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November 4, 2012
These are REALLY GREAT tools from OSHA and MSHA. I can envision these tools being a GREAT EXERCISE for a safety comittee to use as a learning and assessment tool. They can be used by facilities looking to get an understanding of their compliance obligations based on some VERY SPECIFIC workplace requirements. The user will establish the type of workplace/industry they are in; then...
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November 3, 2012
Can you find the “human factors” issues in these photos?
This next photo is not quite as obvious as the one above, but this is an emergency egress hatch for a bus used to shuttle workers at a mine site. Myself and another safety professional were doing a site assessment for them and on the ride out there we noticed this “slight” problem with this emergency egress and...
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November 3, 2012
It may be a sutle suggestion to most, but it is a SCREAMING recommendation to those who struggle daily to get their process safety efforts embedded within their management group. Too often process safety is delegated to a “one-person” team. If there is a full-time environmental or safety professional on site, then RMP/PSM is almost always dealt to them and unfortunately TOO...
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November 3, 2012
CAUTION!!! One photo may be upsetting to some viewers.
Professionals who work in the industry blame the company for the explosion of the tank trailer, which left two people killed. The accident occurred around 9:30 am on Monday, October 29, according to calculations of the residents, who heard the noise and saw their houses shook with the explosion. In the accident, the mechanic, 59, and...
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November 3, 2012
This hazard alert can help employers and employees prevent deaths and injuries involving the use of anhydrous ammonia in refrigeration systems. Ammonia refrigeration systems are commonly used in wineries.
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November 2, 2012
2012 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
63
(2011 = 81)
(2010 = 90)
(2009 = 100)
Forklift/Manlift
Mobile Equipment
50
(2011 = 84)
(2010 = 110)
(2009 = 88)
Mining
65
(2011 = 248)
(2010 = 480)
(2009 = 586)
Explosions
230
(2011 = 218)
(2010 = 246)
(2009 = 302)
Cranes
45
(2011 = 50)
(2010 = 50)
(2009 = 82)
Falls
86
(2011 = 123)
(2010 = 139)
(2009 = 172)
(2008 = 250)
Work...
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October 31, 2012
On August 23, 2010, at a refrigeration plant in Alabama, approximately 32,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia was unexpectedly released into the atmosphere from a cracked pipe on the suction header on the plant’s roof and a broken evaporator coil in Freezer #5. The plant was evacuated and an inspection was initiated by OSHA. On February 22, 2011, OSHA issued citations to the company for...
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October 31, 2012
Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) gratings can offer a number of attractive advantages over traditional steel gratings such as enhanced environmental resistance, reduced through life costs and the promise of significant mass savings. However, this preliminary study has demonstrated that the current fire certification of FRP gratings by a standardised (ASTM E119 cellulosic fire) time-temperature curve...
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October 30, 2012
Safety is a critical component of welding, and thanks to The Lincoln Electric Company, now welders of all skill levels can access the safety information they need anywhere, anytime. The company’s new Welding Safety Interactive Guide converts Lincoln Electric’s award-winning Welding Safety Interactive DVD into an online format that is easily accessible and viewable on computers, tablets...
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October 30, 2012
Most safety professionals are aware of the “Hierarchy of Controls: 1) Elimination/Substitution, 2) Engineering Controls, 3) Administrative Controls, and 4) PPE. Most safety professionals also know this basic principle of industrial safety is often times very difficult to get management buy-in; especially when a safety professional is bold enough to mention eliminating...
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