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I am proud to announce that SAFTENG and The Chlorine Institute have renewed our partnership for another year (through 2026). Members of The Chlorine Institute receive a FREE SAFTENG membership. If you qualify, please contact me
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- Over 18,000 categorized unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injury photos
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January 20, 2014
MANY THANKS to my NEWEST and
RENEWING Partners in Safety
since 2014
since 2013
since 2009
2014 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
4
(2013 = 32)
(2012 = 68)
Forklift/Manlift
4
(2013=62)
(2012 = 52)
Mining*
4
2013=87*)
(2012 = 92*)
*no longer includes China accidents
Explosions
19
(2013=194)
(2012 = 241)
Cranes
1
(2013=51)
(2012 = 52)
Falls
10
(2013=106)
(2012...
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January 18, 2014
A little background on what this table is telling us:
NFPA 77 classifies flammable liquids as Conductive, Semi-Conductive, and Non-Conductive:
Conductive Liquids = >10,000 pS/m
Semi-Conductive Liquids = >100<10,000 pS/m
Non-Conductive Liquids = <100 pS/m
In the tables below, 1 conductivity unit (C.U.) = 1 picosiemen per meter (pS/m)
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January 17, 2014
Please join us for the Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security (Executive Order 13650 (EO)) public listening session opportunities in January 2014. The EO Working Group anticipates having evening hours for several of the locations. Updates to the January public listening session schedule will be available on the Website: https://www.osha.gov/chemicalexecutiveorder/index.html and shared via...
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January 17, 2014
Based on an RMProgram compliance monitoring investigation initiated on June 12, 2012, the EPA alleges that the Respondent violated the codified rules governing the CAA Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions, because Respondent did not adequately implement provisions of 40 CFR Part 68 when it:
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January 17, 2014
Based on an RMProgram compliance monitoring investigation initiated on April 10, 2012, the EPA alleges that the Respondent violated the codified rules governing the CAA Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions, because Respondent did not adequately implement provisions of 40 CFR Part 68 when it:
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January 16, 2014
OSHA has cited a refinery for 11 safety violations, with proposed penalties totaling $43,400, mainly for exposing workers to chemical hazards. The inspection, which began in July 2013 after a referral from the Environmental Protection Agency, focused on the refinery’s process safety management program for handling flammable liquids in excess of 10,000 pounds. The majority of violations relate...
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January 16, 2014
EPA REGION 10 RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 1 DAY Training Tuesday, June 10, 2014 TIME: 9 am – 5 pm Portland, Oregon CLICK HERE for flyer from EPA and details
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January 15, 2014
OSHA’s inspection found several deficiencies in the plant’s process safety management program to identify, address and eliminate hazards associated with processes using, storing, manufacturing, handling or moving of large amounts of highly hazardous chemicals onsite. In this case, the hazardous chemical is the flammable liquid, vinyl acetate, which is used in large amounts at the company’s...
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January 14, 2014
Recently OSHA has “requested information” regarding certain aspects of their Process Safety Management standard. In this effort, OSHA has suggested that the standard is revised to clarify certain aspects and to include some items they feel are needed. In the public posting, OSHA stated they are considering adopting management-system elements from safety standards that other federal agencies...
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January 14, 2014
If you ever wondered if the “inventory” in your railcars or tank trucks that are NOT attached to their mode of transportation (i.e. locomotive or tractor) is part of your threshold calculation, here’s your answer, eight railcars of Chlorine sitting on the property was tallied by EPA to establish the amount of the EHS on site.
Respondent is the owner of a ferric chloride manufacturing...
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