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On May 31, 2012 EPA conducted a compliance inspection to determine its compliance with the Risk Management Plan (“RMP”) regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 112(r) of the Act, and set forth at 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Based on the May 31, 2012 inspection and documents submitted by Respondent, EPA has determined that the respondent violated the following regulations:
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I have received numerous calls and e-mails asking how this fetilizer facility with reportedly 52,000 pounds of NH3 was only a Program 2 RMP under EPA’s RMP rule. Here is the answer…
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Under section 112(n)(6) of the Clean Air Act of 1990, as amended, Congress required EPA to carry out a study of hydrofluoric acid (also called hydrogen fluoride (HF)), to identify potential hazards to public health and the environment considering a range of events including worst-case accidental releases, and to make recommendations for reducing the hazards, if appropriate. This report, developed in...
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One type of valve commonly used to control water flow to fire sprinkler systems is known as an OS&Y gate valve. OS&Y means “outside stem and yoke” or “outside screw and yoke”. OS&Y gate valves operate by opening and closing via a gate, which lowers into or rises out of the valve. Raising the gate allows water to flow through the valve while lowering the gate cuts off the water...
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Six willful, egregious citations were issued for inadequate machine guarding over the blades of slitter machines. The citations are being issued as willful because the company certified abatement for machine guarding on much of this equipment in 2009 and had a history of machine guarding violations in the past. OSHA also found that the company knowingly continued to violate agency requirements each...
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since 2013
since 2008
since 2010
2013 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
2
(2012 = 68)
(2011 = 81)
(2010 = 90)
(2009 = 100)
Forklift/Manlift
18
(2012 = 52)
(2011 = 84)
(2010 = 110)
(2009 = 88)
Mining*
23
(2012 = 92*)
(2011 = 248)
(2010 = 480)
(2009 = 586)
*no longer includes China accidents
Explosions
33
(2012...
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Have you ever gone up or down a flight of stairs and noticed that you could not maintain a hold on the railing? Is this a compliance issue, a safety concern, or both? Some clients tell us we are splitting hairs when we come across this in our audits; but it is actually VERY EASY to catch, as safety professionals should be using handrails!!! And when we do and we have to let go because...
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Question: Can an employer use “mouthpiece respirators” as escape respirators when working in/around chlorine? OSHA’s answer may surprise you! These types of ESCAPE ONLY respirators are widely used still today. Although I am not a big fan of these respirators, they can be used safely and play a critical role in emergency situations. OSHA makes a GREAT...
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On August 16, 2012, EPA conducted a compliance inspection of the Respondent’s facility to determine compliance with the Risk Management Plan (RMP) regulations promulgated at 40 C.F.R. Part 68 under Section 112(r) of the CAA. The EPA found that the Respondent had violated regulations implementing Section 112(r) of the CAA by failing to comply with the regulations as noted on the enclosed Risk...
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