There is a big difference between proactively mitigating risks vs. reacting to incidents. Why do corporations wait to take active safety measures till an incident
RAGAGEP stands for Recognized And Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices. Specifically, OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119 (D)(3)(ii) states:The employer shall document that equipment complies with recognized
In the last two years, I have traveled significantly…have an elite status on three airlines and lots of frequent flyer miles. There are quite a
According to a recent report (Aug. 2008) from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is not in compliance with its statutory
We make hundreds of decisions everyday in our lives – for example should I eat fries with my burger? (Photo Courtesy of Amber on Flickr)
We appear to be in a global recession – companies all over are struggling to deal with impact of economic slowdown. In an attempt to
The 20th century was a time of great technological change that forever transformed how we live and work – changes that necessitated the birth and
An explosion occurred at East Ohio Company’s peak-shaving plant in Cleveland, Ohio on October 20, 1944. 128 people were killed and 225 injured as a
Process and portable building siting has attracted further interest following the BP Texas city incident. Because of the proximity of office buildings to chemical processes,
Reactivity hazards involve conversion of stored chemical energy of the components into mechanical or heat energy, andit is the uncontrolled release of this stored energy
It is estimated that there are more than 500,000 Above ground storage tanks (ASTs) in the U.S. These tanks can leak gradually (more likely) or
While performing consequence modeling we are often required to evaluate damage to population and property from a fire. Thermal radiation impact to humans from a
The presence of certain functional groups is considered an indicator of reactivity. This is the simplest possible reactivity screening method and serves as a guideline
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku – is an ancient Japanese text compiled in 901. It talks about an earthquake and Tsunami that occurred in 869: “Then
