CLICK HERE to Renew your Membership
CLICK HERE for a NEW Membership
CLICK HERE to see eligibility requirements for FREE Membership
If you have any questions, please contact me
I am proud to announce that SAFTENG and The Chlorine Institute have renewed our partnership for another year (through 2026). Members of The Chlorine Institute receive a FREE SAFTENG membership. If you qualify, please contact me
NOTE: Any trade group interested in becoming a partner with SAFTENG for your Member Companies, please reach out, and I can share the plan
SAFTENG has:
- Over 18,000 categorized unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injury photos
- Over 1,500 ppt's & doc's in the SAFTENG Library
- Over 4,000 Technical Articles on Process Safety, Emergency Response & OSH topics
- Over 450 videos (those not allowed on YouTube Channel)
Many THANKS to my NEW Members and those who CONTINUE to support SAFTENG:
We see a lot of great efforts on emergency response plans, but so many times, folks do not know the details OSHA will be looking for. Here are the required sections/information for your ERP and the details required.
(q)(2)(i) Pre-emergency Planning and Coordination
…
HomeRead More »
Read More
Most of the facilities we work at have a mechanical integrity program for the process equipment. Most have a Work Order system for their preventative maintenance program. This system kicks out a work order for the PM(s) due. Most facilities track the closure rates of the PM W.O.’s.
My tip… Add ALL of your emergency response equipment to this system. Items such as:
sprinkler annual flow...
Read More
That is PSM lingo for…when you are utilizing Risk Based Inspection (RBI) protocols and you wish to extend the inspection or PM frequencies on a piece of covered equipment, this is without a doubt a change that REQUIRES an MOC.
…
HomeRead More »
Read More
Following the Buncefield incident the importance of preventing loss of containment from bulk storage tanks has come to the fore. A significant factor in ensuring contained fluids are not accidentally released is the continuing mechanical integrity of the tank structure.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr760.htm
Read More
OK, PSM requires us to evaluate our “contractors” who will be working on, in or adjacent to a covered process. OSHA’s Permit Required Confined Space Standard also comes into play during a PSM audit (see .119(f)(4)). Under the PRCS std. OSHA requires us to “evaluate” our rescue services (.146(k)(1)(i)-(ii)) using something similar to Appendix F from .146.
Since I have yet...
Read More
We always get the answer…”We do not have any temporary operations,” so that does not apply to us. A good auditor will educate the site personnel by taking them out to the field and finding a bypass around a control device. Then, we will ask for the “procedure” that is used when the bypass is open and the control device is “temporarily” out of service. If you...
Read More
Often we see facilities viewing MOC and PSSR’s management systems as DUPLICATIVE efforts. There is a distinct difference between these two PSM/RMP requirements. Basically, this is how it was so explained to me by Russ Evanston, one of the founding fathers of PSM.
…
HomeRead More »
Read More
OSHA and EPA are now citing for not doing MOCs on personnel changes! The debate rages on for those living in the PSM/RMP world. Just this week, a client called me to help them with an audit finding they received in a third-party audit. The auditor wrote the finding that they were not considering personnel changes in their MOC program. I too often write a similar finding when I come across situations...
Read More
Well I told you last week that I would scare the !@#$ out of a lot of you, so here it goes. Nitrogen can be your ignition source if it is NOT applied and used properly.
…
HomeRead More »
Read More
I have always said that 90% of establishing a safety culture is communication of safety ideas and information. Safety is competing for the minds of all workers to THINK about SAFETY in all that they do. We are competing with Quality, Production, Costs Control, Family, etc. in the thoughts of our workers. A lot of marketing companies have made a ton of $ on selling posters and banners...
Read More
There is a lot of confusion on reclassifying Permit-Required Confined Spaces to Non-Permit Spaces, which is allowed on spaces with NO KNOWN or POTENTIAL hazardous atmospheres. 1910.146(c)(7) covers this practice. The key DIFFERENCE between “reclassifying” a space using section (c)(7) and using “alternative entry methods,” which is covered under section (c)(5) is ELIMINATION...
Read More
Many THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING
Corporate Partners in Safety!
since 2007
since 2011
since 2009
since 2/11
2011 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
6
(2010 = 90)
(2009 = 100)
Forklift/Manlift
Mobile Equipment
27
(2010 = 110)
(2009=88)
Mining
43
(2010 = 480)
(2009...
Read More
Partner Organizations
Member Associations
