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MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! since 2012 since 2012 since 2007 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 29 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 17 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 32 (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 48 (2011 = 218) (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 13 (2011...

 

Here is a basic review of a general industry workplace’s responsibilities as it relates to EXIT signs, emergency lighting, and emergency alarms. … HomeRead More »

The NIOSH User Notice Concerning Loss of Start-Up Oxygen in CSE SR-100 Self-Contained Self-Rescuers is being issued to inform users of the CSE SR-100 SCSR phase-out plan in mining and non-mining applications.  … HomeRead More »

Target audience for this alert: Project Managers Project Engineers Turnaround Managers Authorised Persons – Lifting and Hoisting … HomeRead More »

                      Dear Bryan I am Technical Safety Council, send to you report died Accident. My name, Nicolau Bello – Sorocaba/SP/ Brazil On 06 June, to 8.30 h, it happened a fatal accident in the Plant of NONONO, in Brazil. The victim, a worker of NONONO (ABB), it was cleaning the contacts of a key seccionadora, of a substation...

                    Dear Sirs I’m a Brazilian safety technician and would like to say that my safety training quality has been very much improved with the assistance of your great site! I want to participate by sending you photos of a fatal accident (electrocution) that took place in a high voltage substation in the city of SAO PAULO, BRAZIL,...

          Brian, These photos were taken in Colorado. What happened is the truck was improperly loaded at the quarry (the left side was much heavier than the right side.) When the truck got to the jobsite and tilted the bed up, the extra weight on the left side caused the supports to bend and the bed fell over. Eric Watts Safety Manager Vanguard Contractors

          Hi Bryan, These two incidents occurred in two separate coal mines in central XXXXXXXX just over 12 months ago. The first of the two is the result of when people do not park in designated parking areas. This incident occurred at night when the driver of the Toyota Troop Carrier parked in an area nearby to where a Cat. D11 Dozer was operating. Leaving the vehicle for...

            Date: 12/20/02 What Happened? Crew completed running 3 1/2 tubing in the well and was in the process of stripping off the BOPE (Stotler).  The crew stripped the BOP up off the wellhead and installed slips under the stotler.  The stotler remained on the stup in the slips.  Crew worker unlatched the tubing elevators and operator...