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RR Overpass vs. Deere Excavator armReceived the following via email. Photographer was not identified.
There aren’t very many times I have ever been inclined to exclaim (as the younger generation now so often does) “Whoa…DUUUDE !!” This, however, would have been enough for me to do it, had I come upon this scene on the Yellowhead Highway in Saskatchewan. This unintended...
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We hear a lot of safety professionals talking about bonding and grounding and this safety function is by far the most common means of controlling static electricity during the transfer of flammable liquids; however, it is also very often the cause of flash fires because facilities either do not fully understand or fail to manage the systems properly (e.g. poor connections, loss of continuity due to...
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MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING
“Partners in Safety”for their support!
City of Boise, ID since 2007, Haynes since 2005, Air Products since 2009, Benjamin Moore Paints since 2011
2011 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
78
(2010 = 90)
(2009 = 100)
Forklift/Manlift
Mobile Equipment
84
(2010 = 110)
(2009=88)
Mining
236
(2010 = 480)
(2009...
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In fire experiments conducted in uniformly furnished, but vacant Chicago-area townhouses, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers uncovered temperature and heat-flow conditions that can seriously damage facepiece lenses on standard firefighter breathing equipment, a potential contributing factor for first-responder fatalities and injuries.
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The United States Coast Guard strongly urges mariners and boaters alike to check their Mustang Survival PFDs. Mustang Survival is voluntarily recalling all model number MD2010 and MD2012 inflatable Personal Flotation Devices (PFD’s) sold in the United States during 2011. To determine if you are impacted by this recall please reference the images below:
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The next time you go to your friendly neighbor appliance store to by your new refrigerator or freezer, BE SURE to ask what type of refrigerant it uses. You may be very surprised in what you hear!! The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added three hydrocarbons as acceptable alternatives in household and small commercial refrigerators and freezers through EPA’s Significant...
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As many of you know I have written extensively about flammable liquids safety, a true passion of mine within the safety field. But there is this SMALL detail that too many facilities are overlooking, but relying on in a very BIG way. Secondary Containment, or a “dike” as it is often called. Here are just some quick notes for those with secondary containment to consider…...
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MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING
“Partners in Safety”for their support!
City of Boise, ID since 2007, Haynes since 2005, Air Products since 2009, Benjamin Moore Paints since 2011
2011 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
77
(2010 = 90)
(2009 = 100)
Forklift/Manlift
Mobile Equipment
83
(2010 = 110)
(2009=88)
Mining
236
(2010 = 480)
(2009...
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The National Safety Council estimates a worker injury with NO lost-time costs $7,000 on average. A company must sell extra product to cover the accident costs. For example, if a company has an accident that costs $5,000 and operates with a profit margin of 3%, then $167,000 in additional sales are needed to make up what was lost on this one accident.
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