We have all seen this style of ladder and many have questioned their use.  Are they a “compliance alternative” to fixed stairs for those spaces where there is not enough room for the traditional stairs (as shown in the photo above).  The bottom line… OSHA accepts this type of ladder, but under the following circumstances… … HomeRead More »

Not many OSHA CHSO’s are knowledgeable on Pressure Vessel Safety and with CSHO’s having to be expert in ALL the OSHA regs, the leadership thought it would be nice if the field CSHO’s had some guidance and reference document they could use.  This document was actually published in the 1980’s, long before PSM came about.  But these days, it is used to help train field...

Polyethylene (e.g. plastics) containers and portable tanks (e.g. totes) have found their way into the flammable and combustible liquids market.  Although many insurance companies take issue with their use, OSHA has had an official position on their use since 1984.  Their compliance position is the following: … HomeRead More »

    MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! Air Products since 2009, Benjamin Moore Paints since 2011, USEC since 2008, GRU since 2004, Soladigm since 2011,  ZION Solutions since 2008, AMG Vanadium since 2008 2011 Fatality Tracker  Electrical 67 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 70 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 173 (2010...

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    MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! USEC since 2008, GRU since 2004, Soladigm since 2011, ZION Solutions since 2008, AMG Vanadium since 2008   2011 Fatality Tracker  Electrical  66  (2010 = 90)  (2009 = 100)  Forklift/Manlift  Mobile Equipment   69  (2010 = 110)  (2009=88) Mining 160 (2010 = 480) (2009...

Two important field experiments involving releases of pressurized liquefied chlorine have taken place in the last three years – The Wild Stallions (WS) and the Jack Rabbit (JR) experiments. The one and two ton chlorine releases took place near the ground at Dugway Proving Ground, with. However, because of the differing source release configurations and meteorological conditions, the resulting chlorine...

A GREAT presentation by David F. Brown, ANL, Lemont, IL!  Click Read More link below for the presentation. … HomeRead More »

The releases were 1 ton releases (at least the videos in the presentation were the 1-ton releases).  The presentation does an EXCELLENT job showing how these two chemicals differ when released.  Along with the Seward, IL Ammonia video footage, this footage confirms that NH3 will act as a “heavier-than-air” gas when it is released in very large quantaties.  Enough of my bable,...

First I would like to say THANKS to XTO Energy for stepping up and sharing their lessons learned from thier incidents!!  These days, this is very rare, but this presentation is just too good not to share with others.  My only wish is that I had seen this before 1996, when I experienced my first frac tank deflagaration. Frac tank explosion_steps   Frac tank explosion_steps from Bryan...

The term “Defensive Driver” has been used time and again by personnel interested in the reduction of vehicular accidents, both in at work and outside of work.  However, what does this term “Defensive Driver” mean? … HomeRead More »