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From head to toe! Qualified electrical workers must be properly donned in their electrical PPE. Basically speaking, here is the deal from head to toe for just checking for the absence of voltage:
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Before the dust settles and the funerals are complete, the politicians and the media are already clamoring for more regulations in order to prevent another catastrophe like the one in West, TX. However, like in many occasions, it is not the regulatory framework that is the problem; it is the “retail” exemption and its improper application and defining by OSHA that has burned us in...
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Three workers are in critical condition with burns after the barge they were cleaning exploded. No one has said if the workers were inside the barge when it exploded; but from the visual damage I would say they were not inside it but most likely on top of it. The barge(s) last held a flammable liquid called “natural gasoline” and were being cleaned at the time of the accident. Natural...
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There have been many questions as to how the ammonium nitrate at the West, TX fertilizer distributor could have blown up. Investigators have still not stated with 100% certainty that the explosion involved AN, but it is my belief they are just crossing all their “t’s” and dotting all their “i’s” before stating this. Unless the facility had some other...
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On the day of the incident at about 5:45pm, a gas cylinder filled with ammonia and stored in the horizontal position on the ground in two rows suddenly exploded. The first explosion caused the stored cylinders to roll away and scattered about into the surrounding area ( Figure above ). Others effects resulting from the explosion were:
An ammonia cylinder flung off and landed on another factory compound...
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April 2013
Dear Drinking Water or Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator:
Does your drinking water or wastewater treatment plant use large quantities of chlorine gas? If so, you may be required to comply with federal requirements to ensure that the chlorine is managed safely. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has visited numerous drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has announced that the increased maximum civil penalties for safety violations of Federal hazardous materials transportation law and the regulations issued under that law that lead to death, serious injuries or extensive property damage are now in effect. The increased penalties are being published...
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http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/PDF/Foundation%20proceedings/High_Challenge_Warehousing-Ammonium_Nitrate_as_a_Typical_Cas.pdf
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U.S. Department of Labor
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Protecting Miners’ Safety and Health Since 1978
SAFETY ALERT
Continuous Mining Machine Safety
Inadvertent movement of remotely-controlled continuous mining machines has been observed in cases where solenoids, associated with hydraulic valve banks, were damaged. The solenoids were damaged by “side loading” due to contact with a trailing...
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Many THANKS to my NEWEST and RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety…
since 2013
since 2008
since 2010
2013 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
3
(2012 = 68)
(2011 = 81)
(2010 = 90)
(2009 = 100)
Forklift/Manlift
18
(2012 = 52)
(2011 = 84)
(2010 = 110)
(2009 = 88)
Mining*
24
(2012 = 92*)
(2011 = 248)
(2010 = 480)
(2009 = 586)
*no longer includes China accidents
Explosions
42
(2012...
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ANOTHER WELL DONE video by the CSB! Some facts that never got reported in the media.
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