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- Over 18,000 categorized unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injury photos
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since 2005
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2013 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
4
(2012 = 68)
(2011 = 81)
(2010 = 90)
(2009 = 100)
Forklift/Manlift
9
(2012 = 52)
(2011 = 84)
(2010 = 110)
(2009 = 88)
Mining*
19
(2012 = 92*)
(2011 = 248)
(2010 = 480)
(2009 = 586)
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Anyone who has worn an SCBA has logically wondered “how long will this cylinder last me?” And we have all gotten the answer… “It depends”. The United States Fire Academy (USFA) has gone one step further and conducted a study with the City of Seminole Fire and Rescue Department to determine just how long a 4500 psi cylinder will really last. As I have...
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This is the first time, in a VERY LONG time that I have seen EPA take issue with and issue citations against actual errors in the RMP Submittal data and errors made in the Off-Site Consequences Analysis (OCA). Unfortunately, EPA does not list the monetary fine with each violation and this inspection apprears to be part of a larger inspection at the refinery so we may never know exactly how much...
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OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) and published it in the Federal Register in March 2012 (77 FR 17574). Two significant changes contained in the revised standard require the use of new labeling elements and a standardized format for Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), formerly known...
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A paint plant was inspected in 2010 by EPA for compliance with the RMP rule. The plant uses flammables such as Propane, Butane, Isobutene, and methyl ether in their covered process. The inspection resulted in the following citations:
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In the last several weeks I have been writing about respirators and how they should be managed when NOT in use. In this article, I will be discussing respirators when we use them in emergency conditions or potentially emergency conditions. In my world of process safety management, I see a lot of misguided logic in respirator decisions that I hope to clear up with this brief article. But there...
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This Sunday when we change our clocks lets not forget to change the batteries in our SMOKE and CO detectors!
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A highly reliable (resilient) organization is a LEARNING ORGANIZATION. Learning organizations exhibit five (5) main characteristics:
system thinking,
personal mastery,
mental models,
a shared vision, and
team learning
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On May 17,2012, EPA conducted an inspection of an Ethanol plant located in Wyoming to determine compliance with CAA section 112(r)(7). During the EPA inspection, the EPA representatives observed alleged violations of the CAA section 112(r)(7). The alleged violations were:
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OSHA has cited a facility that produces retail frozen pizzas, retail dressings and sauces, and food service dressings and sauces with 27 health and safety violations, including two repeat, for inadequate hazardous energy control procedures after an August 2012 inspection at the company’s facility was opened under OSHA’s Site Specific Targeting Program for industries with high...
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