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Process Safety: NTSB Issues Final Report on San Bruno Pipeline Explosion; Past and Present Practices Combined to Create Disaster
November 2011
Just after 6 p.m. on Sept. 9, 2010, a natural gas transmission pipeline owned and operated by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) ruptured in San Bruno, leaving a crater 72 feet long by 26 feet wide. The resulting fire destroyed 38 homes, damaged 70 more, and killed eight people. . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: Prevent Flash Fire Injuries by Recognizing Hazardous Conditions
September 2011
Welder Adrian Flores was setting up his equipment 12 feet underground in December 2010 at a public works project in Montebello when he dropped an electrode holder. As the electrode holder landed, it sparked, igniting a methane flash fire that severely burned Flores. . . . more »

Hazardous Chemicals: San Bruno Pipeline Explosion Leads to Urgent Safety Recommendations from NTSB
March 2011
Jessica Morales and Joseph Ruigomez were watching a football game at Ruigomez' home on Sept. 9, 2010. Arturo Vasquez was fixing himself a snack in the kitchen of his own house, not far away. Jacqueline and Janessa Grieg were waiting for family members to return for evening activities that had been planned. Like the other residents of the Crestmoor neighborhood in San Bruno, they were all caught completely by surprise just after 6 p.m., when disaster struck. . . . more »

Fire Prevention: NFPA Identifies Causes of Industrial and Manufacturing Structure Fires; Fireproof Your Facility
October 2010
No employees were present when a fire broke out at the Naumes gourmet fruit-packing facility in Yuba County, north of Sacramento, on a Friday night this past June. Workers were out on a temporary layoff between the end of the Rainier cherry-packing season and the beginning of the pear-packing season. . . . more »

Hazardous Chemicals: Mishandling Pyrophoric Chemicals Kills Lab Research Assistant; Chemical Safety Recommendations from CA-FACE
October 2009
The University of California at Los Angeles was on Christmas break, and most university offices were closed on Dec. 29, 2008, when 23-year-old research assistant Sheharbano Sangji--Sheri, to her friends--was working in a biochemistry lab. The university allows its researchers to continue operating during breaks . . . more »

News Note: Chemical Safety Board Releases Propane Safety Video
December 2008
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a new 23-minute safety video, "Half an Hour to Tragedy," highlighting the causes of a deadly propane gas explosion at the Little General convenience s . . . more »

Combustible Dusts: Act Now to Protect Workers from Explosions
August 2008
On Feb. 7, 2008, the city of Savannah, Ga., shook to the blast of an explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery, which claimed 13 lives. In the four months following that incident, more than 50 additional combustible dust explosions occurred in the United States, including one in the Los Angeles . . . more »

Appeals Board Decisions: Don't Let Compressed Air Tank Requirements Trip You Up
June 2008
Noramor Industries, Inc., of Corona (near Anaheim), creates reproductions of original artwork for galleries and businesses to use. After Cal/OSHA inspected the employer's production facility in 2005, the agency issued citations for 21 separate violations, including one for . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: Hazardous Chemical Safety; Reviewing the Basics Can Help Prevent Exposures
November 2007
Hazardous chemical safety can be an intimidating subject--there are so many chemicals, so many hazards, and a broad range of precautions. But some simple reminders can help give your employees perspective and prevent injuries . . . more »

Hazard Identification: Four Sneaky Hazards That Can Creep In Right Under Your Nose
COCA Online Exclusive
Some hazards announce themselves like royalty entering a party: "Her Majesty, the Forklift of Rollover Hazards, and His Highness, the Unguarded Machine!" Hazardous chemicals often arrive in the workplace with their own calling cards . . . more »

Worker Safety: Independence Day Takeaways
July 2007
Did you know that off-the-job injuries cost employers more than injuries that occur at work? The Fourth of July, one of the more dangerous holidays, is upon us. Nearly 10,000 Americans ended up in the emergency room . . . more »

Dangerous Mixes: UELs, LELs, and Heavier-Than-Air Vapors
January 2006
For an ignition source to start a fire, it has to come into contact with a flammable mixture of oxygen and a fuel source. When you're dealing with solid combustible materials--wood, charcoal, paper, f . . . more »

Flammable or Combustible?
January 2006
What is a chemical's "flash point," and what does it mean to say that a chemical is flammable, combustible, or explosive? The flash point of a chemical is the minimum temperature at which that che . . . more »

Controlling Hazardous Chemical Exposures: New Spray Booth Technologies Help Workers, the Environment, and the Bottom Line
December 2005
If your company does any spray finishing or surface coating, you're probably aware that you have to conduct those activities in a properly constructed spray booth, as required by General Industry Safe . . . more »

News Note: Chemical Safety Board Issues "Urgent" Recommendations
December 2005
Following the March 2005 refinery disaster at a BP Products refinery in Texas that killed 15 workers, the Chemical Safety Board has issued . . . more »

Negligence: Code Violation Puts Employer on the Hot Seat for Subcontractor's Burns; Why Adherence to Safety Rules Is Vital
July 2005
Randall Barclay was a fuel tank cleaner for Chico Drain Oil. When Barclay was severely burned in an explosion while working at a site owned by Jesse M. Lange Distributor, Inc., he sued Lange, claiming . . . more »

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