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How to Ensure Personal Protect Equipment will Protect You
2012-02-06 15:07:00 If you look at the hazard control hierarchy, wearing personal protective equipment holds as the last hazard control. It is the last protection for a worker against particular hazard. However, there is no guarantee that the worker will remain safe from health risk, injury or even death when he or she already wears personal protective ... More About: Personal , Equipment
9 Safety Lessons You Should Learn from Hoeganaes Combustible Dust Explosion
2012-01-25 21:46:00 Recently, the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a report and animated video about three fires and explosions that happened at Hoeganaes Corp. plant in Gallatin, Tennessee, in 2011. Hoeganaes Corp. is a manufacturer of atomized steel and iron powders. These accidents caused five people died and three people injured. Fine iron powder was involved ... More About: Explosion , Learn
9 Safety Lessons You Should Learn from Hoeganaes Combustible Dust Explosion
2012-01-25 21:46:00 Recently, the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a report and animated video about three fires and explosions that happened at Hoeganaes Corp. plant in Gallatin, Tennessee, in 2011. Hoeganaes Corp. is a manufacturer of atomized steel and iron powders. These accidents caused five people died and three people injured. Fine iron powder was involved ... More About: Explosion , Learn
Chemical Plant Safety: Ways to Protect the Workforce
2011-10-07 22:24:00 Manufacturers of cobalt should observe chemical plant safety to protect their workers and also the environment. Cobalt is a hard metal which resembles iron and nickel. Production of cobalt is important because this type of metal has many uses when combined with other metals or other substances. The use of cobalt can produce high temperature ... More About: Safety
What to do when Chemical Plant Accidents Happen
2011-10-07 22:07:00 One of the causes of chemical plant accidents is the failure of management to educate its workers on how to protect themselves from hazardous substances that are present in the workplace. Accident prevention measures must be in place to avoid occurrence of industrial accidents. Manufacturing plants that produce cobalt metal and cobalt powder are required ... More About: Accidents
Choosing Safety Shoes Manufacturers
2011-05-30 17:14:00 I don?t know how you select safety shoes manufacturers or safety shoes brands for workers. However, I believe one thing that everyone has own preference and style. It is very possible that you and your staff will like different safety shoes manufacturers. Such situation is very common and may happen in most companies. However, that ... More About: Safety , Shoes , Manufacturers
6 Common Mistakes Made in Safety Valve Installation
2011-05-14 08:16:00 There are many safety equipments used for releasing or controlling over pressurization in chemical plant operation. One of the most common types is safety valve. Safety valve prevents equipment and piping from damage due to over pressure by releasing certain amount of fluid into the atmosphere. Safety valves are installed on pressure vessels or high ... More About: Common , Made
Have You Considered The Need of Explosion Proof Forklift?
2011-05-11 07:56:00 I believe that you have recognized potential hazards associated with forklift operation. Physical hazard is the most visible hazard that most of us will give more attention. However, have you evaluated that forklift can cause explosion and fire? You may ask why. That?s the very basic question. Forklift can potentially generate sparks from electric arc ... More About: Proof , Explosion
Refresh Your Fire Safety Knowledge by Fire Safety Quiz
2011-05-03 06:54:00 Have you ever tested your fire safety knowledge recently? If not, you may be interested to refresh your fire safety knowledge by fire safety quiz. It?s simple but effective enough to refresh your memory. I have collected some fire safety quiz from the Internet and you can exercise yourself with them. You can use these ... More About: Quiz , Safety , Fire , Knowledge , Refresh
Project Document: Contractor Safety Manual
2011-04-30 17:00:00 Contractor safety manual is one of the main project provisions. It is the main reference for every contractor and it should always be available at least one copy at project site. And you, as project owner, have to ensure its availability during the project execution. A contractor safety manual or construction safety manual shall be ... More About: Safety , Project , Document
