… HomeRead More »

Learnings from this incident can be applied to any toxic/posiounous compressed gases.  One fundamental rule…NEVER trap a liquid that has a high vapor pressure/low boiling point in a pipe or hose! To see the full size video, click on the “Read More” link below.   … HomeRead More »

FULL SIZE VIDEO inside (Click on the Read More link below) You have to look closely, but the front-end loader driver was inside the cab during the entire lift, swing, and placed on the low rider!!! … HomeRead More »

  … HomeRead More »

DANGER: This power unit can be dangerous! This unit can cause serious injury or blindness to the operator and others. The warnings and safety instructions in the operator’s manual must be followed to provide reasonable safety and efficiency in using this unit. The operator is responsible for following the warnings and instructions in this manual and on the unit. Read the entire operator’s...

MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! Fluor-B&W Portsmouth since 6/2011, Westinghouse since 2008, and Suzlon since 2009 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 31 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 47 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 126 (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 130 (2010...

Becky and I do our best to get fuel for our vehicles when we are without the kids.  Now we are not perfect and we will pump gas with our kids in the vehicle, but we do our best to limit their exposure; especially when they were younger!  As this recent video shows, fires at gas pumps, although very rare, can have serious consequences.  Imagine your infant all secured in their car seat...

MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! Fluor-B&W Portsmouth since 6/2011, Westinghouse since 2008, and Suzlon since 2009 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 29 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 42 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 126 (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 127 (2010 = 246) (2009 =...

This is the terrifying moment when a teenager narrowly escaped death in an avoidable industrial accident. A Trainee electrician, 17, was seriously injured when a fork-lift truck carrying aloft the ‘man cage’ he was working in toppled over in a city warehouse. He suffered a double fracture of the pelvis, facial stitches, a broken front tooth and a lacerated elbow after plummeting 20 feet...

This paper presents a statistical analysis of 153 accidents attributable to static electricity in Japanese industry over the last 50 years. A more thorough understanding of their causes could help prevent similar incidents and identify hazards that could assist in the task of risk assessment. Most of the incidents occurred during operations performed by workers. In addition, more than 70% of the flammable...

The CFATS Personnel Surety Program will provide high-risk chemical facilities with the mechanism to implement security measures to ensure that certain individuals are subject to screening for ties to terrorism. The program is necessary since conducting terrorist ties checks is an inherently governmental function because the federal governments Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) is not publicly available....