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A large food manufacturer has received one of the largest, if not the largest, settlement agreement with EPA regarding their Risk Management Plans at 23 facilties in four (4) states. The total fines in the agreement consist of $3.9 million in civil and over $300,000 in supplemental environmental projects (SEP) that involves buying emergency response equipment for eight (8) fire departments local to...
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A new revision (dated March 13, 2013) to the CHLOREP Bulletin related to modified C-Kit application instructions now titled “Modified Emergency Kit “C” Application for Certain Dual Valve Systems” is now available. This revision accounts for the completion of the NextGen service trial, a new dual valve design model that will soon be available for service and the publishing of new CI Pamphlet 168, Guidelines...
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Area plans are often brought into action when facilities are unable to handle spills on their own. Under the authority of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, EPA initially established 13 Areas covering the U.S. and convened Area Committees comprised of federal, state, and local government agencies to prepare contingency plans for the designated areas. The Area Contingency Plans include detailed information...
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This was a Program 2 Inspection and the facility had toluene 2,4 diisocyanate and toluene 2,6 diisocyanate in quantities exceeding 10,000 pounds during calendar years 1999 through 2010. Respondent thus maintained toxic substances in quantities exceeding the threshold quantities under the Chemical Accident Pollution Prevention rule. At and prior to the time of inspection the processes subjected it to...
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Project to replace the generator was in progress. Accident occurred when they were rigging out the old generator stator (weighs 500 tons, 2x heavier than the Monticello generator stator). Failure occurred when over the railroad bay and the stator dropped 55 feet. Not sure exactly what failed but you can see in the bottom pictures that the stator rotated ~135 degrees before it landed. Have been...
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The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS) is warning of a telephone scam by a company identifying itself as “U.S. Federal Labor Compliance.” Wyoming business owners have been the targets of the phone calls. The recipients of the fraudulent calls are told that they need to purchase an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance package for $249.50. If the purchase...
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WARNING – Poster, Log 300 and Safety Program SCAM!
Maryland Occupational Safety & Health (MOSH) has received several inquiries from employers around the state concerning intimidating solicitations for:
MOSH Poster about Safety and Health Rights,
Forms to complete the Log 300, and
a required “canned” Safety and Health Program
These solicitations pressure the...
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Whenever I do LOTO training I always mention some of the more “interesting” methods used to control hazardous energy and in each class I always get accused of fudging the truth, as “no one can be that stupid”. Well here is a 2013 LOTO citation from OSHA that is proof positive that we still have a ways to go until everyone takes LOTO as seriously as us…
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On December 14,201 1, EPA conducted a compliance inspection of 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)(7) of the Act. The EPA found that the Respondent had violated regulations implementing section 112(r)(7) of the Act by failing to comply with the specific requirements outlined in...
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On June 27, 2012, an authorized representative of the EPA conducted a compliance inspection of the Respondent’s facility to determine compliance with the Risk Management Plan (RMP) regulations promulgated at 40 C.P.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...
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Many THANKS to my NEWEST and RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety…
since 2008
since 2010
since 2005
since 1/2013
2013 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
7
(2012 = 68)
(2011 = 81)
(2010 = 90)
(2009 = 100)
Forklift/Manlift
14
(2012 = 52)
(2011 = 84)
(2010 = 110)
(2009 = 88)
Mining*
21
(2012 = 92*)
(2011 = 248)
(2010 = 480)
(2009 = 586)
*no longer...
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An Incident Commander’s responsibility is to assess or “size-up” the emergency situation to get a good understanding of the problems, issues and concerns and to achieve the needed situational awareness. If the incident is going to grow to where a Unified Command structure is required, it is often helpful to write down the problems that each unified agency identifies as needing attention. This...
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