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This is not the first time I have written about “limitations” of our emergency response equipment, but this is one I just learned first hand. Let me be CLEAR HERE… ALL equipment and gear we use has limitations so this is not any type of slam against any manufacturer – in fact the piece of equipment I will be discussing in this article can be found just about every HAZMAT vehicle in the USA and...
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2nd Quarter UPDATE with 289 Shocker and Accident Photos
Now over 13,750 exclusive unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injuries photos
and over 1,000 ppt’s & doc’s from more than 2,776 contributors!
Many THANKS to my NEW and RENEWING “Partners in Safety“
since 2011
since 2014
since 2014
2014 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
37
(2013...
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This is a neat and very helpful tool for those of you needing to get your compressed gas cylinders “hydro’ed”. Using Google Maps, all one has to do is type in their zip code and the map will provide locations within a 15, 25, and 50 mile radius of those companies that can either perform visual inspections and pressure testing. Although I will caution you… some of...
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This is a MUST SEE for all personnel involved with ENTRY into Permit Required Confined Spaces. The leading killer in these spaces is Oxygen Deficiency and this weeks video shows us exactly why it is the leading killer! We can’t see it, smell it, or feel it and when we get to a point of our demise, we actually enter a period of euphoria, which our brain is INCAPABLE of recogn...
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The Facility consists of the Cowden 47H well, a gas production unit for the 47H well, and four 21 0-barrel storage tanks equipped with Enardo thief hatches. According to information provided by Respondent, three of the tanks stored natural gas condensate and one stored water/brine. Natural gas condensate is a flammable mixture (CAS No. 00-11-11). According to information obtained from Respondent,...
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A wholly just culture is almost certainly an unattainable ideal. However, an organization in which most of its members believe that justice will usually be dispensed is within the bounds of possibility. Two (2) things are clear at the outset.
First, it would be quite unacceptable to punish all errors and unsafe acts regardless of their origins and circumstances.
Second, it would be equally unacceptable...
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2nd Quarter UPDATE with 289 Shocker and Accident Photos
Now over 13,750 exclusive unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injuries photos
and over 1,000 ppt’s & doc’s from more than 2,776 contributors!
Many THANKS to my NEW and RENEWING “Partners in Safety“
since 2011
since 2014
since 2014
2014 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
35
(2013...
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1/165/15 UPDATE…
From an “OSHA Memorandum for Regional Administrators” dated 8/22/11 (THANKS Keith!)
August 22, 2011
MEMORANDUM FOR:
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS
FROM:
JAMES G. MADDUX, DirectorDirectorate of Construction
SUBJECT:
Fall protection on aerial lifts during construction activities.
On January 14, 2009, OSHA issued a letter of interpretation regarding the use of a...
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The 2014 proposed CalARP regulations have been submitted to the Office of Administrative Law. Some of the proposed changes/revisions to the rule are quite helpful in many aspects and some will be significant hardships. Here are some of the more significant ones I noticed:
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OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin, SHIB 04-27-2004
This Safety and Health Information Bulletin is not a standard or regulation, and it creates no new legal obligations. The Bulletin is advisory in nature, informational in content, and is intended to assist employers in providing a safe and healthful workplace. Pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act, employers must comply...
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