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I have touched on this topic in some of my other writings and have received many e-mails inquiring about my statements. First let me state that this impacts ALL industries, but it appears it has struck a nerve in the NH3 refrigeration industry, so my response will be specific to this industry since 100% of the my e-mails came from clients and colleagues in this industry.
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On February 28, 2012, a contract rigger was injured when a carry deck crane outrigger was lowered onto his right foot. The contractor was examined at a local hospital where x-rays revealed two fractures to the foot. The incident is under investigation. Click Here for the pdf
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It is becoming more common to find facilities using or at least “experimenting” with some “car seal” program or, as some call it, the “Lock Open – Lock Closed” program. These are the programs where a valve has been identified as a safety critical valve and needs to either stay closed or open until certain procedures have been carried out. To ensure this, the facility will either place some...
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The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has been kind enough to offer some of their emergency response related documents for FREE. The list includes:
American Industrial Hygiene Association Industrial Hygienists’ Role and Responsibilities In Emergency Preparedness and Response (06)
IH Deployment Checklist
IH Role in EPR
EPR IH Reference (including links to other resources)
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…The HAZWOPER standard requires employers to provide training to employees who provide emergency response services during releases of hazardous substances, 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6). The level of training the employer must provide depends on the role the employee will perform in a response. Employees must be trained to the first responder operations level if they will be part of the initial response...
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Although not a new release, OR-OSHA provides a document I have used for a couple of years in my work and consulting. OR-OSHA is of course a state plan, but from what I can tell they have adopted the federal OSHA general industry standards exactly as they are written in 29CFR 1910 (not sure about construction standards as I use these on a limited basis). The document (.pdf) list all the...
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An accident occurred when an as-yet unidentified source ignited the ethyl acetate solvent being loaded into a 330 gallon square tank, called a tote. The operator who was filling the tote had turned away momentarily when he heard what was described as a popping sound, which witnesses believe was a pressure relief device. A fireball then erupted from the tote. Pressure from the eruption knocked...
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For more information about this study, please contact Dr. Sharon M. Abel at e-mail:[email protected]
Results
The results of this study showed that for each of the five (5) protective conditions, the noise reduction provided by earmuffs increases as frequency increases from 0.25 kHz to 1 kHz, after which there was no further increase.
Five Hearing Test Conditions
1. earmuffs mounted on a hard...
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