This table shows the number of RMP facilities — facilities that could potentially have toxic or...

Yes, EPA has a General Duty Clause for RMP, much like OSHA’s General Duty Clause.  However,...

I have had tons of questions and comments on last week’s article regarding EPA’s General Duty...

Top 10 RMP Chemicals by On-Site Quantities This table shows amounts of each chemical within processes that have worst-case accidents that could potentially reach off-site. Facilities that are no longer registered with RMP are not included. Chemical Name Chemical Type # of facilities Pounds in processes Ammonia (anhydrous) Toxic 7,672 182,886,947,607 Flammable Mixture Flammable 669 33,886,809,199 Toluene...

H.R.2868 is to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the...

When we do our many third-party S&H audits around the country, there are a few findings we could just leave on our spreadsheet as they are so common from business to business. One of these common findings is the lack of annual training for employees on their rights to access, view, copy, etc., their own personal medical records, exposure monitoring for chemicals, noise, radiation, etc., and any...

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One Year After Catastrophic Accident at the Tesoro Refinery the CSB Continues its Investigation into the April 2010 AccidentBoard Releases a Video Safety Message; Calls on Industry to Invest in Preventive Maintenance Marking the one year anniversary of the tragic accident at the Tesoro Refinery in Anacortes, Washington, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a video safety message in which Chairperson...

Have you ever seen a fire extinguisher with a HAZCOM label (e.g., NFPA 704 or HMIS) and thought to yourself…that is overkill? Well, actually, it is not overkill, and it may be a requirement for the facility under the HAZCOM standard when the extinguisher contains a hazardous chemical. OSHA defines compressed gas as a physical hazard, and therefore, most, if not all, of your fire extinguishers,...

Workers were injured while vacuuming explosive dust inside a PRCS to clean out a natural gas processing unit. … HomeRead More »

Many THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety! since 2005 since 3/2011 since 2007 since 3/2011 since 2/11 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 9 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment  30 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining...