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EPA is getting in the game of issuing citations for NOT doing an MOC on "staffing changes"!
I am working on getting all of these RMP NOVs posted but found this one especially interesting… XXXXXXXXXX did not address the impact of the lock-out of the factory workers in August 2011 and hiring all new replacement workers.  Such extensive staffing changes could impact the safety and health of the XXXXX workers and should be included in the MOC review process. Center for Chemical Process...
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OSHA PSM citations @ aluminum foundry (CL2 & $160K)
Unsafe use of chlorine gas was discovered by OSHA in September 2014 after a complaint prompted an inspection. Investigators found employees endangered by permit-required confined space hazards while working in foundry furnaces. As a result, OSHA issued 31 serious health and safety citations with proposed penalties of $160,200. Inspectors determined the company failed to train workers on hazardous chemicals...
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2015 Video of the Week #14 (Forklift, Ladder, Falls)
AMAZINGLY this is a “marketing video” put out by a company!  Many thanks to ML for sharing this with us.
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(UPDATE) OSHA issues PSM citations to refrigerated food warehouse (NH3, $251,330)
After two years of litigation to correct dozens of hazards that might have had catastrophic effects on its workers and the surrounding community, the refrigerated food warehouse has agreed to make health and safety improvements. The company will also end its fight against $197,000 in penalties assessed in 2013 by OSHA.  A joint inspection by OSHA and Hawaii’s Department of Labor and Industrial...
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2015 Photo of the Week #13 (Electrical)
 
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User Safety Notice - MSA FireHawk® M7XT Air Mask
We have become aware that insufficient lubrication may have been applied to the bypass valve assemblies on FireHawk M7XT Air Masks when manufactured. A lack of sufficient lubricant could cause the bypass assembly to become difficult to operate or possibly inoperable. No injuries have been reported.  Until your affected units have been serviced as described in this notice, please be aware of any...
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2015 Video of the Week #13 (Class 3 Flammable Liquid Tanker Maintenance Fire)
It is said the short circuit due to to liquid leakage caused the explosion. One worker suffered minor injuries. Yesterday 13:30 Xu, the Yongxing Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Dongguan City, near the entrance of a tanker explosion near instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire. Three staff at about 2 meters high near the operating table jumped off the platform to escape immediately after the explosion. According...
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28 incidents & 0 updates (3/26/15)
PLEASE NOTE:  I am taking a Spring Break next week so the Incident Alertswill NOT be published next week.  I will catch us up over the Easter Weekend.       Many THANKS to my NEW and RENEWING “Partners in Safety“   since 2005 since 2010 since 2013  since 1/2015 Over 12,300 exclusive unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injuries photos and...
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Today marks the 1-year Anniversary of "The Back Bay Blaze" where UNSAFE Hot Work Practices claimed the lives of two Boston FF's
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the 2014 Boston Brownstone fire that claimed the lives of two Boston firefighters, Lt. Edward Walsh and Michael Kennedy.  The fire was found to have started from welding that took place on a metal handrail in a unit next door.  The 2014 fire was a nine-alarm fire that took place on March 26, 2014 at 2:42 p.m. in a four-story brick row house at...
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EPA RMP citations @ food facility (NH3 refrigeration; $36K & SEP $10K)
Respondent operates a “stationary source” that has an RMProgram covered process, ammonia refrigeration, which stores or otherwise uses anhydrous ammonia, in an amount exceeding its applicable threshold of 10,000 pounds.  Respondent has submitted and registered an RMPlan to the EPA for the stationary source. Respondent has developed an RMProgram accidental release prevention program...
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Shock to the System (CSB Video on Hydraulic Shock in Refrigeration)
 
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IL Pressure Vessel Inspection Frequency (DRAFT FM Procedure)
A Pressure Vessel subject to Internal Corrosion shall be defined as any metal Pressure Vessel using a processed product that can cause Corrosion, Erosion, Pitting, Cracking, or Deterioration, as defined in Part 2, 3.3 of the National Board Inspection Code. The intent is to verify the vessel is safe to operate.  Pressure Vessels subject to internal corrosion shall receive a Certificate Inspection...
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