Regulations – Bluefield Process Safety

“Expanded” PSM Coverage: What Has Changed?

Chemicals, Current Events, Process Safety, Process Safety Management

“Expanded” PSM Coverage: What Has Changed?

“I don’t believe in life after death. But I do believe in some grinding destiny that watches over us on earth. If I didn’t, the safety valve would fail and the boiler would explode.” ‑ Hedy Lamarr, inventor and actor We’ve been blowing up boilers since the dawn of the industrial revolution. By now, you’d think [...]

By Mike Schmidt|2025-01-16T15:53:47-06:00December 17th, 2020|Chemicals, Current Events, Process Safety, Process Safety Management|Comments Off

The Safety Swamp: COVID-19 and Other Alligators

Current Events, Procedures, Workplace Safety

The Safety Swamp: COVID-19 and Other Alligators

“When one is up to his ass in alligators, it is easy to forget that his original objective was to drain the swamp.” — William Moore Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, just about every person in the world now knows that PPE stands for personal protective equipment. But instead of thinking about hardhats and steel-toed [...]

By Mike Schmidt|2025-01-17T10:08:32-06:00April 9th, 2020|Current Events, Procedures, Workplace Safety|1 Comment