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Another team of UNTRAINED, or TOTALLY IGNORANT but trained, workers doing their version of confined space entry. This is for those who provided negative comments on my other “entry photo”. This is good ole USA safety – NOT some third world country. And by the way, the workzone traffic management is a pathetic effort as well.
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I was doing some research for as client and came across this information, which I think is something many of us have been struggling with. The source is MN-OSHA, which is a state OSHA plan and these plans can be MORE stringent than federal OSHA – but they can NOT be lesser. Which means that if we comply with this guidance and we work in a Fed OSHA state we should be on some solid compliance ground....
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This is a very interesting citation! OSHA issued citations to three (3) DIFFERENT organizations from the same inspection at a frozen foods plant. They cited the host company, a contractor who provides maintenance services for the refrigeration process, and the temp staffing agency that provided temp employees who worked in the plant. Not sure how this will all work out, but it is an interesting...
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona (“Commission”) has received inquiries concerning a “Final Notice” document that has been received in the mail from the “Labor Standards Compliance Office” with an address of East Thistle Drive in Phoenix, Arizona. This document, believed to be a sales solicitation or advertisement, states that there is a fee of $295.00. The document is crafted in a manner that has...
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Alaska’s Occupational Safety and Health Review commission hands downs a PRCS decision regarding a “Fish Bin Chiller Alley” at a seafood processing plant. A CSHO stated this corridor, meeting the criteria below, was not only a CS, but it was a PRCS:
corridor approximately 60 feet long and 5 feet wide
within the corridor there are five (5) chiller units and a network of pipes that provides chilled...
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As human nature goes, we know if we give an inch, some will take a mile. This belief could not be more real than in Lockout/Tagout and the “Minor Servicing” exception. The “rule” is to LOCK IT OUT, and the “minor servicing” exception is just that, an exception to the rule. OSHA has set the bar pretty high for what we can claim as “minor servicing,” and this article looks to dispel the myths...
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2014 is a big year for changes in the EPCRA Tier II Reporting, which by the way is due by March 1st. This year, OH EPA (and I am sure OH is not the only state) is now requiring the person responsible for the Tier II forms to obtain an “approval signature” from the responding fire department OR an LEPC representative. On page 13 of OH-EPA’s Facility Reporting Compliance Manual it...
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2014 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
8
(2013 = 32)
(2012 = 68)
Forklift/Manlift
8
(2013=62)
(2012 = 52)
Mining*
7
2013=87*)
(2012 = 92*)
*no longer includes China accidents
Explosions
30
(2013=194)
(2012 = 241)
Cranes
6
(2013=51)
(2012...
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TOO MANY believe diesel fuel is somehow this magically safe fuel! Once Diesel fuel reaches it’s flashpoint (~135-145F) it takes ONLY 0.6% to achieve its LEL. Gasoline has an LEL of around 1.0%. Here is what can happen to your “diesel tank” when it is involved in a fire.
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Sizing emergency venting for atmospheric flammable liquid storage tanks is a safety-critical requirement, yet we often find it undersized. The core objective is to provide sufficient relief capacity so that, in the event of an external “exposure fire,” the tank does not rupture due to rapid internal pressure buildup from vaporizing liquid. Unlike normal venting (which handles thermal expansion...
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In June I will be presenting with my good friend and safety colleague Jonathan Zimmerman at the ASSE Conference in FL. Our presentation is “Process Safety Management Best Practices, Lessons Learned and Enforcement Trend”. Here is a peak at some very interesting data regarding PSM inspections from May 26, 1992 – February 26, 2014. Stop by our session in June and see much...
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