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Z49.1:2012 Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes
An American National Standard. Download your free copy today!
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On July 13, 1973, in Potchefstroom, South Africa there was an anhydrous ammonia accident involving a catastrophic failure of a pressurized ammonia storage tank that instantaneously released 38 tons of anhydrous ammonia into the atmosphere. Eighteen people died and an unknown number were injured. A visible cloud extended about 1,000 feet wide and about 1,400 feet downwind; all deaths occurred within...
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In my world of Process Safety I often hear OSHA being blamed for not being specific enough and if the OSHA standards were more specific… “these horrible accidents would be fewer”. I wholeheartedly disagree with this line of thought. Case in hand… in my incident alerts this year there have been numerous...
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
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2012 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
32
(2011 = 81)
(2010 = 90)
(2009 = 100)
Forklift/Manlift
Mobile Equipment
25
(2011 = 84)
(2010 = 110)
(2009 = 88)
Mining
33
(2011 = 248)
(2010 = 480)
(2009 = 586)
Explosions
87
(2011...
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A welder was carrying out maintenance on a quarry excavator bucket. He was using an angle grinder to prepare surfaces for welding when the disk disintegrated.
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Electrostatic discharges have long been known as a hazard associated with handling petroleum products. A monograph by Klinkenberg and van der Minne in 1958 [1] led to the development of antistatic additives by Royal Dutch/Shell. J.T. Leonard has described many papers and publications from the 1960s and 1970s addressing both the hazard and related safety measures; they deal primarily with static generation...
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An interesting analysis of flammable vapor explosions in the shipping industry. The report provides some brief details of the incidents, with causes. Everything from hotwork to static is covered. I especially like using the one where the sample was being obtained from a hold using a metal bucket and fiber rope in my flammable liquids training courses. There are many great learnings...
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FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2012–01 to remind shippers and consignees of railroad tank cars containing odorized liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), of the importance of taking actions to ensure that a sufficient level of odorant remains in the LPG throughout the entire transportation cycle. FRA is issuing this notice to raise awareness within the hazardous materials community, of the potential...
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