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U.S. Department of TransportationPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOffice of Hazardous Material Safety2013 (All Column Values) Hazmat Summary by Transportation Phase
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Last week I shared an article from allgov.com that provided some data on Ammonia releases. The article was not well received by some folks and others appreciated the info, which is par for the course when you post this kind of material. But some have gone off the deep-end and called the article “spin” and “propaganda” against ammonia. For the record, the article’s...
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2014 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
31
(2013 = 32)
(2012 = 68)
Forklift/Manlift
34
(2013=62)
(2012 = 52)
Mining*
389
2013=87*)
(2012 = 92*)
*no longer includes China
Explosions
137
(2013=194)
(2012 = 241)
Cranes
14
(2013=51)
(2012 = 52)
Falls
74
(2013=106)
(2012 = 99)
Work Zone
20
(2013=42)
(2012 = 62)
Trenching
10
(2013=25)
(2012 = 44)
LOTO/Guards
28
(2013=31)
(2012...
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The host facility, an anhydrous ammonia storage facility, contracted with a company, who in turn, contracted with Respondent (sub-contractor) to perform services on pipelines within the facility. Respondent provides sixteen different services or “lines”, as it refers to them. Each of these lines is comprised of crew members that have been trained and tested in that particular discipline....
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At approximately 0645 (UTC+1) on 26 May 2014, three crew members on board a cargo ship were found unconscious in the main cargo hold forward access compartment, which was sited in the vessel’s forecastle. The crew members were recovered from the compartment but, despite intensive resuscitation efforts by their rescuers, they did not survive.
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Respondent owns and operates an agricultural chemical manufacturing facility. Respondent has been subject to the RMP requirements since June 21, 1999, as provided in 40 C.F.R. § 68.1O(a)(1), because the facility used, stored, manufactured, or handled more than the TQ of 10,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia in a single process as of that date. Respondent became subject to the RMP requirements for aqueous...
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Respondent owns and operates a liquefied petroleum gas manufacturing and storage facility. On January 26, 2005 Respondent submitted to U.S. EPA a Risk Management Plan (RMP) for its Facility. On July 5, 2012, U.S. EPA conducted an inspection at Respondent’s Facility to determine its compliance with 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Respondent held 10,000 lbs. or more of butane and propane for use in its operations...
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Respondent’s denaturant process contains a mixture with a NFPA rating of 4, and is therefore a flammable mixture as specified in 40 C.F.R. § 68.115(b)(2). On or about May 2-3, 2012, EPA conducted an inspection to determine compliance with RMP 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Respondent’s denaturant process stores approximately 715,000 pounds, with the entire weight of the mixture being treated as a regulated...
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EPA Region 10 cited a seafood processing facility located in Alaska for RMP issues around their Anhydrous ammonia and Chlorine processes. Respondent has been subject to the RMP requirements since June 21, 1999, the date on which the facility first used, stored, manufactured, or handled more than the TQ of anhydrous ammonia in a single process. Respondent became subject to the RMP requirements for chlorine...
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3M has identified a potential problem with certain 3M™ PELTOR™ brand helmet-attached earmuffs, communication headsets and earmuff/faceshield kits. Specifically, the mechanism that holds the earmuff cups on the helmet may come apart during use, such that the earmuff cups and small metal or plastic pieces of the assembly can fall off the helmet. The models which may be affected are sometimes described...
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