Checklist: Hazardous Materials For all but two of these questions, a “no” answer indicates corrective action needs to be taken. The two exceptions are indicated below.
Accidents Don’t Just Happen Whenever there’s an accident—whether someone is killed, or a child breaks a teacup—somebody is sure to ask, “How did it happen?” The
Incident Prevention Q. What is the most frequent cause of incidents? A. Nine out of ten incidents can be traced to an employee’s unsafe actions, which may
Incident Investigation Industrial incidents occur everyday. Some are major, with injuries to workers as well as damage to property, but most are minor and do not
Alert 05 – 33 Labeling of Containers – Hazardous Material Incident WHAT HAPPENED: An employee transferred methanol from a storage drum to a plastic drinking water container
Alert 02 – 44 Improper Storage of Hazardous Liquid WHAT HAPPENED: An incident occurred on a rig in which a local employee drank methanol that was being