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March 3, 2012
Many facilities will use mechanical ventilation to aid in reducing worker exposures, as well as controlling flammable atmospheres from becoming explosive. There are some general rules of ventilation that should be applied in all cases and this article is an attempt to briefly mention the key points. Mechanical ventilation systems are ONLY as good as we design, operate, and maintain them....
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March 3, 2012
This traffic camera footage of a Bromine Release in Russia is some of the most amazing HAZMAT footage I have ever seen. The officials at the time and when I reported it in the Incident Alerts stated it was a “small release from a pail”. Now with this footage available, we can clearly see this was a major incident. I am guessing someone had the brilliant idea of pulling...
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March 3, 2012
An accidental release of 12 tons of anhydrous ammonia at a storage/dispensing facility resulted in the hospitalization of five people and the evacuation of 550 residents. The unexpected release of anhydrous ammonia is believed to be due to a design error that may have caused a 3/4″ (1.91 cm) schedule 80 vent stack on the liquid ammonia line to fail at the point where it was threaded into the...
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March 2, 2012
MANY THANKS to Wayne Kordonowy (“Safety Wayne“) for this great story!
General George S. Patton, the greatest combat general of WWII, was seriously injured in a car accident in Occupied Germany on December 9, 1945.
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March 1, 2012
INCIDENT
SPOTTER STRUCK & KILLED BY FRONT END LOADER
DATE
10 February 2012
DESCRIPTION
A spotter was directing truck loading activities when he was struck from behind & run over by a Front End Loader
KEY POINTS
•The Spotter routinely left a pedestrian walkway & entered the plant/equipment traffic area so he could better direct truck loading activities
•The operator...
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February 29, 2012
Although the title of this video claims the fire was caused by a cigarette, we can clearly see that neither person was smoking. I would also point out that the outside temperature is cold (i.e. they are wearing winter coats) and the one person has both hands in his pockets. 9 seconds into the video he pulls one of his hands out of his pocket and reaches toward the nozzle for some...
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February 29, 2012
Clear Lens Wrap Around Style Safety Glass – 12/Bx = $0.60/ea
Smoke Lens Wrap Around Style Safety Glasses – 12/bx = $0.70/ea
Indoor Outdoor (Clear Mirror) Lens Wrap Around Safety Glasses – 12/bx = $1.00/ea
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February 29, 2012
Ever heard anyone say, “PSM and RMP are identical except for the off-site consequence requirements”? There are a lot of similarities between the two chemical safety regulations, but the two are very much different in more ways than just the “off-site consequence requirements.” Most similarities are between RMP “Program 3 Prevention Program” and OSHA’s PSM requirement; however, there are...
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February 29, 2012
Toxic Chemicals Regulated under RMP that are also Regulated under PSM
[Alphabetical Order – 78 Substances]
Chemical Name
CAS No.
RMP Threshold Quantity (lbs.)
PSM Threshold Quantity (lbs.)
Acrolein [2-Propenal]
107-02-8
5,000
150
Acrylonitrile [2-Propenenitrile]
107-13-1
20,000
Not Regulated
Acrylyl chloride [2-Propenoyl chloride]
814-68-6
5,000
250
Allyl...
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