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Tag Archives: Incidents
A debate on Management of Change
Recently a group of safety yahoos got together to discuss a situation: You have a freezer with racking. The racking needs to be removed for XXXX reason. You hire a contractor to do the job. You evaluate and train the … Continue reading
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Bostik Fines – Following up on Audit Recommendations MATTERS!
BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Bostik Inc. for 50 alleged violations of workplace safety standards following a March 13 explosion at the company’s Middleton plant in which four workers were injured. … Continue reading
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Tanner agrees to install $345,000 in ammonia leak detection systems
“While Tanner did take some actions to address the risks of an accidental release of ammonia at its facility in Rhode Island, Tanner failed to address the risk associated with the fact that its facility is not staffed except when … Continue reading
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Dairy SPCC exemption, Under-Ride Hazards
These two items are not PSM related but they are of interest to those of us who work in Dairies and Cold Storage distribution warehouses and they are important enough that they merit wider discussion. EPA Exempts Milk From Spill … Continue reading
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Do I need to train this contractor?
PSM require us to train all contractors “who could affect or be affected by” the ammonia refrigeration process. Here’s a good reminder why we train contractors working in a PSM facility to be aware of ammonia: “Fire officials say a … Continue reading
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Tagged Contractors, Incidents, Operator Training, OSHA, PSM, RMP
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Ice Buildup: The worst case scenario
Got some ice buildup on piping, air units or the structure itself? OSHA has been cracking down on this lately. This news story from Australia is a good illustration as to why… A 30-year-old Taiwanese national died when part of … Continue reading
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Tagged Fines, Incidents, OSHA
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Dumping Ammonia Down the Drain? That’s a bad idea and it will cost you!
“On Jan. 24, 2008, an ARC technician was performing a service job that required the removal of all ammonia from the refrigeration system’s 1,683-gallon holding tank, Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Morse said. After transferring most but not all of the … Continue reading
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Garden City Ammonia Program PodCast
I recently had a long conversation with Craig Ward of Garden City Ammonia Program. He turned it into an episode for their GCAP Cool Cast. You can listen to the entire conversation here. As always – feedback is welcome.
Posted in Community Involvement, Compliance, General Information, Good Engineering Practices, Operator Training, Standardization
Tagged Biography, Efficiency, EPA, General, Incidents, Mechanical Integrity, OSHA, PSM, RAGAGEP, RMP, Standardization
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GCAP calls the National Response Center
GCAP has posted their 10th podcast. This episode they call the National Response Center on a training call. They’ve edited the call to speed it up, but if you haven’t had to call the NRC before I think you’ll be surprised how … Continue reading
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Fatal spill brings $91,000 fine
South Carolina regulators have fined a Pennsylvania company $91,000 for a string of emergency preparedness failures they say occurred before a fatal chemical leak near its Swansea plant last year. The Department of Health and Environmental Control says the wrong … Continue reading
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