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What happened?
During a recent inspection at a facility, an NOPSEMA inspector observed vibration-induced fatigue cracking and evidence of rectification work carried out on several small-bore connections on seawater cooling pipes. On further investigation, it was discovered that there had also been a recent fatigue failure on the hydrocarbon test separator header. Fortunately, the operator had detected...
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Early last year I wrote about some trade organizations that were “revising” their codes/practices, which in turn were making them “more flexible”. I stated it then and I will state it again, this time along with the US Chemical Safety Board… this is a REALLY BAD idea. Both OSHA and EPA wrote “performance oriented” standards for process safety. This...
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Ever wanted to know what an American Petroleum Institute (API) code or practice said? Well now you may be in luck; as API is providing online public access to many of their key industry standards, including a broad range of safety standards, most of which were previously only available by purchase. These standards will be available as “Read Only” access and API will host these documents...
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Recently the SAFTENG team was hired to provide some safety services during a turn-around/shutdown at a PSM/RMP facility . While out and about we came across a very interesting find… a speciality contractor with facial hair. Now this was not just any speciality contractor and the reason we were so surprised was the facility had, what we thought, a very rigorous contractor safety program. The speciality...
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Capital Safety is aware of an assembly issue with snaphooks manufactured by a supplier. These snaphooks are widely used components in fall protection products. The issue concerns missing or improperly installed rivets (see photograph below). The manufacturer symbol is a stamped “Y” as shown in the photograph.
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Can you spot the “compliance issue” in OSHA’s Ammonia PSM photo? I had this photo presented to me as evidence that OSHA does not require “something”, can you spot what is missing in this photo? Can you cite the RAGAGEP that this photo violates? CLICK HERE for a hint.
CORRECT ANSWER is that the vessel nor its “sight glass” has protection....
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PLEASE NOTE: this posting is about pressure vessel RVs discharing back into the process and not Hydrostatic RVs or pump RVs.
Scenario: Process is shutdown using the emergency stop (e-stop) systems because the building is on fire. On the roof of the building/plant sit a number of vessels that have a “flooded system” which contains a “surge tank” that holds the EHS/HHC for the...
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This case is especially sad (or disgusting)… the company was cited a Willful in 2012 regarding a failed rescue attempt when a 37-year-old supervisor was nearly buried alive in a 25-foot silo containing 50,000 pounds of sand. Plant employees allegedly attempted to rescue the supervisor after he became engulfed in a sand bin and suffered serious crushing injuries for more than an hour...
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US EPA is concerned that some natural gas processing plants that store and process liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) may not be designed in accordance with applicable industry standards and codes. When undertaking compliance monitoring activities at such natural gas processing plants, EPA considers whether facilities are designed in accordance with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices...
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