Take notice where the highly saturated vapor is going… to the ground – NOT rising!

Another great video showing the HIGHLY EFFECTIVE use of a plastic tarp over a release point of Anhydrous Ammonia.  Something so simple, cheap, and easy to use that can have that kind of impact makes a PLASTIC TARP a MUST HAVE in all NH3 emergency response trailers.  Just MAKE SURE the tarp is 100% clean and has NOT been used for any other purpose before it is used in this manner.  Compare...

Cal/OSHA cited a company $200,825 for multiple serious and willful violations and two professional employer organizations (PEO) following the April death of a 26-year-old temporary worker who became entangled with the exposed rotating shaft of a mixer while mixing industrial adhesive. Cal/OSHA sanctioned the company for failing to identify and safeguard against the hazards of working near the...

ANNOUNCEMENT:  SAFTENG sued for Copy Right Infringement

    2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 25 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 51 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 43 (2012 = 92*) (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) *no longer includes China accidents Explosions 136 (2012 = 241) (2011 = 218) (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 34 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 50) (2010 = 50) (2009 = 82) Falls 67...

     Many thanks to my friends at Total for sharing…

And for those not believing I was actually sued and made payment to own up to MY obligations of using someone elses work, here you go.  You can even go to the gettyimages website and use the case number (as shown below) to do your own verification through the actual source.  I am NOT mad at getty images or blame them for this incident and I am not asking for your money!  They are protecting...

SAFTENG.net has been around in several forms since 1994.  One of the core principals that made the site what it is today is the generosity of fellow safety professionals. The site’s database of over 13,000 images came from our members, most of which have remained loyal to this day. The site has allowed me to make several significant financial contributions to Murray State’s OSH Program,...

An aerosol paint manufacturer has been cited for multiple safety violations following an explosion and fire that resulted in serious injuries to three employees on March 6, 2013. OSHA cited the company for 26 safety violations, including two willful violations where locked doors impeded exit routes and snow blocked exits, slowing employees from exiting the plant quickly. OSHA proposed penalties...

A company has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and OSHA to pay more than $1.33 million to resolve criminal penalties and OSHA fines levied as a result of the death of a worker on Nov. 7, 2011. The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed the Deferred Prosecution Agreement on Sept. 5, 2013, and has asked that it be approved by the U.S. District Court for...

Several years ago the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) enacted the following regulations in response to some large scale pipeline incidents: § 192.631 Control room management PHMSA published the Control Room Management/Human Factors final rule in the Federal Register on December 3, 2009, which became effective on February 1, 2010.  The agency actually had given...