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I am proud to announce that SAFTENG and The Chlorine Institute have renewed our partnership for another year (through 2026). Members of The Chlorine Institute receive a FREE SAFTENG membership. If you qualify, please contact me
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SAFTENG has:
- Over 18,000 categorized unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injury photos
- Over 1,500 ppt's & doc's in the SAFTENG Library
- Over 4,000 Technical Articles on Process Safety, Emergency Response & OSH topics
- Over 450 videos (those not allowed on YouTube Channel)
Many THANKS to my NEW Members and those who CONTINUE to support SAFTENG:
October 4, 2014
WARNING!!! Harsh language and using the Lord’s name in vain. But a great visual aid of a LARGE NH3 release.
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October 2, 2014
We try to stress in our PRCS Entry and Rescue courses that it is almost always easier to get into a small opening than it is to exit that same opening. Many variables at play during an entry make this a fact, and this video does an excellent job showing how egress can be a challenge. This video demonstrates why almost all Confined Space Standards/Codes specifically address EGRESS from the...
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October 2, 2014
Just when we think we have seen it all, someone rises to the occasion to demonstrate the bottom of the barrel must be a bottomless pit! Folks, this is so wrong I can not imagine the fire company publishing it on Youtube. Maybe it was a citizen with a cell phone… but how could a citizen be standing that close? Check out the wind direction, look up the vapor density of propane, look...
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October 1, 2014
Respondent is the owner and/or operator of a facility which stores liquid propane (“LP”) for wholesale distribution. Respondent filed an RMP for the Facility with EPA on or about October 18, 2013 that identified a covered propane process at the Facility as a Program 3 process, and that specified a quantity of 822,500 pounds of propane for this process. EPA conducted an inspection of the...
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October 1, 2014
Respondent has a Program 3 covered process, as defined in 40 C.F.R. § 68.1O(d), using Anhydrous ammonia. 40 C.F.R. § 68.12(a) and (d) require that, in addition to submitting a single RMP as provided in §§ 68.150 to 68.185, facilities with a Program 3 covered process shall among other things, develop a management system as provided in § 68.15, conduct a hazard assessment as provided in §§ 68.20 to 68.42,...
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October 1, 2014
This week, I began working on a process design review project for a client looking to build a facility in the state of WI. This facility will use Anhydrous Ammonia within the facility and SAFTENG was hired to ensure compliance with the design and installation/construction of their Anhydrous Ammonia process. As part of the project, SAFTENG performed a code/standard review for the state of WI. In this...
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September 30, 2014
This CAFO resolves the following CAA violations that Complainant alleges occurred in conjunction with Respondent’s storage and handling of hazardous substances at its facility:
Failure to prepare and submit a Risk Management Plan that includes all covered processes, in violation of 40 C.F.R. §68.12(a) and 68.150(a);
Failure to comply with process safety information requirements, including documentation...
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September 27, 2014
