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Webinar: Eliminating the Top 5 HSE & Quality Risks in Oil & Gas

Health, safety, environment (HSE) and quality professionals in the oil and gas industry must juggle competing and complex priorities on a daily basis. From conducting inspections to maintaining compliance with countless regulations, it can be difficult to proactively manage all of your HSE and quality risks while also ensuring the success of your day-to-day operations and the safety of your ...

Aug. 13, 2014

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

WCC Global Safety Workshop 2014, Brazil

AppliTek participated to the 9th Technical Seminar & WCC Global Safety Workshop 12th-14th of November 2014 in Sí£o Paulo, Brazil.Executive VP Chris Du Bois focused on safety critical monitoring systems, as well as analytical technogy to decrease operational costs in the chemical industry.On Friday, November 14th the World Chlorine Council Global Safety Team (WCC GST) organized ...

Nov. 15, 2014

By AppliTek NV

Webinar – Making Change Management More Manageable

Having a well-defined and well-thought-out process is critical to evaluating and implementing changes successfully. This is true whether you’re implementing Management of Change as part of a larger set of Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements, or you’re simply following Change Management principles as a best practice. Change is not only a necessary evil, it is an essential ...

Oct. 14, 2015

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

ABS Consulting Vice President Steve Arendt Presents ISA EXPO 2007 Keynote

Houston, TX – Steve Arendt, Vice President, Organizational Performance and Assurance, ABS Consulting, will give a keynote address on safety and security at ISA EXPO 2007 in Houston, Texas. Arendt will deliver the opening address on Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at 12:00 pm. His presentation, 'Safety and Security Performance—Establishing the Right Culture,' provides key concepts that will ...

Sep. 10, 2007

By ABS Consulting

US Department of Labor`s OSHA cites Diversified CPC International Inc. for chemical hazards

Diversified CPC International Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 15 serious violations of the process safety management standard* at the chemical manufacturer's Sparta production facility. The August 2013 inspection was initiated under OSHA's Process Safety Management Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program. The ...

Mar. 26, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Innovia Films cited by US Labor Department`s OSHA; fines of $112,500 proposed

Innovia Films Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 19 safety violations. The Tecumseh plant, which produces films used in packaging, has been cited for exposing workers to flammable chemicals. OSHA has proposed penalties of $112,500. The inspection was initiated in July 2013 under OSHA's Process Safety Management Covered Chemical ...

Feb. 4, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

OSHA releases three new Process Safety Management (PSM) publications

OSHA has released three guidance documents to help employers comply with the agency’s Process Safety Management (PSM) standard, (29 CFR 1910.119), which contains requirements for the management of hazards associated with processes using highly hazardous chemicals. “Unexpected releases of toxic, reactive, or flammable liquids and gases in processes involving highly hazardous ...

May 19, 2017

By UL - The WERCS

OSHA extends comment period on agency standards to improve chemical safety to March 31

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is extending the public comment period on the request for information on potential revisions to its Process Safety Management standard and related standards for an additional 21 days to March 31, 2014. In response to requests for an extension, the deadline to submit written comments is being extended from March 10 to March 31 to allow ...

Mar. 5, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Labor Department`s OSHA cites Commerce, Calif.-based 99 Cent Only Stores Texas with multiple serious violations at Houston facility

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Commerce, Calif.-based 99 Cent Only Stores Texas Inc. with 19 serious safety and health violations at the company's Houston distribution center that are related to process safety management, including exposing workers to anhydrous ammonia while storing frozen products in refrigeration units. OSHA's inspection ...

Sep. 26, 2012

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Austin frozen food manufacturer cited by US Labor Department`s OSHA for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Michael Angelo's Gourmet Foods Inc. for six serious safety violations of the agency's process safety management standard. The company exposed workers to chemical hazards from an ammonia release in July 2013 at its plant in Austin. Proposed penalties total $42,000. "A process safety management program is meant ...

Jan. 17, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Labor Department seeks public comment on agency standards to improve chemical safety

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced a request for information seeking public comment on potential revisions to its Process Safety Management standard and related standards, as well as other policy options to prevent major chemical incidents. The RFI is in response to executive order 13650, which seeks to improve chemical facility safety ...

