This traffic camera footage of a Bromine Release in Russia is some of the most amazing HAZMAT footage I have ever seen.  The officials at the time and when I reported it in the Incident Alerts stated it was a “small release from a pail”.  Now with this footage available, we can clearly see this was a major incident.  I am guessing someone had the brilliant idea of pulling...

An accidental release of 12 tons of anhydrous ammonia at a storage/dispensing facility resulted in the hospitalization of five people and the evacuation of 550 residents. The unexpected release of anhydrous ammonia is believed to be due to a design error that may have caused a 3/4″ (1.91 cm) schedule 80 vent stack on the liquid ammonia line to fail at the point where it was threaded into the...

MANY THANKS to Wayne Kordonowy (“Safety Wayne“) for this great story! General George S. Patton, the greatest combat general of WWII, was seriously injured in a car accident in Occupied Germany on December 9, 1945. … HomeRead More »

INCIDENT SPOTTER STRUCK & KILLED BY FRONT END LOADER DATE 10 February 2012 DESCRIPTION A spotter was directing truck loading activities when he was struck from behind & run over by a Front End Loader KEY POINTS   •The Spotter routinely left a pedestrian walkway & entered the plant/equipment traffic area so he could better direct truck loading activities •The operator of the front end...

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Although the title of this video claims the fire was caused by a cigarette, we can clearly see that neither person was smoking.  I would also point out that the outside temperature is cold (i.e. they are wearing winter coats)  and the one person has both hands in his pockets.  9 seconds into the video he pulls one of his hands out of his pocket and reaches toward the nozzle for some...

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Ever heard anyone say, “PSM and RMP are identical except for the off-site consequence requirements”?  There are a lot of similarities between the two chemical safety regulations, but the two are very much different in more ways than just the “off-site consequence requirements.”  Most similarities are between RMP “Program 3 Prevention Program” and OSHA’s PSM requirement; however, there are...

Toxic Chemicals Regulated under RMP that are also Regulated under PSM [Alphabetical Order – 78 Substances] Chemical Name CAS No. RMP Threshold Quantity (lbs.) PSM Threshold Quantity (lbs.) Acrolein [2-Propenal] 107-02-8 5,000 150 Acrylonitrile [2-Propenenitrile] 107-13-1 20,000 Not Regulated Acrylyl chloride [2-Propenoyl chloride] 814-68-6 5,000 250 Allyl alcohol [2-Propen-1-ol] 107-18-6 15,000...

A “safety can” is an approved container of not more than 5-gallon (19 L) capacity having a spring-closing lid and spout cover so designed that it will relieve internal pressure whensubjected to fire exposure.  Safety cans are commonly used where limited quantities of flammable and combustible liquids are required for manufacturing or research. The basicpurpose of a safety can is to...

The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services (DFS) has enacted the Hazardous Materials Processing regulation (527 CMR 33).  The code was developed to help prevent the occurrence of incidents like the explosion in Leominster in 2005, the fire and explosion in Danvers in 2006 (see the CSB investigation), and the fire and explosion in Middleton in 2011 (see the OSHA citations) – all involving processes...