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Sunoco refinery fined $32,000 for process hazards

OSHA has cited Sunoco Inc. in Marcus Hook, Pa., for workplace safety and health violations. Proposed penalties total $32,000. The agency"s Philadelphia Area Office initiated the investigation following an ethylene complex explosion at the Marcus Hook refinery in May 2009. As a result of the investigation, the company was issued one repeat violation, with a penalty of $25,000, and two serious ...

Dec. 8, 2009

By The Compliance Center (ICC)

Recent Federal Developments in Hazardous Substances

EPA Publishes Chemical Data Reporting Rule: On August 16, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule entitled Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) Rule, formerly known as the Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) Rule, under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 76 Fed. Reg. 50816. The revisions, which were first announced August 2, 2011, expand the requirements for ...

Sep. 16, 2011

By Acta Group

Working environment safe from hazardous conditions

PVM V819 technology provides microscope quality images in process environments The probe-based PVM (Particle Vision & Measurement) is designed for easy installation directly into a pipeline, reactor or other vessel in order to capture real-time particle and droplet images as they naturally exist in processes at full process concentration and under typical process temperatures and pressures. ...

Jul. 14, 2011

By Mettler - Toledo Int. Inc

TOC analysis with UV oxidation

The QuickTOCuv of LAR Process Analysers AG is a continuous operating online analyzer for the determination of total organic carbon (TOC) and total carbon (TC) in water. The parameters are determined using the UV persulphate method in accordance with EN 1484:1997 and US-EPA 415.2. In this procedure, carbons are oxidised to CO2 using a digestion reagent (sodium persulphate) ...

May 30, 2017

By LAR Process Analysers AG

MEDOR® Exp : online monitoring of sulphur in Hazardous zones

The MEDOR® Exp from CHROMATOTEC® offers continuous, on-line analysis of sulphur compounds from concentrations as low as 1 ppb in natural and biogas feeds. The compounds analysed by the system include all naturally occurring sulphurs such as H2S, methyl and ethyl mercaptan as well as all odorant blends. The system uses ...

Mar. 11, 2014

By Chromatotec Group

Identifying and Mitigating Welding Fume and Gas Exposure Hazards

According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), there are over half a million workers in the United States that are involved with welding, cutting and brazing. Worldwide, the number of workers involved in these activities is in the millions. OSHA states that welding, cutting and brazing are hazardous activities that pose a unique combination of both safety and ...

Mar. 15, 2017

By American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)

Magnesium: A Potential Combustible Dust Hazard in the Workplace

Magnesium (Mg) is a chemical element and an alkaline earth metal. It is one of the most common elements found in the Earth. The free element is a highly reactive material that is not found naturally, but is used by today’s industry. The material is one of the most commonly used structural metals. It is used as a component of aluminum alloys, for die-casting and to remove ...

May 16, 2012

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.

Using lasers to detect explosives and hazardous waste

A soldier in a humvee aims a portable device at an abandoned car 50 meters away (more than 150 feet). Pressing a button, a laser in the device fires. She reads a screen, and beckons her patrol to move away quickly. In a lab, a technician is inserting a fragment of a toy into a sample case, inserting it into a machine, and pressing a button. He inserts one fragment after another—each test takes ...

Jun. 5, 2009

By Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The many faces of fire hazards in industrial settings

Fire and explosion accidents are of major concern to the owners and operators of refineries and petrochemical, gas processing, terminal, and offshore facilities. Statistics have shown that the majority of monetary loss in these types of complexes is due to fire and explosion. According to statistics, 77 percent of the monetary loss in refinery and petrochemical complexes is due to fire and ...

Dec. 1, 2010

By The Compliance Center (ICC)

Canada Publishes Proposed Hazardous Products Regulation

On August 9, 2014, the Government of Canada published in Gazette I (Vol. 148, no. 32) a proposal for adopting the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The regulatory proposal seeks to align current systems for classification, material safety data sheets (MSDS), and labels with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard ...

Sep. 17, 2014

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Canada Publishes Proposed Hazardous Products Regulation

On August 9, 2014, the Government of Canada published in Gazette I(Vol. 148, no. 32) a proposal for adopting the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The regulatory proposal seeks to align current systems for classification, material safety data sheets (MSDS), and labels with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard ...

Sep. 3, 2014

By Acta Group

Certified Industrial Hygienists Help Prevent Workplace Hazards

Last month, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was interviewed for an article with NBC News. The article, “OSHA Chief: Inequality in America is About Workplace Hazards, Too” discusses workplace challenges that concern more than just what a worker earns. In the article, David Michaels, Ph.D., M.P.H., states, ...

Aug. 4, 2014

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Job Safety Analysis and Safety Alerts

When you're working on the field, always remember to apply best practices and job safety analysis (JSA) to ensure a safe workplace. Below are insights into the JSA process, and how it helps manage occupational incidents. ...

Dec. 16, 2015

By EHS Insight

Are your weighing processes safe and compliant?

Consumer safety, Product quality and process reliability are concerns in many industries, often reinforced by strict laws and regulations. When it comes to weighing, many companies struggle to ensure they meet these requirements. Learn how our risk-based approach identifies any possible inaccuracies and process impacts in regard to relevant regulations or standards. Are you testing too much ...

Aug. 5, 2011

By Mettler - Toledo Int. Inc

Ankersmid Components for Gas Analysis Systems

Ankersmid have designed, developed and manufactured a complete product portfolio of gas conditioning products. a1-cbiss ltd selected the Ankersmid products to be integrated into the sampling system because of their good reputation and the excellent product features.known for their innovative and high performance gas conditioning and analysis equipment, Ankersmid now supply these gas conditioning ...

Jul. 14, 2014

By a1-cbiss

Innovyze Releases InfoMaster V5.0 With Extended Work Order Management, Valve Criticality Analysis, Linear Extended Yule Process Pipe Failure Model

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today introduced InfoMaster Generation V5.0, with new and improved analysis and reporting applications. Where other ERP systems are focused on electronic records management, InfoMaster is built from the ...

Dec. 16, 2014

By Innovyze

Markes International launches new sorbent tube for hazardous air pollutants

Markes International (Llantrisant, UK) has released a new sorbent tube dedicated to the reliable analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air. The new ‘PAH tube’ is the outcome of a detailed optimisation process for the analysis of these highly challenging analytes, which are subject to very low limit levels worldwide because of their carcinogenic ...

Feb. 18, 2016

By Markes International Ltd

Energy Institute publishes CCS offshore hazards mitigation research

The Energy Institute's (EI) Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) committee has published its Hazard analysis for offshore carbon capture platforms and offshore pipelines. The research report has been developed and part-funded by the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI), Air Products, Progressive Energy, AMEC and supported by the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) and the ...

Nov. 25, 2013

By Energy Institute (EI)

ReactIR 45P HL ATEX Approved for Global Hazardous Use

To best serve customers operating in general purpose (GP) hazardous environments worldwide, METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to announce that ReactIR 45P HL (Hazardous Location) is now approved for use in both C1D1 and ATEX locations. Compliant with worldwide safety standards, ReactIR 45P provides compliance-enhancing abilities in sensitive chemical process scale-up. METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to ...

Feb. 1, 2012

By Mettler - Toledo Int. Inc

EPA Rule Promotes Responsible Hazardous Materials Recycling, Protects Communities

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized new safeguards that promote responsible recycling of hazardous secondary materials and demonstrate a significant step forward in promoting recycling innovation, resulting in both resource conservation and economic benefits, while strengthening protections for environmental justice communities. “Americans do not have to choose ...

Dec. 10, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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