Many THANKS to my NEW {amp}amp; RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety! since 2006 since 2009 since 2004 2011 Fatality Tracker 1 (2009 = 100) Mobile Equipment{amp}nbsp; (2010 = 110) Mining (2010 = 480) Explosions (2010 = 246) Cranes 3 (2010 = 50) Falls (2010 = 139) (2008 = 250) 2 (2009 = 69){amp}nbsp; (2008 = 69) (2010 = 54) LOTO/Guards (2010 = 51) Confined Space 8 (2010 = 112)

Many THANKS to my NEW {amp}amp; RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety! since 2006 since 2009 since 2004 2011 Fatality Tracker 1 (2009 = 100) Mobile Equipment{amp}nbsp; (2010 = 110) Mining (2010 = 480) Explosions (2010 = 246) Cranes 3 (2010 = 50) Falls (2010 = 139) (2008 = 250) 3 (2009 = 69){amp}nbsp; (2008 = 69) (2010 = 54) LOTO/Guards 9 (2009 = 68) (2008 = 66) (2009 = 73) (2008 =137) {amp}nbsp; {amp}nbsp;...

Many THANKS to my NEW {amp}amp; RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety! since 2006 since 2009 since 2004 2011 Fatality Tracker 1 (2009 = 100) Mobile Equipment{amp}nbsp; (2010 = 110) Mining (2010 = 480) Explosions (2010 = 246) Cranes 3 (2010 = 50) Falls 21 (2009 = 172) Work Zone 3 (2009 = 69){amp}nbsp; (2008 = 69) (2010 = 54) LOTO/Guards 11 (2009 = 68) (2008 = 66) (2009 = 73) (2008 =137) {amp}nbsp; {amp}nbsp;...

Many THANKS to my NEW {amp}amp; RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety! since 2/11 since 2006 Electrical (2010 = 90) Forklift/Manlift 18 (2009=88) (2010 = 480) Explosions (2010 = 246) Cranes 3 (2010 = 50) Falls 22 (2009 = 172) Work Zone 3 (2009 = 69){amp}nbsp; (2008 = 69) (2010 = 54) LOTO/Guards (2010 = 51) Confined Space 8 (2010 = 112)

Many THANKS to my NEW {amp}amp; RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety! since 2/11 since 2006 Electrical (2010 = 90) Forklift/Manlift 19 (2009=88) (2010 = 480) Explosions (2010 = 246) Cranes 3 (2010 = 50) Falls 22 (2009 = 172) Work Zone 3 (2009 = 69){amp}nbsp; (2008 = 69) (2010 = 54) LOTO/Guards (2010 = 51) Confined Space 8 (2010 = 112) Five more workers killed (five more workers succumbed to their...

INDUSTRIAL PCS Phosphate: Worker killed, name released ( a worker, 51, died around 5 p.m. while he was working – he had worked at the company for many years – no word on cause) STEAM 4 Hurt, 1 Seriously, in W.Va. Tin Mill Accident (workers hurt in steam accident at a tin mill – mill makes rolled steel sheets for use in cans for food and other products – a steam valve malfunctioned...

Many THANKS to my NEW {amp}amp; RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety! since 2/11 Electrical 4 (2009 = 100) Mobile Equipment{amp}nbsp; 22 (2009=88) (2010 = 480) Explosions (2010 = 246) Cranes 3 (2010 = 50) Falls 22 (2009 = 172) Work Zone 3 (2009 = 69){amp}nbsp; (2008 = 69) (2010 = 54) LOTO/Guards (2010 = 51) Confined Space 8 (2010 = 112)

Many THANKS to my NEW {amp}amp; RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety! since 2009 Electrical (2010 = 90) Forklift/Manlift (2010 = 110) Mining 36 (2009 = 586) 42 (2009 = 302) (2010 = 50) Falls 23 (2009 = 172) Work Zone 3 (2009 = 69){amp}nbsp; (2008 = 69) (2010 = 54) LOTO/Guards (2010 = 51) Confined Space 8 (2010 = 112)

I have tried to understand the basis for the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration’s (IIAR) set points they recommend in one of their Technical Bulletins and one of the ANSI/IIAR codes.  Some background data to help understand this analysis: … HomeRead More »

My newsletter this week has generated a lot of questions and feedback, both positive and negative.  Some of you thanked me for the ideas of what should be considered when looking at the design of your safeguards as it relates to the design of your process capabilities.  Most of the e-mails were surprised that we would actually design for earthquakes and tsunamis, seeing how they are “so...

I asked some ChemEs and MEs the following questions about relief valve testing. We come across some RV programs and practices that we feel fall short of following any RAGAGEPs and thought it would be helpful to hear from engineers who manage these programs on a daily basis. Here is my scenario, and their responses follow. Hypothetical Situation: I have a PSM-covered process with a refrigerant as my...

I found this study to be VERY INTERESTING in that I have always said you line 20 of us and show us all the same photo and ask us, one ata time, to identify the hazards in the photo.  We all know how big a spread we would lie in!!!  In this study, 31 qualitative tools used for estimation risks associated with industrial machines and which follow the ISO 14121-1: 2007 guidelines were analyzed...