15 Ideas for Workplace Safety Posters
2011-04-26 17:43:00 Workplace safety posters can make a big difference. They can prevent an accident at work to occur. Many people can be prevented from doing unsafe actions after seeing such text and graphical messages. Workplace safety posters are effective ways to remind people about potential hazards at workplace. They can deliver safety message effectively through text ... More About: Ideas , Safety , Posters , Workplace
Workplace Safety Tips: Learn From Violation of Health and Safety Regulation
2011-04-14 06:21:00 A few days ago, OSHA released a citation report for Trachte Southeast LLC. The report mentioned 21 violations of OSHA?s health and safety regulation. All the 21 health and safety violations caused penalties totally US$85,140. Trachte Southeast LLC is prefabricated and pre-assembled steel buildings manufacturer, which its factory located in Eastanollee, Georgia, US. This case ... More About: Health , Safety , Regulation , Workplace , Tips
Key Features an Ammonia Gas Detector Should Have
2011-04-07 06:26:00 Ammonia is poison gas. It is one of the common chemicals found in chemical industries. The usage of large quantity ammonia such like in refrigeration system and manufacture of other chemicals that use ammonia as raw material, as well as in the ammonia production facilities, existence of ammonia gas detector or NH3 monitor system is ... More About: Features
3 Questions You Should Always Ask About Chemical Safety Labels in Your Work
2011-04-01 07:41:00 As I wrote in my previous post about chemical safety labels, chemical safety labels hold a very vital role in controlling hazards associated with hazardous chemical storage, packaging, handling and usage. They provide important chemical hazard information, required precautions and emergency actions when an incident involving that chemical occurs. Due its vital position, it is ... More About: Safety , Questions , Work , Labels
Forklift Safety Program ? Downloadable Examples
2011-03-30 11:26:00 As one of common lifting tools used in chemical plant, forklift requires special safety program in order to make sure that the forklift operators operate the forklift safely without endangering other workers and plant facility, as well as the chemicals or goods they are lifting. Forklift safety program is a must. It should be prepared ... More About: Safety , Examples , Program
Machine Safety Guards ? Brief Review
2011-01-14 06:56:00 Machine safety guards are hazard controls against machines hazards. Machine-related hazards can be appeared during machine installation, operation and maintenance. Machine safety guards are designed to prevent human injury and death as well as equipment damages from these hazards. Ideally, machine safety guards should be able to eliminate potential hazards from the machine. Otherwise, another hazard ... More About: Safety , Machine , Review
H2S Monitor, The Key Factor To Controlling H2S Hazards in The Workplace
2011-01-03 06:57:00 What was happened at Tianyuan Manganese Corp in northwest China?s Ningxia Hui (23/12) has reminded me the H2S hazard and the importance of H2S monitor. In that accident at work, according to initial accident investigation three people were died which was caused by H2S gas poisoning. H2S was released when employees was mixing manganese carbonate ... More About: Workplace , Monitor
Fire Extinguisher Training Video
2010-12-27 16:00:00 Using fire extinguisher training video to train employees on how to use fire extinguisher properly is more effective and low cost option. It also makes you easier when new employee needs to be trained about that. You can save much time for that. The following fire extinguisher training video is a good example. This video will ... More About: Video , Training , Fire
Construction Safety Program Examples
2010-12-22 16:35:00 This is a short post about construction safety program. In this post, you can find two examples of construction safety programs which can be used as case studies. Construction works come with various hazards. Falls, slips, hit by object, fire and explosion are some common hazards associated with construction works. Due to its high potential hazards, ... More About: Safety , Examples , Program
How Do You Manage Your Workplace Safety Checklist?
