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January 24, 2014
This case is especially sad (or disgusting)… the company was cited a Willful in 2012 regarding a failed rescue attempt when a 37-year-old supervisor was nearly buried alive in a 25-foot silo containing 50,000 pounds of sand. Plant employees allegedly attempted to rescue the supervisor after he became engulfed in a sand bin and suffered serious crushing injuries for more than an hour...
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January 24, 2014
US EPA is concerned that some natural gas processing plants that store and process liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) may not be designed in accordance with applicable industry standards and codes. When undertaking compliance monitoring activities at such natural gas processing plants, EPA considers whether facilities are designed in accordance with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices...
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January 23, 2014
I want to try an clarify a couple of misconceptions that I and others may have implied over the past year. Each time I do a HAZCOM session I get asked the same questions, not from the workers, but from the EHS/Management personnel overseeing the facility’s HAZCOM program. In this post I try and answer these same questions in a very direct, clear and concise manner. If you have further questions...
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January 23, 2014
OSHA has cited a Frozen Food Manufacturer for six serious process safety management (PSM) violations. At about 1:40 PM on July 20, 2013, approximately 13,800 pounds of anhydrous ammonia was released when a telescoping boom attachment being moved by a forklift under one of the HPR’s struck the pipe stem located at the bottom of the vessel, causing a rupture in that vessel, spilling the entire...
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January 21, 2014
Today in Omaha, NE there was an industrial accident at a business where one would expect to find combustible dusts. The accident resulted in several employees being treated for burns and there are two confirmed fatalities as of this evening. And although, we were quick to point out this accident may have involved a combustible dust explosion I now believe that the collapse of the structure was the...
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January 20, 2014
MANY THANKS to my NEWEST and RENEWING Partners in Safety since 2014 since 2013 since 2009 2014 Fatality Tracker Electrical 4 (2013 = 32) (2012 = 68) Forklift/Manlift 4 (2013=62) (2012 = 52) Mining* 4 2013=87*) (2012 = 92*) *no longer includes China accidents Explosions 19 (2013=194) (2012 = 241) Cranes 1 (2013=51) (2012 = 52) Falls 10 (2013=106) (2012 = 99) Work Zone 0 (2013=42) (2012...
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January 18, 2014
A little background on what this table is telling us:
NFPA 77 classifies flammable liquids as Conductive, Semi-Conductive, and Non-Conductive:
Conductive Liquids = >10,000 pS/m
Semi-Conductive Liquids = >100<10,000 pS/m
Non-Conductive Liquids = <100 pS/m
In the tables below, 1 conductivity unit (C.U.) = 1 picosiemen per meter (pS/m)
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January 17, 2014
Please join us for the Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security (Executive Order 13650 (EO)) public listening session opportunities in January 2014. The EO Working Group anticipates having evening hours for several of the locations. Updates to the January public listening session schedule will be available on the Website: https://www.osha.gov/chemicalexecutiveorder/index.html and shared via...
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January 17, 2014
Based on an RMProgram compliance monitoring investigation initiated on June 12, 2012, the EPA alleges that the Respondent violated the codified rules governing the CAA Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions, because Respondent did not adequately implement provisions of 40 CFR Part 68 when it:
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January 17, 2014
Based on an RMProgram compliance monitoring investigation initiated on April 10, 2012, the EPA alleges that the Respondent violated the codified rules governing the CAA Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions, because Respondent did not adequately implement provisions of 40 CFR Part 68 when it:
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