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24 Tips on Step Ladder Safety

Accident statistic shows that a third of all reported falls from height involves ladders and step ladders (thompsons-scotland.co.uk). At least three hundred people a year die in simple falls from ladders (safety-engineer.com).

There must be something wrong with the usage of step ladder if we look at both statistics. In simple word, workers have ignored step ladder safety which could save them from injuries and death due to fall accidents.

Step ladder usage in chemical plant operation will increase during turn around (yearly preventive maintenance) and construction work. Or sometimes step ladder is used when workers need to repair equipment or piping on an elevated area. (more…)

Tags: construction work, non-conductive material, safety line, purchase decision, Step ladder usage, simple word, Safety Tips

Scaffold Accident Statistic – The Unspoken Warning

Scaffold accident or scaffolding accident may be seen as the secondary hazard in chemical plant. It could be understood because the use of scaffold is less frequent in operating or existing chemical plant. Scaffold is probably used if there is a construction work done in the plant site.

In addition, scaffold accident has higher probability to happen due to scaffold users are construction workers or construction labors who may have received inadequate safety training.

Scaffold usage could cause various accidents at work. Fall accident may become the major work accident related to scaffold operation. It could cause fatal injuries and deaths. So that’s why safety precautions on such accident at work should be given in high priority. (more…)

Tags: work accident, preventive actions, scaffolding accidents, bureau of labor statistic

Most Noticeable Lab Safety Equipment

Lab safety equipment is an integrated part of the whole safety system equipments in every chemical plant. Lab safety equipment is provided in order to avoid lab accidents, reduce hazard (chemical, physical and biological) exposure and etc.

Various analytical works are carried out in laboratory everyday, which involve the use many hazardous chemicals or hazmat. As the consequences, many potential hazards are possible to happen in the laboratory, such as chemical spills, worker exposure to toxic gases, explosion, fire and electric shock.

So that’s why lab safety equipment plays an important role in accident prevention inside the laboratory. It can save workers from death and injuries, and keep your accident statistic remain zero.

Then, what types of lab safety equipment do you have to provide? Here is the list. (more…)

Tags: flammable gas, biological laboratory, air intake, eye contamination

Chemical Plant Accident Statistic in December 2009

In December 2009, I noted a chemical plant accident in China, which caused 3 people died. The accident occurred when workers were handling carbon black.

Another accident that grabbed my attention was toxic gas leak (hydrogen sulfide, H2S) that caused 1 engineer died at Thai Rayon Public Co. Limited, Thailand.

To read more accidents that happened in December 2009, please click the following links. (more…)

Tags: maintenance work, Workers Engineer, Thai Rayon Public Co. Limited, co limited, Toxic gas, Co Grain-Dust Explosion

Chemical Plant Accident Record in June 2009

chemical-plant-accident-statistic Since June 2009, I have collected news about accident (incident) related to chemical plant operation and chemical manufacturing. My intention to post about this chemical plant accident statistic is to remind all of us that accident could happen anywhere in plant site due to variety of reasons. So don’t underestimate any unsafe conditions and safety findings that you may find in your workplaces.

Surely, I cannot bring all the accidents news in front of you. And the accidents are written only in the form of title, but of course it still contains the main accident information as well as links to the complete news sources. Thus, you can read more about the accident news.

Here are some accidents that happened in last June 2009.

Fire Destroys a Fertilizer Plant in North Carolina

Chemical Spills at a Detergent Plant in south Wales

Methyl Acetate Leaked at Evergreen Packaging (Iowa)

Toxic Fumes (Hydrogen Sulfide) Caused 3 Workers Died at Waste Plant

An employee Suffered Severe Chemical Burn at Invista Polymer Plant

Chemical Plant Blaze in Herefordshire

Formaldehyde Odor Forced Evacuation

Chemical Plant Blast at Waste Water Treatment Tank in Evonik Lynchem Co China

Tags: plant accident statistic, Ionic liquid, chemical accident, hydrogen sulfide