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Many safety and process safety professional think incidents like this are “rare”. They would be wrong, unless of course their definition of “rare” is a bit looser than mine! I do not have official numbers of the frequency of this type of incident but I am trying to obtain them and will certainly pass them along when, and if, I ever get them. But using my Incident...
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ACGIH® announced today that its Board of Directorsratified the 2013 Threshold Limit Values (TLVs®) for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs®). The Board also approved recommendations for additions to the Notice of Intended Changes (NIC).
A listing of the substances that were acted upon is attached. The Annual Reports of the...
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Based on the results of the NIOSH quantitative risk assessment [Park et al. 2004], NIOSH recommends that airborne exposure to all Cr(VI) compounds be limited to a concentration of 0.2 µg Cr(VI)/m3 for an 8-hr TWA exposure, during a 40-hr workweek. The REL is intended to reduce workers’ risk of lung cancer associated with occupational exposure to Cr(VI) compounds over a 45-year working lifetime....
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On April 24, 2012, an employee of a brewery was fatally injured when a plastic keg he was cleaning with pressurized air exploded. In the aftermath of the accident, investigators from OSHA visited the facility to document the circumstances. They recently released the following photographs:
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Where atmospheric, aboveground flammable and combustible liquid storage tanks rely solely on pressure-relieving devices for emergency venting, the vent capacity is based on the tank’s wetted area. (See Coffee Break Training FP-2013-4 for an explanation of wetted area.) The combined air flow capacity of the normal and emergency vents is measured in cubic feet per hour (m3/hour) of free flowing...
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An excellent look at fire safety in nightclubs from a REAL FIRE SAFETY PRO, Ray O’Brocki of Baltimore FD! He makes a lot of sense… COMPLIANCE with existing fire codes is KEY!
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http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/January/13-enrd-107.html
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Many THANKS to my NEWEST and RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety…
since 1/2013
since 2011
since 2006
since 2011
since 2007
2013 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
3
(2012 = 68)
(2011 = 81)
(2010 = 90)
(2009 = 100)
Forklift/Manlift
8
(2012 = 52)
(2011 = 84)
(2010 = 110)
(2009 = 88)
Mining*
16
(2012 = 92*)
(2011 = 248)
(2010 = 480)
(2009...
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ASTM International has announced the publication of a new volume of the compilation, STP 1561, Flammability and Sensitivity of Materials in Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres. The updated 13th volume includes 17 peer-reviewed papers that cover the latest research on the ignition and combustion of metals and non-metals, oxygen compatibility of components and systems, analysis of ignition and combustion,...
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January, 2013
Dear Fluke Customer:
Fluke is voluntarily recalling certain 373, 374, 375 and 376 Digital Clamp Meters that were manufactured between September 1, 2010 and October 31, 2012. The models and serial numbers affected are listed in the table below.
Model Family
Manufacture Dates
Starting Serial No.
Ending Serial No.
Fluke-376
Sep 2010 – Feb 2011
14270001
15909999
Fluke-375
Sep 2010...
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Owners and operators of gas and hazardous liquid pipeline systems and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities are already required to provide telephonic reports of pipeline incidents and accidents to the National Response Center (NRC) promptly, accurately, and fully communicate the estimated extent of the damages. PHMSA is issuing this advisory bulletin to notify the owners and operators that, as required...
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