2010-12-16 16:27:00 You may manage various workplace safety checklist that are regularly used in your company. It can be safety audit checklist, forklift safety checklist, truck safety checklist, fire extinguisher inspection checklist, safety training checklist, plant safety inspection checklist and many more. All these workplace safety checklists are created to make your jobs easy and ensure there is ... More About: Safety , Workplace
Xylene MSDS Download
2010-12-11 15:38:00 Xylene is an organic substance that is toxic to blood, nervous system, kidney and liver. Xylene is flammable liquid with flash point 25oC (closed cup). It can be explosive in the form of vapor when is exposed to open flame, spark or heat. Xylene is generally used as solvent, paint thinner and cleaning agent. Rubber and ... More About: Download
Chemical Safety Labels ? Overview
2010-12-05 07:21:00 Chemical safety labels are parts of hazard controls against hazardous chemicals. Correct chemical safety labeling is fundamental factor to workplace safety. Besides, it is also required by legal. Chemical safety labels inform potential hazards posed by hazardous chemicals, as well as other important information such as first aid procedure and emergency procedure. Their applications on hazardous ... More About: Safety , Labels
Fire Extinguisher Testing ? Hydrostatic Pressure Interval Standard
2010-11-30 07:01:00 Despite its essential function as the first defense against fire, fire extinguisher potentially contains some hazards that can be harmful to workers? safety. It holds high pressure extinguisher media. Any problem in cylinder strength could expose high pressure to the workers. Failure in fire extinguisher cylinder strength can be caused by corrosion, burnt in fire or ... More About: Testing , Standard , Fire
Facts You Should Know About LEL Monitor and LEL Meter
2010-11-21 07:34:00 LEL monitor or combustible gas monitor is a very vital aspect in hot work safety. Failure in doing accurate LEL monitor will bring to a catastrophic condition. The same condition will also happen when you use improperly calibrated LEL meter or LEL detector, which is used to measure LEL percentage of combustible gas or vapor ... More About: Facts , Monitor
Again, Another Hot Work Related Accident Was Happened
2010-11-10 16:04:00 Yesterday morning (9/11), a hot work related accident was happened at Dupont?s Yerkes plant on River Road in Tonawanda, US. In that work accident one contractor worker was killed and another worker was injured. The accident was happened when two contractor workers were welding on a 10,000 gallon chemical storage tank. The tank exploded during the ... More About: Work , Accident
Learn From High-Pressure Refrigerant Accident
2009-12-18 00:19:00 Last June 20, 2009, a maintenance worker was killed when a high-pressure refrigerant line ruptured and four other employees were injured, at a poultry processing plant in Lumberton, U.S (fayobserver.com). The refrigerant was ammonia. The Department of Labor then found some safety violations that lead to the accident. At least 20 serious safety violations were found. ... More About: Accident , High , Learn
Remembering Union Carbide Bhopal Toxic Gas Tragedy
2009-12-11 00:21:00 It has passed 25 years since Bhopal gas tragedy happened. Methyl isocyanate was released into the air and caused thousands of people died in Bhopal, India. Bhopal gas tragedy is one of the most serious chemical plant accidents in this century. According to wikipedia.org, Bhopal toxic gas tragedy was triggered by several factors. The main factor ... More About: Tragedy , Union
Malfunctioning Fuel Monitoring System Might Cause Puerto Rico Fuel Storage
2009-12-06 03:55:00 U.S Chemical Safety Board (CSB) exposed its initial investigation over the fire explosion on last October 23, 2009, at Puerto Rico fuel storage depot, which is owned by Caribbean Petroleum Corp in Bayamon, San Juan. According to CSB, the accident was caused by malfunctioning of fuel level monitoring system that made the gasoline tank overfilled. No ... More About: System , Fuel , Storage
Static Spark and Non-Conductive Flammable Liquid
2009-12-03 15:46:00 A plant accident video that was released by U.S Chemical Safety Board shows how static spark could cause fire explosion involving non-conductive flammable liquid. This video shows you that it is very important to understand property of handled flammable liquid, install inert gas purging system and prevent appearance of static electric spark in the flammable ... More About: Spark , Liquid
Electrical Safety Video
More articles from this author:2009-11-26 07:51:00 Electricity is one of the hazard sources in industrial chemical plant. Electrical hazards have to be identified, assessed their risks and controlled with the most appropriate hazard control method. In fact, electric is the main source of power to drive machines, tools and rotary equipments in plant operations. Extra care should be given when we try ... More About: Video , Safety 1, 2, 3 |
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