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The table below summarizes the phase-in dates required under the revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS):
Effective Completion Date
Requirement(s)
Who
December 1, 2013
Train employees on the new label elements and safety data sheet (SDS) format.
Employers
June 1, 2015*
December 1, 2015
Compliance with all modified provisions of this final rule, except:
The Distributor shall not ship containers...
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PHMSA is issuing an Advisory Bulletin to remind owners and operators of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and utility liquefied petroleum gas (utility LP-Gas) plants that although they must follow the American National Standards Institute/National Fire Protection Association (ANSI/NFPA) standards 58 or 59, they must also follow certain sections and requirements of Part 192.
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I recently had some conversations with fellow safety and fire professionals regarding scaffolding erected in their process units. There seemed to be a lot of scaffolding and very little activity on it, so I asked the question… is there a limit on the amount of surface area that can blanket process equipment to the point the fixed fire protection system(s) become ineffective?
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Unsafe acts are of two (2) distinct types:
errors and
violations
Errors arise from informational problems and fall into three (3) categories:
skill-based slips and lapses,
rule-based mistakes and
knowledge-based mistakes
Violations arise from motivational factors and fall into four types:
routine (or corner-cutting) violations,
thrill-seeking or optimizing violations,
necessary violations and
exceptional...
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Many THANKS to my NEWEST and RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety…
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Since 2013
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returning from 2007
2013 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
15
(2012 = 68)
(2011 = 81)
(2010 = 90)
(2009 = 100)
Forklift/Manlift
39
(2012 = 52)
(2011 = 84)
(2010 = 110)
(2009 = 88)
Mining*
37
(2012 = 92*)
(2011 = 248)
(2010 = 480)
(2009 = 586)
*no longer...
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http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/coffee-break/cb_fp_2013_29.pdf
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PHMSA has confirmed that a company improperly filled and offered for transportation high pressure compressed gas cylinders without verifying that they met the appropriate safety requirements for continued use. The Eastpointe Fire Department alerted the Michigan State Police, who in turn alerted PHMSA of an incident on June 25, 2013, in which a high pressure DOT 3A 1800 cylinder filled and provided...
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Want to learn more about the Car Seal Program? CLICK HERE
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The CSB has made the following OBSERVATIONS and PRELIMINARY findings to date, which are subject to further revision and development as the investigation unfolds:
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