on cargo tank motor vehicles, which when improperly installed, do not operate correctly and can result in total loss of power...
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