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Please find attached a photograph highlighting the dangers associated with pressurized containers and the warm weather. This is a picture of a pressurized can that exploded in a person’s vehicle and imbedded itself in the back seat of the car. The metal backing in the seat back stopped it from penetrating the seat completely. The temperature outside of the closed up vehicle was about...
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A worker was struck on the head by a compressed air hose which blew off its fitting on a piece of equipment. He received serious head injuries which proved fatal. The air hose was held by a hose clamp on the fitting with no keeper or restraining chain or sling to prevent the hose from thrashing around.
CAUSE
The primary cause of this accident was the failure to secure the hose and hose clamp by means...
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BOILERMAKER SUFFERS SERIOUS EYE INJURY IN GRINDING INCIDENT
Fluor Australia released a Safety Alert on 23 January, dealing with an incident that happened on a Queensland site on 14 January which resulted in a boilermaker suffering permanent loss of vision in his left eye when using a hand-held grinder. We have provided the Safety Alert for your information and assistance in preventing similar...
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Hi Bryan,
Here is a classic example of not having zero energy. This guy was going to clean a screen on a line that normally runs around 80 degrees. The screen is on the suction of a centrifugal pump. The screen plugged up, causing the pump to cavitate and heat up tremendously. He shut off the pump (which allowed the discharge line to back feed into the pump), closed the suction valve...
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INESTIGATION is ON-GOING, but preliminary data suggest the following:
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Many THANKS to John Newquist, Assistant Regional Administrator at DOL-OSHA, for providing this presentation. Click Here to download (pdf), Click Here to download (ppt)
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On the ASME Form U-1 (Manufacturer’s Data Report for Pressure Vessels), the information regarding Postweld Heat Treatment (PWHT) is typically found in Line 14.
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2012 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
25
(2011 = 81)
(2010 = 90)
(2009 = 100)
Forklift/Manlift
Mobile Equipment
16
(2011 = 84)
(2010 = 110)
(2009 = 88)
Mining
31
(2011 = 248)
(2010 = 480)
(2009 = 586)
Explosions
45
(2011 = 218)
(2010 = 246)
(2009...
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by Wynand Serfontein, Senior Scientist @ Sasol Technology (Pty) Limited
In a safety management system, there is a constant battle to find the optimum balance between procedures and common sense. On the one hand, both our educational systems and legal systems support a culture of procedures. The educational system encourages written material to be studied and examinations to be written...
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An ASME B31.3 welding quality assurance (QA) program must cover the full lifecycle of a weldment, from procedure qualification to final testing, to ensure structural integrity. It serves as a mandatory framework for contractors to demonstrate that their processes and personnel consistently meet the minimum safety requirements for process piping.
The QA program must include the following:...
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Workers hang by their PFAS after the hydraulic arm of their under bridge inspection man lift collapsed. Just another good reason to wear your PFAS when in a telescopic boom lift!
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