On the day of the incident at about 5:45pm, a gas cylinder filled with ammonia and stored in the horizontal position on the ground in two rows suddenly exploded. The first explosion caused the stored cylinders to roll away and scattered about into the surrounding area ( Figure above ). Others effects resulting from the explosion were: An ammonia cylinder flung off and landed on another factory compound...

  April 2013 Dear Drinking Water or Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator: Does your drinking water or wastewater treatment plant use large quantities of chlorine gas? If so, you may be required to comply with federal requirements to ensure that the chlorine is managed safely.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has visited numerous drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has announced that the increased maximum civil penalties for safety violations of Federal hazardous materials transportation law and the regulations issued under that law that lead to death, serious injuries or extensive property damage are now in effect. The increased penalties are being published...

  http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/PDF/Foundation%20proceedings/High_Challenge_Warehousing-Ammonium_Nitrate_as_a_Typical_Cas.pdf

U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration Protecting Miners’ Safety and Health Since 1978 SAFETY ALERT Continuous Mining Machine Safety Inadvertent movement of remotely-controlled continuous mining machines has been observed in cases where solenoids, associated with hydraulic valve banks, were damaged. The solenoids were damaged by “side loading” due to contact with a trailing...

  Many THANKS to my NEWEST and RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety…   since 2013 since 2008 since 2010 2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 3 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 18 (2012 = 52)  (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 24 (2012 = 92*) (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) *no longer includes China accidents Explosions 42 (2012 =...

ANOTHER WELL DONE video by the CSB!  Some facts that never got reported in the media.

A lot of factories and industrial workplaces have first aid teams and along with these dedicated response teams comes compliance with OSHA’s Blood borne pathogens (BPP) standard 1910.1030.  Yet there is one small issue that many facilities overlook when it comes to their BBP training… … HomeRead More »

On May 31, 2012 EPA conducted a compliance inspection to determine its compliance with the Risk Management Plan (“RMP”) regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 112(r) of the Act, and set forth at 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Based on the May 31, 2012 inspection and documents submitted by Respondent, EPA has determined that the respondent violated the following regulations: … HomeRead More...

 

I have received numerous calls and e-mails asking how this fetilizer facility with reportedly 52,000 pounds of NH3 was only a Program 2 RMP under EPA’s RMP rule. Here is the answer… … HomeRead More »