According to the RMP submitted to U.S. EPA, the Facility fell within NAICS Code 48699, as “all other pipeline transportation”, used ethyl mercaptan and other flammable mixtures as process chemicals during its operations and held at least 10,000 lbs. of ethyl mercaptan and other flammable mixtures. Respondent was required to meet Program 3 eligibility requirements at the facility. On...

A cheese manufacturing facility stores and uses anhydrous ammonia in its production process and the facility had present at the facility anhydrous ammonia in quantities exceeding 10,000 pounds during calendar years 1999 through 2011. On September 14, 2010, Respondent’s Risk Management Program, prepared pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 68.12(d), failed to implement mandatory elements required by those...

OSHA invites interested parties to participate in an informal stakeholder meeting on emergency response and preparedness. OSHA plans to use the information obtained at the stakeholder meeting as it considers the development of a proposed standard for emergency response and preparedness. … HomeRead More »

  MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING Partners in Safety since 2014 since 2013 since 2011 2014 Fatality Tracker Electrical 19 (2013 = 32) (2012 = 68) Forklift/Manlift 21 (2013=62) (2012 = 52) Mining* 376 2013=87*) (2012 = 92*) *no longer includes China Explosions 46 (2013=194) (2012 = 241) Cranes 9 (2013=51) (2012 = 52) Falls 50 (2013=106) (2012 = 99) Work Zone 11 (2013=42) (2012 = 62) Trenching...

Back in the days of my firefighting/HAZMAT we used to drill like this on a regular basis.  We would even do it in a dark room if we could not smoke the room.  Rescue, and proper application of a B Kit on a One-Ton Cylinder is just over 1:30 is a sign these guys have done this a few times!  I will add (for my own pride) they did it with only SCBA, nothing to obsecure their vision, and...

Provide the name of the person designated as the emergency contact. If your facility has a regulated toxic substance, you may already have designated a facility emergency coordinator in your notification to your Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) under EPCRA Section 312. If your facility has more than one emergency contact, provide just one name for this entry. You may want to list the other...

Registration is now open for EPA’s Web-based software, RMP*eSubmit. The software is used for online Risk Management Plan (RMP) reporting. RMP*eSubmit allows facilities to submit, correct, resubmit, and access their RMPs online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. EPA asks that all facilities use this method to submit RMPs: it’s easy to use and improves data quality.  The Webinars are designed...

Yesterday I had the privilege to speak to about 180 professionals about emergency response and anhydrous ammonia. The core of my presentation was ways they could distinguish between an “incidental release” and an “emergency response”. But it was one statement that I made in an hour’s time that brought nearly a dozen of those in attendance to come up after my talk to inquire...