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John Astad
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OSHA Forgot the OSH Act?

Replied Mar 31

OSHA Forgot the OSH Act?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Kevin Gilbert Apr 1.

Air Quality Testing (?)

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Where do you live (city, state, country)?
Galveston County, Texas
What industry do you work in?
Petrochemical/Marine Transportation shift work day/night job at the docks
What is your job title?
When not at the docks, Director/Research Analyst CDPI
What company do you work for or associate with?
Combustible Dust Policy Institute
Do you currently use or recommend Personal Protective Equipment?
Yes
What best describes the role you play in the purchase of safety products?
Use hand protection on my job, Other
If Other above, please explain.
Work in Class I Hazardous Locations (Potentially Explosive Atmospheres) Conducting marine transfer operations of refined petroleum products between the dock, barges, and tankerships. Ground zero for the 1947 Texas City explosion and 2005 BP Refinery vapor cloud explosion.

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Laura Wells joined John Astad's group
Combustible Dust Hazard Awareness
The goal of Combustible Dust Group is to minimize the severity and reduce the occurrence of combustible dust related fires and explosions in the global workplace.
August 25
Rick Neigher joined John Astad's group
Combustible Dust Hazard Awareness
The goal of Combustible Dust Group is to minimize the severity and reduce the occurrence of combustible dust related fires and explosions in the global workplace.
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Sam Windom joined John Astad's group
Combustible Dust Hazard Awareness
The goal of Combustible Dust Group is to minimize the severity and reduce the occurrence of combustible dust related fires and explosions in the global workplace.
April 9
John Astad added 2 blog posts
April 7

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Tesoro 2008 Process Safety Management PSM Citations

To assist stakeholders in a better understanding of the 2008 citations that Tesoro Anacortes Refinery received from the Washington Department of Labor and Industries, Division of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH) enforcement and inspection activities please refer to the document below in the resource section.

Since the Friday catastrophic explosion there have been numerous news reports on the 14 deleted citations fr… Continue

Posted on April 7, 2010 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

John Astad

Prior Hydrotreater Fire at Louisiana Refinery that CSB assessed in 2006

Hydrotreater fires at refineries have a high probability of occurrence in the global refinery sector. In 2006 a Louisiana oil refinery had a hydrotreater fire that CSB assessed yet found that no investigation was warranted. Luckily there was… Continue

Posted on April 6, 2010 at 3:39pm — 1 Comment

John Astad

Blame Game: Oil Refinery Explosions and Fires



Sensationalistic journalism reaches new heights in the blame game following the catastrophic vapor cloud flash fire and explosion at the Tesoro Anacort… Continue

Posted on April 6, 2010 at 11:55am — 2 Comments

John Astad

Tesoro Naphtha Hydrotreater Type Fires: Regular Global Occurrence




So whats new? Naphtha hydrotreater fires: are a regular global occurrence.

07/22/2009 ConocoPhillips a hydrotreating unit desulfurization unit fire.… Continue

Posted on April 3, 2010 at 8:00pm —

John Astad

Web 2.0 Mapping Probability of Occurrence in Risk Analysis

Tweets, Google Maps Help Solve Mystery of Portland Explosion-WSJ Article


The Combustible Dust Policy Institute has been using Google Maps for several years in mapping combustible dust related fires and explosions that occur in the nations manufacturing sector. Mapping over… Continue

Posted on March 31, 2010 at 2:30am —

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At 8:01pm on March 31, 2010, Sam Windom said…
John,

Good to connect with you here as well!

Sam
At 8:47am on September 3, 2009, Jason Burzynski said…
Whats going on over there in the 'underground', no posts in almost a month!?!?
At 11:36am on June 3, 2009, Brent Armstrong said…
Thank you very much John. I am really looking forward in participating in the discussions here in this community.

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