Facility Safety

CSB, other agencies no closer to finding cause of TX plant explosion

Blast blew debris 2 ½ miles
May 17, 2013

Nearly a month after the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas that killed 14 people and injured another 200, investigators are still unable to determine the cause of the tragedy.


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Government contractors fined after workers burned in flash fire

Confined space, other violations
May 17, 2013

An OSHA inspection prompted by three workers being hospitalized for serious burns from a flash fire has resulted in $60,000 in fines against two government contractors.


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CSB uses Facebook for emerging info on fertilizer plant explosion

Lively opinions, useful suggestions
May 14, 2013

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has established a Facebook page devoted to the April 17 West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion – and although a large photo of the memorial for the victims is prominent on the page, the ongoing FB conversation is mostly forward-looking.


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Death toll in Bangladesh building collapse tops 1,000

Government to make it easier to form unions
May 13, 2013

The death toll in that collapsed Bangladesh factory building has reached 1, 127 people – making it the world’s worst industrial disaster since the 1984 Bhopal gas leak in India, which claimed an estimated 3,787 lives.


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Criminal probe being conducted into fertilizer plant explosion

Volunteer paramedic under scrutiny
May 13, 2013

The Texas Rangers and the McLennan County Sheriff's Department Officials are helping to conduct a criminal investigation into the April 17 explosion in West, Texas that killed 14 people and demolished hundreds of homes.


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Improved lighting in mines could reduce slips, trips & falls

NIOSH researching LED illumination possibilities
May 13, 2013

NIOSH research related to improved illumination in underground mines could be a key to reducing the second leading accident class of nonfatal lost-time injuries—slips, trips, and falls.


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Electrical malfunctions a top cause of home fires in U.S.

Major culprit: arcing
May 10, 2013

Electrical failure or malfunction is a factor in 45,000 to 50,000 home fires annually – fires which kill approximately 455 people a year. Those sobering figures are from the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Home Electrical Fires report , which said electrically-caused fires account for 13 percent of total home structure fires.


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Maintain enterprise-wide communication & reduce arc flash exposure

May 9, 2013
One of the most prevalent and dangerous hazards affecting essential manufacturing-related enterprise and connectivity is arc flash.


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How GHS impacts the storage & handling of flammable liquids

May 9, 2013
OSHA’s proposed revised rules dealing with flammable liquids were published in the Federal Register volume 74, number 188 dated September 30, 2009.


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How to safely work around electricity

May 9, 2013
Every 30 minutes in this country a worker is injured so severely from electricity that he or she loses productive work time – an average of 13 days away from the job


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