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Today I learned of yet another SIGNIFICANT difference in complying with EPA’s RMP vs. OSHA’s PSM. Yes old dogs can learn new tricks and I am betting that I may not be the only old dog “out of compliance” with 68.200! We have been assisting a company with a US EPA RMP inspection and in doing so I have had the pleasure of working with a very sharp attorney. As we were working through some documentation...
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WARNING!!! This video is NOT for the faint of heart. It is REAL, it is GRAPHIC, and it is the result of NOT applying LOTO when climbing into an auger trough. The worker DID SURVIVE but he lost his leg, which for those who watch the video will clearly see that the limb could not be saved. I am serious about the WARNING – viewer discretion is HIGHLY ADVISED!
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On July 27, 2011, U.S. EPA conducted a compliance inspection at the facility to determine Respondent’s compliance with the Risk Management Program regulations. Based on the inspection, U.S. EPA alleges that Respondent has committed the following violations of the Risk Management Program regulations:
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Brand new utility boiler in 2000. Night crew not properly trained in switching over from gas to oil. During the commissioning, the night crew was ordered to switch over fuel. 3 minutes later a big pile of scrap metal and several million dollars of equipment gone.
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NEW & RENEWING Partners in Safety
since 2014
since 2013
since 2011
2014 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
18
(2013 = 32)
(2012 = 68)
Forklift/Manlift
16
(2013=62)
(2012 = 52)
Mining*
1741
2013=87*)
(2012 = 92*)
*no longer includes China
Explosions
45
(2013=194)
(2012 = 241)
Cranes
9
(2013=51)
(2012 = 52)
Falls
42
(2013=106)
(2012 = 99)
Work...
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One morning in 1888, Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, the man who had spent his life amassing a fortune from the manufacture and sale of weapons, awoke to read his own obituary. The obituary was printed as a result of a simple journalistic error. Alfred’s brother had died, and a French reporter carelessly reported the death of the wrong brother. Any man would be disturbed under the circumstances,...
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We all are aware of…
68.25(h) Consideration of passive mitigation. Passive mitigation systems may be considered for the analysis of worst case provided that the mitigation system is capable of withstanding the release event triggering the scenario and would still function as intended.
So I wish to challenge the claim that a WCS inside an engine room would be allowed to consider the engine...
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Good morning everyone,
I am contacting you because we have heard from you in the past. If this story is not in your beat or specialty, please forward to your peers who would be interested in attending this telephone conference.
This is advanced notice that Secretary Perez and Secretary Pritzker will hold a national press call on Wednesday at 4:15 EDT to announce the availability of up to $53 million...
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Some U.S. homes built between 2001 and 2008 contain problem drywall (see definition on page 6). Beginning around 2008, some people living in these homes started reporting health issues and other problems to their state health agencies. Those living in affected homes reported a spectrum of symptoms and health effects including recurrent headaches, irritated and itchy eyes and skin, difficulty in breathing,...
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