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What is the unique nature of shutdowns, outages, and turnarounds? What workplace practices on shutdowns, outages, and turnarounds contribute most to improved safety performance? Key findings revealed companies utilizing these best practices have significantly lowered recordable incidence rates: Do outages, shutdowns, and turnarounds require a safety professional? The simple answer is YES! What should management…
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“Under Pressure” is a song by the British rock band Queen and singer David Bowie. Originally released as a single in October 1981, it was later included on Queen’s 1982 album, Hot Space. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Queen’s second number-one hit in their home country and Bowie’s third, and…
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During a turnaround at industrial facilities, the safety and health of workers becomes extremely important. Industrial facilities include oil and gas refineries, chemical plants, and power generation facilities. Turnarounds are pre-planned maintenance projects. It involves taking a highly hazardous facility and bringing it offline for an extended period, often weeks or months. Maintaining processing equipment…
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As turnaround season emerges across industries such as oil and gas, chemical, power, and industrial, meticulous planning becomes imperative to ensure efficiency and safety. Safety staffing plays a pivotal role in orchestrating swift and thorough turnarounds, mitigating potential risks and future complications. For your upcoming Turnaround, let ResponsAble’s safety staffing on demand, quickly provide you…
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The OSHA Hazard Communication Standard is designed to ensure chemical safety in the workplace. The standard, which requires workplaces to provide written information about the identities and hazards associated with the chemicals, must be available and understandable to workers. This standard requires employers using hazardous chemicals to comply with six main requirements: What is the reality of…
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Department of Labor announces rule expanding submission requirements for injury, illness data provided by employers in high-hazard industries. On July 17, 2023, The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule requiring certain employers in designated high-hazard industries to submit injury and illness information electronically – that they are already required to keep – to…
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