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Recipe for Fire-Safe Cooking (USFA)
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BSEE hotwork explosion
BSEE Releases Panel Investigation Report into Fire and Explosion on Gulf of Mexico Platform (FATAL HOTWORK ACCIDENT)
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has released the panel investigation report into the November 16, 2012 HOTWORK explosion and fire that occurred on an offshore platform. The explosion and fire resulted in the tragic deaths of three (3) workers, serious injuries to others, and the discharge of pollutants into the Gulf of Mexico. The investigation panel found these deaths...
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EPA RMP General Duty Citations @ cold storage facility (NH3 & $55,537)
NOTE: this is a GAME CHANGER for the cold storage business!  Now EPA is pulling in the business that is merely leasing space AND the real estate broker who is managing the lease agreement!!  Imagine the shock when a business who is just storing their goods in a cold storage facility receives a NOV from EPA for RMP just because the business operating the refrigeration process was not doing...
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ANSI Launches Online Portal for Standards Incorporated by Reference
Website Provides Free, Read-Only Access to Private-Sector Documents That Have Been Incorporated into U.S. Government RegulationsThe American National Standards Institute(ANSI) is proud to announce the official launch of the ANSI IBR Portal, an online tool for free, read-only access to voluntary consensus standards that have been incorporated by reference (IBR) into federal laws and regulations. In...
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34 incidents & 2 updates (11/4/13)
  MANY THANKS to my RENEWING Partners in Safety   2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 32 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 59 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 78 (2012 = 92*)  (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) *no longer includes China accidents Explosions 186 (2012 = 241) (2011 = 218) (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 47 (2012...
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Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security: Listening Sessions
Please join the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, and several other federal agencies including the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, for a series of listening sessions on Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security (Executive Order 13650 (EO).  The first session will be held November 5...
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OSHA's Frequently Asked Questions on HAZWOPER (1910.120)
Who is covered by OSHA’s HAZWOPER standard? The Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) applies to five distinct groups of employers and their employees. This includes any employees who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances — including hazardous waste — and who are engaged in one of the following operations as specified by 1910.120(a)(1)(i-v)...
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OSHA's 2013 Most Frequently Cited Standards
The following were the top 10 most frequently cited standards in fiscal year 2013 (October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013): Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page] Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page] Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451) [related...
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Smoking at Fuel Pump is NOT a good idea (Video)
Many of us got a “chuckle” from the 2013 Photo of the Week #42 (Smoking & Flammables) but here is proof it is NOT a laughing matter.  We continue to see people who seem to forget that gasoline is a highly flammable liquid and that ignition sources like matches, lighters and lit smoking materials are a MAJOR NO-NO when pumping your fuel.  This horrific accident happened...
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EPA RMP Citations @ explosives facility (NH3, H2SO4 (and SO3), HNO3, )
On or about March 30-April 1, 2010, EPA conducted an inspection at one facility to determine compliance with Section 112(r) of the CAA and 40 C.F.R. Part 68. On or about September 27-29, 2010, EPA conducted another inspection of the business but at another facility in a different location to determine compliance with Section 112(r) of the CAA and 40 C.F.R. Part 68.  EPA alleges that Respondent...
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EPA RMP Citations @ speciality heat treating facility (NH3 and $6K)
On October 15, 2012 EPA conducted a compliance inspection of a specialty steel treating business (“Facility”) to determine its compliance with the Risk Management Plan (“RMP”) regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 112(r) of the Act, and set forth at 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Based on the October 15, 2012 inspection and documents submitted by Respondent, EPA has determined that...
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It is Lockout OR tagout... NOT BOTH
Here we sit, ending the year 2013, 20+ years after OSHA promulgated its Control of Hazardous Energy (e.g., Lockout/Tagout) standard. Yet, we still see so much confusion regarding this safety-critical standard. We get so much resistance on some of the most basic requirements of LOTO that I thought it would be helpful to dispel two of the most common errors/misunderstandings we encounter… OSHA...
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