2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 22 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 46 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 41 (2012 = 92*) (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) *no longer includes China accidents Explosions 121 (2012 = 241) (2011 = 218) (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 33 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 50) (2010 = 50) (2009 = 82) Falls 65...

 

Although this video is using a ship LOTO, the SAME APPLICATION of LOTO on any steam system is relevant!!!!  GREAT video on locking out high pressure steam and the IMPORTANCE of verifying ZERO ENERGY STATE on complex processes!

How can such a little gauge play such a BIG role in process safety? It is actually quite simple, yet so many relief system designs fail to incorporate them. These gauges are BOTH critical to process safety AND compliance with PSM/RMP. In this article, I will explain what a “tell-tale” gauge is and what purpose it serves, as well as document their mandate for those relief systems that utilize...

The Respondent, a manufacturer, packager and distributer of multiple grades of high-purity solvents, acids, salts and bonded phase products, has four RMProgram covered processes which stores or otherwise uses chloroform, ethyl ether, formaldehyde, and hydrogen fluoride in amounts exceeding their applicable thresholds of 20,000; 10,000; 15,000; and 1,000 pounds respectively. Based on an RMProgram...

November 2-3, 2011, EPA conducted an inspection of fertilizer manufacturing plant (Anhydrous Ammonia) to determine compliance with Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act and 40 C.F.R. Part 68.  Information gathered during the EPA inspection revealed the facility had greater than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia in a process at its facility. From the time Respondent first had onsite greater than...

   

OSHA has cited asalt manufacturing plant for 13 safety violations and proposed penalties of $58,100 for exposing workers to chemical hazards. The complaint inspection, which began in March, was initiated under the agency’s complaint process and expanded to the PSM NEP. In this case, it’s the use of anhydrous ammonia.  Seven of the 12 serious violations involve deficiencies in PSM,...

The inspection began in May under the agency’s PSM NEP. The violations stemmed from the company’s refrigeration system. Six of the eight serious violations involve deficiencies in the PSM program, including failing to: … HomeRead More »

  Many THANKS to my NEWEST and RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety… since 2013 since 2004 Since 2013 since 2013   2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 22 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 45 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 40 (2012 = 92*) (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) *no longer includes China accidents Explosions 114 (2012...

A quick search of SAFTENG.net and one will see that over the years I have written dozens of articles discussing the need for hydrostatic relief protection on piping where a liquid that gets blocked in could expand and rupture the pipe.  Yet it seems that each industry somehow feels the need or requirement does not apply to them.  OSHA specifically calls for the use of hydrostats in their...