Dec. 3, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Department of Labor`s OSHA cites Arkansas industrial explosives manufacturer for exposing workers to chemical hazards

Austin Powder Co. has been cited for 22 serious and one repeat safety and health violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for failing to correct multiple deficiencies in its chemical process safety management and other workplace safety hazards at its East Camden facility. The proposed penalty totals $178,400. "OSHA's process safety management ...

Jul. 31, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Labor Department`s OSHA cites Pilgrim`s Pride Corp. with repeat and serious violations for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals at Lufkin, Texas, facility

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Pilgrim's Pride Corp. in Lufkin with three repeat and four serious violations following a June inspection as part of the agency's Process Safety Management Covered Chemical Facilities national emphasis program. Proposed penalties total $99,000. "Process safety management prevents the unexpected release of ...

Dec. 11, 2012

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Lazarus Energy LLC cited by US Labor Department`s OSHA for exposing workers to chemical hazards at its Nixon, Texas, refinery; fines total $43,400

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Lazarus Energy LLC for 11 safety violations, with proposed penalties totaling $43,400, mainly for exposing workers to chemical hazards at its Nixon refinery. The inspection, which began in July 2013 after a referral from the Environmental Protection Agency, focused on the refinery's process safety management ...

Jan. 15, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Pork-processing facility cited for exposing workers to corrosive chemical OSHA proposes $51K penalty for violations by Seaboard Foods LLC in Guymon, Okla.

Employer name: Seaboard Foods LLC Inspection site: Guymon, Oklahoma Date Inspection Initiated and What Prompted the Inspection: The targeted inspection, which began October 2014, is part of OSHA's National Emphasis Program on chemicals, and focuses on OSHA's Process Safety Management standards containing specific requirements for preventing or minimizing the consequences of catastrophic ...

Feb. 11, 2015

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Chemical processing manufacturer cited for failing to protect workers from catastrophic chemical exposures in Palestine, Texas

Employer's name: Baze Chemical Inc., headquartered in Odessa, Texas Citations issued: Aug. 31, 2015 Investigation findings: Baze was cited for 20 serious violations, most of them related to the Process Safety Management standard, which involves the management of hazards associated with processes using dangerous chemicals. This includes failing to conduct a process hazard analysis prior to ...

Sep. 1, 2015

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Department of Labor’s OSHA fines Reading, Pa., chemical distributor more than $64,000 for safety, chemical hazards

The U.S Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Brenntag Northeast Inc. with 14 safety violations, including chemical hazards found at the company's Reading facility. OSHA's September 2012 inspection was initiated as part of the agency's National Emphasis Program on process safety management for covered chemical facilities. The inspection resulted in $64,665 ...

Mar. 25, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

ABS Consulting Vice President Steve Arendt Recommends a Risk Based Approach for Process Safety Management Excellence to Senate Committee

Houston, TX – During testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, Steve Arendt, Vice President, Organizational Performance and Assurance, ABS Consulting, recommended that any future process safety regulation should incorporate a risk based approach to process safety management (PSM). In the hearing entitled 'Lessons Learned from the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) ...

Sep. 10, 2007

By ABS Consulting

US Labor Department`s OSHA cites AmeriGas Propane L.P. in Conroe, Texas, for exposing workers to safety hazards; proposed fines total $105,000

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited AmeriGas Propane L.P. with 21 serious violations following a November 2012 fire that required three workers to be hospitalized and four workers to be treated and released. The Conroe plant inspection was expanded to include the national emphasis program on Process Safety Management Covered Chemical Facilities. ...

May 7, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Labor Department`s OSHA cites Williams Olefins in Geismar, La., for 6 safety violations after an explosion killed 2 workers and injured 80 people

Williams Olefins LLC in Geismar was cited for six process safety management standard violations, including one willful, by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration after an explosion in June killed two workers and injured 80 people. Process safety management encompasses a detailed set of requirements and procedures employers must follow to address hazards ...

Dec. 12, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

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