California senators introduced a new bill on pipeline safety – The Strengthening Pipeline Safety and Enforcement Act of 2011. A few key elements in the proposed legislature
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reported the following offshore safety statistics on for 2009-10 period. Zero fatalities 50 major injuries 85 major and significant hydrocarbon releases
EPA announced that the promulgation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters is postponed to January
OSHA is asking stakeholders to identify hazardous chemicals they believe are most in need of action. Why? “OSHA realizes the inadequacy of many of its Permissible
A few weeks ago, I had written a post comparing threshold exposure values for SO2 and H2S. After that post, Lee Pharis, one of the
OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) program is nearly two decades old and I believe that the 14 PSM elements provide a good basic framework for facilities to create a safety
Risk is a perception. Our perception of risks is mainly affected by two factors: (a) whether we are voluntarily accepting the risk. A good example is
When you are driving on a highway, usually there is a speed limit. If you exceed this limit, a cop can give you a ticket.
About a year ago, the Minerals Management Services (MMS) proposed a new rule that would require operators of oil and gas operations in the US
Stakeholder Comments on OSHA Combustible Rulemaking from John Astad’s blog.
According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), there were 11 deaths every 100,000 workers in India in 2005. This number was two in the US
OSHA inspected 42 refineries between June 2007 – February 2009. Below is a summary of violations for 30 refineries. Type of Violation Number of Violation
Interesting post by John “Dust Explosion” Astad. Where’s the Beef? Previous Training Material
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku – is an ancient Japanese text compiled in 901. It talks about an earthquake and Tsunami that occurred in 869: “Then
