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PAYPAL Payment Method PAYPAL now accepts American Express AND you no longer have to have a PAYPAL Account to make a payment.  You have two on-line options to make your payment: 1) use your PAYPAL account or 2) use your credit card.   Single User – First Year = $100.00 Single User – Annual Renewal = $30.00   Corporate – Up to 10 Users = $200.00 Corporate –...

Ever needed to temporarily “change” the use of a flammable/combustible liquid storage or process tank?  The tank is designed to NFPA 30 for flammable and combustible liquids so there is no risk in this “change”?!?!?  WRONG…SWITCH LOADING is a MAJOR RISK that facilities who store, handle, or process flammable liquids need to understand, but often do not. ...

Rescue Plan? You must have lost your mind…there is no such requirement in 1910.146 for each entry to have a “rescue plan.” This is the typical response we get during our audits and 3rd party investigations, and let’s say folks are not happy with the idea that each entry must have a rescue plan. I want to share with you the EXACT QUESTIONS that an OSHA CSHO will be asking should...

Many facilities have contract security at the access points into their facility.  But many facilities also expect their security guards to play a role in a facility emergency and in even rarer cases play a role in the facility’s safe work practices.  Last week I posted the 911 call involving the worker crushed by a forklift to demonstrate how things are NOT suppose to go during an emergency! ...

MANY THANKS to my RENEWING “Partner in Safety”for their continued support! They have been a Corporate Sponsor since 2008. 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 25 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 41 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 114 (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 112 (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 17 (2010=50) (2009 = 82) Falls 55 (2010 = 139) (2009 = 172) (2008...

AMAZING footage!  Must see for facility’s that have combustible dust hazards!

This is video footage of the hotwork tank explosion next to the cruise ship incident that was in last nights incident alerts. An oil storage tank exploded in the port just metres from where a cruise ship was berthed – the explosion blew the lid off the tank and sent a fireball high into the air – the buckled steel lid lay on the quayside away from the tank, indicating the force of the explosion...

Paragraph (q) of HAZWOPER lists seven emergency responder categories, which include the following five principal training levels under (q)(6): first responder awareness level, first responder operations level, HAZMAT technician, HAZMAT specialist, and on-scene incident commander. The remaining two categories include skilled support personnel (q)(4) and specialist employees (q)(5). Employees responding...

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2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 22 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 41 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 83 (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 111 (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 17 (2010=50) (2009 = 82) Falls 51 (2010 = 139) (2009 = 172) (2008 = 250) Work Zone 9 (2010 = 50) (2009 = 69)  (2008 = 69) Trenching 10 (2010 = 54) (2009 = 48)  (2008 = 90) LOTO/Guards 25...

CONFINED SPACE FATALITY – ONE ENTRANT and ONE “WOULD BE RESCUER” – Oxygen Deficiency … HomeRead More »