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This is my 3rd attempt to post this video, so this time I am using CNN’s story about the actual video in the hopes that Youtube does NOT delete CNN’s account.
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DOT has issued a “special permit” for some nurse tanks. The tanks were NOT built to ASME Section VIII, Division 1 and are to be removed from service August 17, 2017.
CLICK HERE for the notice.
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To: Metal and Nonmetal Mining Alliance Partners and Stakeholders
From: Neal H. Merrifield, Administrator for Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health Mine Safety and Health Administration
Re: Confined Space Entry Alert Unsafe work in confined spaces has led to miner deaths and injuries in the metal and nonmetal mining industry.
Recent tragic incidents include: a fatality while cleaning the inside...
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The Respondent owns and operates a chemical manufacturing facility. On or about April 8 – 12, 2013, an EPA instructor conducted an inspection of the Respondent’s facility after several incidents with on-site and off-site impacts.
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What’s changed in CAMEOfm 3.2?
Added intersections to the Advanced Search for the Routes module
Added new “Find Broken Links” and “Remove Broken Links” items in MARPLOT Sharing menu to help quickly resolve problems with CAMEOfm records that are linked to map objects that no longer exist in your current copy of MARPLOT
Replaced EHS checkbox with Yes/No radio buttons
Updated...
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Over 12,500 exclusive unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injuries photosand over 1,300 ppt’s & doc’s from more than 2,797 contributors!
MANY THANKS to my RENEWING “Partner in Safety” for their continued support!
since 2008
since 2004
2015 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
40
(2014 =55)
(2013 = 32)
(2012 = 68)
Forklift/Aerial
51
2014 = 60)
(2013=62)
(2012...
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This is an IMPROPERLY wired disconnect switch. Suspicions are that it was done on purpose so that management could not recognize the machine was still powered on while maintenance/servicing was taking place. But if ALL workers did not know about this and just turned the switch off and did NOT verify zero energy this could have led to a very serious accident.
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This is from a surveillance camera at a gas station during business hours, this captures a fuel truck delivery driver and a fire that results from flammable gasoline vapors escaping from the underground tank as the delivery is made. As a car approaches the station heat from the brakes and or engine ignite the gasoline vapor resulting in a large flame ball and the resulting fire.
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With OSHA’s recent revision of their definition of “retail”, there are literally thousands of ammonia facilities that have entered into the world of PSM and have gone from RMP 2 to RMP 3. So this posting is just to offer some insight and/or an alternative to API 510 inspection practices and to help those facilities new to the Mechanical Integrity Inspection requirements understand...
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Scenario: An employee scratched his index finger on a vinyl saw clamp at work. He immediately began walking to the onsite first aid station to obtain a Band-Aid. On the way, the injured employee met a co-worker who told him that he had a Band-Aid in his pocket. As the co-worker began to apply the Band-Aid, the injured employee looked at his finger where there was a small amount of blood on the skin...
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For many years OSHA has taken the position that the company who “supervises the daily activities” of the worker is the company who has to record their injuries on their 300 Log. I am guessing that with all the recent emphasis on “temporary workers”, the recordabiity question was asked once again and ONCE AGAIN OSHA has stated it is the employer WHO SUPERVISES the workers...
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More than 50,000 preliminary assessments were reviewed by DHS from facilities with chemicals of interest
3,146 facilities are currently covered by CFATS
More than 3,000 facilities voluntarily removed, reduced, or modified their holdings of chemicals of interest
2,111 visits to assist facilities with compliance
3,242 Security Plans authorized
2,658 Authorization Inspections...
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