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Monthly Archives: March 2010
IESO Presenting at 2010 KY Governor’s Safety Conference
Dr. Scott Harris has been accepted to present at the 2010 Governor’s Safety and Health Conference in Louisville, KY. On May 5 Scott will present “Macdona, TX Derailment and Chlorine Release.” Our web visitors can download an exclusive copy of Scott’s presentation, including audio from 911 and emergency dispatch calls.
So, what happened in Macdona? On June 28, 2004 a predawn train collision and derailment just outside of San Antonio released 60 tons of chlorine in less than three minutes. Misunderstood initial 911 calls sent responders on a “smoke run,” nearly killing the first arriving units. Misinformation, fatalities,
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Florida Worker Grant Funding Alert
The state of Florida has just received nearly $62 million in new stimulus money for worker training programs. Since this is the time of year that states are usually out of funds and not accepting applications, they are in the very unusual position of having funding, but few applications. The Incumbent Worker Training grant coordinator has told IESO, LLC that with such low application volume, at least for the short term she can achieve an unheard-of two-day turnaround time for approval.
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OSHA Regulation Alert: Combustible Dust Rule is coming
On October 21, 2009 OSHA announced a proposed rule to address combustible dust explosions. The rule would cover an estimated 16 million employees at approximately 426,000 facilities. OSHA first addressed this issue in 1987 by promulgating 29 CFR 1910.272 for grain handling facilities. In the 10 years prior to adopting that rule, there were 20.5 grain handling-related dust explosions per year in the U.S. For the next 10 years there were 10.3, and from 1998-2007 there were 6.3 per year.
Following the 2008 Imperial Sugar explosion in Georgia, which killed, hospitalized or severely burned numerous employees, OSHA has been aggressively working toward drafting a comprehensive rule to address the larger issue of dust explosions in general industry, not just grain handlers. Between 2007-2009, OSHA conducted 813 targeted inspections on affected facilities, issuing 3,662 citations primarily via the General Duty Clause. In summarizing their findings, OSHA noted that 32 industry or consensus standards (i.e., NFPA, ASME, ANSI) address combustible dust, but that no single, comprehensive rule or standard exists.
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