MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety” for their support! since 2008 since 2008 since 2012 since 2012 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 59 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 45 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 63 (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 219 (2011 = 218) (2010...

 

EPA has announced two Clean Air Act settlements with a natural gas processor in which the company has agreed to pay a total of $316,000 in penalties for violating Risk Management Plan provisions at natural gas plants in Casper and Douglas, Wyoming. In addition, the company has agreed to establish new operating procedures, improve equipment maintenance, and perform integrity tests on pressure vessels...

MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety” for their support! since 2008 since 2008 since 2012 since 2012 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 59 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 45 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 63 (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 215 (2011 = 218) (2010 = 246) (2009...

One of my many “CHEAT SHEETS” I use… LIQUEFIED GAS CONVERSION CHART Product Name Cubic Feet / Pound Pounds / Gallon Cubic Feet / Gallon Acetylene UN/NA: 1001 CAS: 514-86-2 14.70 4.90 72.03 Air UN/NA: 1002 CAS: n/a 13.30 7.29 96.96 Ammonia Anhydrous UN/NA: 1005 CAS: 7664-41-7 20.78 5.147 106.95 Argon UN/NA: 1006 CAS: 7440-37-1 9.71 11.63 112.92 Butane UN/NA:...

On May 17th of this year I posted the article “Emergency Response Guidebook 2012 Summary of Changes (April 2012)” pointing out some of the changes and upgrades to the 2012 edition of the DOT ERG.  If your business handles Ammonia (UN1005), Chlorine (UN1017), Ethylene oxide (UN1040), Hydrogen chloride (UN1050) and Hydrogen chloride, refrigerated liquid (UN2186), Hydrogen fluoride...

I have referenced these writers before when discussing process safety and once again they communicated the message better than I could regarding how we should analyze “process alarms” when we claim them to be a layer of protection.  We should only accept alarms that have been established using a RAGAGEP in their design (audible, visual, human machine interface (HMI), and response times)....

There are new details regarding the March fire at a Memphis, TN refinery that killed one contract worker and injured two others. TOSHA has completed its investigation and the refinery was hit with a proposed $63,000 in fines for 16, serious, alleged violations. TOSHA listed the potential cause as “failure to isolate and control ignition sources and allowing air into the piping that allows ignition.”...

 

I have referenced this newsletter many time and have linked to it many times, but never officially posted it as a resource for process safety folks.  It is FREE and published by EPA Region 10 every other month.  Like this posting on relief system design basis, there is literally tons of material that can be used as awareness materials and training materials.  Most of their stuff is original,...