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Social media can be a great thing, especially for getting the word out about your services/offerings and showcasing through pictures and videos the work you absolutely should be proud of. Or, should you be proud of it? Yep, this won’t be popular but needs to be said.
Engineers, service technicians, etc. very often post pictures or videos of the work they either...
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This video was produced as a companion product to IL OSHA’s report on the Deming Incident where a 20-year-old maintenance worker drowned in an underground vault during an attempt to repair a water main valve. IL OSHA encourages all municipal water departments that enter confined spaces to supplement their employer-specific training curriculum with this video and the incident report to ensure lessons...
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In February 2023, a 20-year-old maintenance worker drowned in a water main vault that flooded during the attempted repair of a leaking valve.
IL OSHA determined multiple contributing factors led to the drowning, including:
➡️ Lack of compliance with several confined space standards.
➡️ Lack of oversight and auditing by management.
➡️ Lack of rescue capability at the worksite.
IL OSHA made...
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A fuel tanker was filling the station’s gas reserves when two vehicles began fueling at the pumps. According to security camera footage, not long after, one of the pumps suddenly bursts into flames as a result of built-up static electricity.
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Fire Severely Burned an Employee and Resulted in $350 Million in Damages
The CSB released its final investigation report into the November 19, 2023, fire at the renewable diesel facility in Martinez, CA. The incident seriously injured one employee, who suffered third-degree burns over most of his face and body and resulted in approximately $350 million in property damage to the facility.
During...
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We MUST never be too confident of our written SOPs/JSAs. There is a good reason why “Administrative Controls” are down on the Hierarchy of Controls.
When we think our SOPs/Plans are infallible, our workers will show us a thing or two…
And when we investigate adverse events and this leads us to “failure to follow SOP/Training, etc.”, please remember this funny clip,...
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Victor Dearman Jr. CIRO, CRST
No, it doesn’t involve anything with refrigeration. Same equipment, the same people, and a better layout to improve efficiency. So why would an MOC be required if it doesn’t impact refrigeration/PSM?
Well, we have to think a little beyond equipment changes in the refrigeration system for a moment, or procedural changes, etc. that we normally think about....
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Many workplaces struggle with one of the most critical elements of any attempt to manage safety and health via a safety management system – Incident Investigations. From the struggles of getting personnel to REPORT incidents (including near misses) to management recognizing these reports are GIFTS handed to us! But what normally happens, is we get employees reporting and we lose a lot of credibility...
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I like the fact the thieves wore “high vis” clothing to make themselves look “legitimate”. But as the story points out they were getting injured in arc flash events.
I support Hi Vis workwear, as it can’t hurt to be more visible in a busy workplace, especially with a lot of mobile equipment around. My issue with high-vis requirements is that far too many think it’s some type of visible...
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Common root causes of incidents are: (in no specific order)
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This is another Top 10 question on flammable liquids safety I get from clients, cold calls, referrals, and friends. Most are familiar with the testing limits for path to ground on bonding/grounding stations of 10/25 ohms. In my previous post tonight I explained where these 10 and 25 ohm limits came from and how they are essential very LARGE SAFETY MARGINS for our systems.
When we look at NFPA...
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Theoretically, a resistance to ground of 1,000,000 ohms is considered capable of dissipating a static electrical charge. So why then does my safety program (and NFPA 77) require a resistance to ground of 10 or 25 ohms OR LESS, depending on the metal used in my system? (e.g. end-to-end resistance of a bonding wire should be less than 10 ohms for COPPER and less than 25 ohms for STAINLESS STEEL)
Well,...
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