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An organizational event-causal story developed by James Reason starts with the organizational factors:
Strategic decisions,
Generic organizational processes – forecasting, budgeting, allocating resources, planning, scheduling, communicating, managing, auditing, etc.
These processes are colored and shaped by the corporate culture, unspoken attitudes, and unwritten rules concerning how the organization...
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This is one of the most commonly misunderstood RMP/PSM compliance issues for facilities that use rail cars as storage tanks and or use “tube trailers” as storage tanks.
EPA has been clear since 1998 on how these rail cars that are hooked up to the process and those that are “stored on spurs” are to be managed in regards to RMP threshold determination and “definition of...
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Lockout Tagout
Lockout/Tagout Accidents (includes Machine Guarding)
OSHA Compliance
Permit Required Confined Spaces
A bakery company and three company directors have been fined £373,000 after two (2) workers (43 and 47) died inside a bread oven. The men were carrying out maintenance work when they became trapped inside the 70′ long conveyor oven, where temperatures were above 100°C (212°F). They died from burns and heat exposure after being unable to escape.
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Clarifications and Interpretations of the PSM Standard
The guidance contained in this appendix is provided for compliance assistance.
This appendix contains clarifications agreed to in a settlement agreement dated April 5, 1993, between OSHA, the United Steelworkers of America, the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, and the Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO....
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Managing static electricity during the transfer of flammable liquids is based on the fluid’s conductivity, measured in picosiemens per meter (pS/m). High-conductivity liquids dissipate charge quickly, while low-conductivity liquids (static accumulators) hold onto the charge, creating a spark hazard.
The following table summarizes the maximum flow velocities recommended by NFPA 77 and API 2003...
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A five-pound CO2 cylinder being stored in a compressed gas storage cage at a power plant failed catastrophically and became a missile. The cylinder destroyed the storage cage, then struck one of six stationary hydrogen storage cylinders used as emergency make-up for the hydrogen supply system. One of the hydrogen cylinders was broken away from its mounts and moved 10 feet from its original location....
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Here is a list of questions investigators may ask to determine whether line management deficiencies affected the accident. These questions are based on the seven (7) guiding principles of an SMS. These are not intended to be exhaustive. Investigator(s) should adapt these questions or develop new ones based on the specific characteristics of the accident. The answers to the questions may be used to...
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Meer Corporation (Meer) was cited on January 9, 1995, for serious and non-serious violations of numerous safety requirements for managing hazards associated with processes using highly hazardous chemicals. The standard prescribing the multiple procedures is referred to as process safety management (PSM). The serious citation also includes an item alleging violation of the machine guarding standard...
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