2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 60 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 48 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 64 (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 227 (2011 = 218) (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 40 (2011 = 50) (2010 = 50) (2009 = 82) Falls 80 (2011 = 123) (2010 = 139) (2009 = 172) (2008 = 250) Work Zone 51  (2011 = 54) (2010...

Anyone who works at a business that has a formal hotwork program can recite the distance at which all fire safety requirements must be in place… 35′.  But this 35′ is a “magical number” to many who use it on a daily basis.  Don’t believe the number is “magical”?  Just go out and ask your permit approvers or your welders why the “35′...

Most have seen the amazing CCTV footage from the 2007 ammonia release from the ag business in Seward, IL, but those two videos leave a lot of questions.  This posting is a follow-up video regarding the trucking company’s clean-up plan and contains a news video that gives us some perspective on the area’s layout.  In the earlier videos, we see the big red barn-like building in the background...

I have discussed Stress Corrosion Cracking in refrigeration vessels and have been asked “if it can occur in vessels, can it occur in our piping too”.  The short answer is YES.  But I want to state again, I am NOT a metallurgist and I am not the person to contact about your SCC concerns.  I am merely attempting to pass on my learning’s to others who operate processes...

Unfortunately there are countless industrial disasters that led up to the USA’s version of Process Safety Management standards from both OSHA and EPA; but in my world of flammable liquids and gases, it was Flixborough that resonated with me.  It just seemed that every process safety or flammable liquids/gases training that I attended Flixborough always seemed to come up.  Heck even...

UPDATED on 6/4/2016  – Police investigating the accident said that the hydrofluoric acid spill might have been caused by human error as two workers unloaded the chemical from a delivery tanker. A closed-circuit security video camera recorded the two workers on top of the tanker without protective gear. They connected an air hose to a valve in the tanker to force the chemical out under...

This is a page for safety tips regarding Halloween.  Anyone with tips and photos PLEASE email them to me @ Bryan@SAFTENG.net.  Here are my first couple of items. … HomeRead More »

  2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 60 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 47 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 64 (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 226 (2011 = 218) (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 39 (2011 = 50) (2010 = 50) (2009 = 82) Falls 78 (2011 = 123) (2010 = 139) (2009 = 172) (2008 = 250) Work Zone 51  (2011 = 54) (2010...

A little skit to bring a smile to our faces.  We all have employees (bless their hearts) that would struggle with this word game! (BTW – no offense to my friends in the great state of TX)  

 

I have highlighted some surprises for those of you in OH that may be reading this!  FYI, Anhydrous Ammonia is a Group B2 refrigerant, based on Addenda to Designation and Safety Classifications of Refrigerants.  Be sure to click on the Links to the other applicable OH Fire Codes referenced in this section! … HomeRead More »

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Office of Audit stated the SST program, to a limited extent, focused enforcement resources and targeted inspections on the highest risk industries and worksites. SST inspections excluded some of the highest risk industries and worksites where the most serious injuries and illnesses occurred because certain high-risk worksites were outside the...