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- Over 18,000 categorized unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injury photos
- Over 1,500 ppt's & doc's in the SAFTENG Library
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- Over 450 videos (those not allowed on YouTube Channel)
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Over the past year or so we have come across several situations where facilities have replaced their flammable liquid storage tanks, which some are used as a “waste tank”. These “waste tanks” fall under EPA’s RCRA rule and apparently these tanks have to be “fully inspected” on a set frequency and when tanks sit directly on their foundation this causes...
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Respondent operates a natural gas processing and fractionation facility. Respondent had maintenance activities performed on the Inlet Filter Separator (“Vessel”) on March 10, 2014 and March 11, 2014. The Respondent used a contractor to perform the routine maintenance on the vessel, specifically, to replace filters. The Vessel was flooded with water overnight on March 10, 2014,...
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Respondent does business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and operates a “stationary source”. Respondent has developed an RMProgram accidental release prevention program for the stationary source. The Respondent, at its stationary source has an RMProgram covered process, ammonia refrigeration, which stores or otherwise uses anhydrous ammonia, in an amount exceeding its applicable threshold...
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WARNING! Harsh Language. Sound needs to be turned up so you can hear the sounds of the release, but there is one curse words when the hose breaks free.
With spring just around the corner, NH3 will be everywhere as farmers fertilize their crops. This video shows what can happen when these nurse tanks are damaged or leak.
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Over 12,000 exclusive unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injuries photos
and over 1,100 ppt’s & doc’s from more than 2,782 contributors!
2015 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
10
(2014 =55)
(2013 = 32)
(2012 = 68)
Forklift/Aerial
7
(2014 = 60)
(2013=62)
(2012 = 52)
Mining*
10
(2014 = 401)
(2013=87*)
(2012 = 92*)
*ONLY developed nations and legal mines
Explosions
77
(2014...
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The Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the Utility Line Clearance Coalition (ULCC), and the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) have negotiated a settlement with OSHA on the compliance dates for this new standard. CLICK HERE for the official agreement.
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On Sept. 2, 2014, OSHA initiated an inspection of a petroleum refinery after a fire occurred in a heater at the facility, used to process crude oil. The refinery sustained some minor damage but no injuries were reported. OSHA initiated the investigation under its National Emphasis Program for Process Safety Management at refineries. Here is the breakdown of the citations:
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Over 12,000 exclusive unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injuries photos
and over 1,100 ppt’s & doc’s from more than 2,782 contributors!
2015 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
9
(2014 =55)
(2013 = 32)
(2012 = 68)
Forklift/Aerial
6
(2014 = 60)
(2013=62)
(2012 = 52)
Mining*
8
(2014 = 401)
(2013=87*)
(2012 = 92*)
*ONLY developed nations and legal mines
Explosions
69
(2014...
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MARPLOT 5.0.1 is now available for download at http://www2.epa.gov/cameo/marplot-software.
What’s changed in MARPLOT 5.0.1?
Fixed bug where MARPLOT files could get out of sync when a user had a layer with objects in individual graphics mode, then switched the layer to common graphics mode and added an object. This bug would result in several error messages appearing in MARPLOT. The...
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