Archive for the ‘Emergency Response Plan’ Category
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
RFID stands for Radio-Frequency IDentification. It is a small electronic device that consist of a chip (capable of carrying 2000 bytes of data) and an antenna.
A RFID device provides a unique identifier and serves the same purpose as a bar code on a consumer product or a magnetic strip on ...
Posted in Emergency Response Plan, Process Safety | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
It has been exactly a year since Ike...so I figured this would be an appropriate time to post on hurricane risks.
During a hurricane plant equipment can be damaged both by high winds and flooding. For example, the majority of plant equipment damage caused by Hurricane Rita (2005) was wind related, ...
Posted in Emergency Response Plan, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters | 3 Comments »
Friday, August 21st, 2009
A chemical facility is mandated to have an emergency response plan by OSHA PSM and EPA RMP. An accident in the plant, a hurricane, and a potential terrorist attack are a few scenarios that mandate emergency response and planning. However, there is a vast difference between having an emergency plan ...
Posted in EPA RMP, Emergency Response Plan, OSHA PSM | 4 Comments »
