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March 13, 2013
Have you ever heard someone at your facility say, “that part of the process is not covered”? As a process safety professional, this may be our hardest battle in the big scheme of complying with OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) standard and EPA’s Risk Management Plan (RMP) rules. In this article I would like to discuss a critical mistake many facilities may be making when...
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March 13, 2013
This FREE four-part webinar series is brought to us by the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and provides information on the roles and responsibilities, health and safety considerations, and practical application of skills for Incident Safety Officers (ISOs). This is a GREAT series for personnel working within an Incident Command structure who may be called upon to serve as...
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March 13, 2013
The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), the leading organization representing the volunteer fire and emergency services, recognizes that many departments may have difficulty adopting these standards in their totality. The reasons for this are varied and may include factors such as limited resources or unfamiliarity with the standard. Small volunteer departments may face additional challenges in...
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March 11, 2013
In todays society my kids are always being asked to “pledge” their allegiance to some type of cause, wheter it be to say NO to drugs, NO to bullying, YES to the Honor Roll, etc. we, as adults and parents, are always placing some type of demand on our children. Well here is our chance to LEAD BY EXAMPLE and make a PLEDGE to our children’s safety! Here are some statistics...
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March 11, 2013
Many THANKS to my NEWEST and RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety…
since 2010
since 2005
since 1/2013
since 2011
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)
*no longer...
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March 10, 2013
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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March 9, 2013
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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March 9, 2013
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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March 9, 2013
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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March 9, 2013
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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