Following injuries to seven workers, including chemical burns to the skin and irritation to their respiratory tracts requiring urgent medical treatment, OSHA has cited the company for six violations, including two willful violations. The workers were injured after exposure to an acid mixture while cleaning a spill that occurred at the facility on Oct. 30, 2013. Here is a breakdown of the citations:...

I have received numerous e-mails and phone calls seeking help with using MARPLOT to obtain RMP OCA Populations so that this year RMP update will use 2010 Census Data.  As I wrote last year, LANDVIEW is no longer a viable option and EPA has instructed us to use “other sources” specifically mentioning MARPLOT as an option.  This article is meant for SAFTENG MEMBERS needing assistance...

The new Emergency Kit “C” Instructional Video is now available for viewing via online streaming. This new version of the video includes how to apply the C-Kit on traditional valve systems and the newer dual-valve systems. A physical DVD, with both the full-length and segmented videos, can be purchased from the CI bookstore.  

The New England Safety Training (NEST) Alliance Sub Committee is happy to announce the material is ready and we can start to spread the word about the Scissor Lift Stand Down.  We are asking this to be scheduled anytime on your project during the week of May 4-10, 2014 in an effort to raise safety awareness about crushing and tip over hazards while operating scissor lifts in the Construction Industry....

Respondent owns and operates a fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides production facility which consists of buildings, equipment, structures, and other stationary items which are located on a single site or on contiguous or adjacent sites, and which are owned or operated by the same person. On November 1, 2004, under Section 112(r) of the Act, and implementing regulations, 40 C.F.R. Part 68, Respondent...

  MANY THANKS to my RENEWING Partners in Safety 2014 Fatality Tracker Electrical 16 (2013 = 32) (2012 = 68) Forklift/Manlift 14 (2013=62) (2012 = 52) Mining* 19 2013=87*) (2012 = 92*) *no longer includes China Explosions 39 (2013=194) (2012 = 241) Cranes 8 (2013=51) (2012 = 52) Falls 41 (2013=106) (2012 = 99) Work Zone 6 (2013=42) (2012 = 62) Trenching 4 (2013=25) (2012 = 44) LOTO/Guards 13 (2013=31)...

 

Recent inspection programs for metallic pressure containment vessels and tanks have revealed cracking and damage in a considerable number of the vessels inspected. Safety and hazard evaluations of pressure vessels, as also presented in OSHA Instruction PUB 8-1.5, need to consider the consequences of a leakage or a rupture failure of a vessel.  Two consequences result from a complete rupture: …...

WARNING!!  Video may be upsetting to some; no graphic scenes, but an individual is severely injured and cared for.

I will encourage each of you to go pull the “owners manual” for your LEVEL A suits and spend 30 minutes reading this critical document. My days in Level A’s are nearly behind me at this stage of my career, but I just can’t let it go fully, so recently I received my new LEVEL A from my favorite provider (who will remain nameless). I thought I had this all figured out over the past 20 years of using...

In the past 20 years or so we have seen Flame Resistant Clothing (FRC) come a long way in its design, ability, and costs that is VERY MUCH in favor of the end user and businesses. However, we still see the use of FRC as a much-overlooked layer of protection in many facilities and in those facilities where it is utilized it is often times not managed properly. In fact, the vast majority of facilities...

Seven hundred firefighters are struggling to extinguish a blaze at a food factory, hours after a chemical leak triggered a mass evacuation. One thousand eight hundred people were removed from the area.  The incident happened in the small town of Bad Fallingbostel in the country’s north. Workers at the facility accidentally poured nitric acid into a tank, which contained sodium hydroxide,...