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Firefighter Injury Project Investigation Report
FIP Investigation #2
Three Firefighters Injured While Recharging A Pressurized Water Fire Extinguisher
To: Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
From: Firefighter Injury Project (FIP), New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH)
Subject: Three Firefighters Injured While Recharging A Pressurized Water Fire Extinguisher,...
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A CFATS Authorization Inspection (AI) is conducted at covered facilities to verify and validate that the content listed in the facility’s authorized Site Security Plan (SSP) or Alternative Security Program (ASP) is accurate and complete and that existing and planned equipment, processes, and procedures are appropriate and sufficient to meet the established Risk-Based Performance Standards (RBPS)...
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The owner or operator of a Brewery, which uses anhydrous ammonia, as a refrigerant at the facility had a reportable release of ammonia on October 12, 2011 at or about 2:19 a.m. Approximately 664 pounds of anhydrous ammonia spilled, leaked, pumped, emitted, discharged, or escaped into tbe ambient air and/or air from the facility. Company had knowledge of the release on October 12, 2011...
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Section 550 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007 authorized the Department to regulate the security of chemical facilities that, in the discretion of the Secretary, present high levels of security risk. Under the Section 550 authority, on April 9, 2007, DHS issued the CFATS interim final rule, codified at 6 CFR part 27. See 72 FR 17688. [2] Additionally, in November 2007,...
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Count 1. Violation of 40 C.F.R. § 68.69(c)
40 C.P.R.§ 68.69(c) requires, in relevant part, that owners and operators must annually certify that operating procedures are current and accurate.
Respondent requires that operating procedures certifications are complete by May 26 of each calendar year. Respondent failed to certify procedures by this deadline for two processes in 2009. Through its failure...
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On the most basic level, can a PSM/RMP program function and comply with all regulatory requirements and NOT have a calibrated direct-reading instrument?
This is not meant to be a trick question, but rather looking to “ground me” in my expectations. Having grown up in the PSM/RMP era in petrochem for 20 years, having a calibrated direct-reading instrument available was like having...
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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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