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Many state fire marshal’s are starting to enforce barrier protection at propane tank exchange racks. We have seen these racks placed in some wild locations at gas stations and other retail businesses and to date no code or standard actually dictates their location. But there are applicable NFPA requirements, for the impact protection for these liquefied petroleum gas exchange cages, which calls...
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This is one of those process safety questions: if 100 engineers were asked, you would NOT get the same answer from all 100. Although there may be other topics, this little fact would also hold true; this aspect of PSM is a critical path in process safety, so we need to get the FACTS on the table. In short, YES – relief valves can be installed in a horizontal position when the FOLLOWING...
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The refinery has ten covered process units each utilizing a threshold amount of a regulated substance. It operated a boiler at the Facility, which combusted natural gas or refinery fuel gas as fuel. On September 28, 2012, natural gas was introduced into the boiler during an attempted start-up. During the attempted startup, the natural gas combusted, which resulted in an unintended flash detonation...
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2013 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
27
(2012 = 68)
(2011 = 81)
(2010 = 90)
(2009 = 100)
Forklift/Manlift
55
(2012 = 52)
(2011 = 84)
(2010 = 110)
(2009 = 88)
Mining*
75
(2012 = 92*)
(2011 = 248)
(2010 = 480)
(2009 = 586)
*no longer includes China accidents
Explosions
150
(2012 = 241)
(2011 = 218)
(2010 = 246)
(2009...
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It is widely known that OSHA permits a worker who is in EXCLUSIVE CONTROL of an electrical plug when electrical is the ONLY energy source to perform their servicing and maintenance without applying a lockout device on the plug. This is permitted by
1910.147(a)(2)(iii)(A) Work on cord and plug connected electric equipment for which exposure to the hazards of unexpected energization or start up...
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The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has recently announced the release of the newest version of ANSI/ASSE Z359 Fall Protection Code Version 3.0. A benchmark standard that has been incorporated into many industrial fall protection programs around the world, the code establishes requirements for an effective and comprehensive fall protection management system. It then addresses technical...
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They’re everywhere on the Internet: seemingly legitimate organizations offering “instant” CPR or first aid certification for busy people who are required to hold current certification. And it often says right on those websites that online-only CPR or first aid certification is “nationally accepted“. It is not. No major nationally recognized training program in the United States endorses certification...
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The guidance in this fact sheet will help respiratory protection program administrators, managers, and powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) wearers understand the importance of a PAPR’s battery in assuring effective respiratory protection. The respiratory protection program administrator should assure that PAPR manufacturer recommendations for battery storage, care, usage, and disposal are addressed....
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Facility is the state’s largest distributor of fertilizers, industrial, and agricultural chemicals. The facility manufactures sodium hypochlorite (bleach), using chlorine and sodium hydroxide as reagents. The facility also serves as a storage and distribution center for bulk and bagged industrial chemicals including anhydrous ammonia, sulfur dioxide, and sulfuric acid. The facility produced,...
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You just can’t make this stuff up! This is NOT photoshopped – this is a REAL Emergency Action Plan posting found in multiple locations around a facility. Seems the reliability of the emergency alarm system was not meeting 1910.165, so the answer was a very reliable “back-up” system.
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