摘要:

The Clean Air Act amendments of 1990 required the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to develop a chemical safety standard containing minimum requirements to prevent accidental releases of chemicals that could pose a threat to employees. OSHA's Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals regulation became law in 1992 and applies to any water treatment facility that uses chlorine in 1‐ton (900 kg) cylinders unless it is unoccupied and remote. The PSM standard is unlike many other OSHA regulations in that it is performance‐based rather than prescriptive. This makes compliance more challenging as each process safety management system is different and must consider factors such as the workplace culture and the abilities of employees. This paper examines each of the 16 paragraphs within the regulation to assist in the development of a well‐documented safety plan.

ISSN:0149-8029    

DOI:10.1002/j.1551-8701.1996.tb00551.x

出版商:Wiley    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This month's question asks if AWWA's Small Utility Network has any services available on the Internet, and if it has an email address. As of May 1996, the Small Utility Network went online. This article provides a screen shot of the AWWA home page and gives directions on how to get to the Small Utility Network page. This page offers a discussion forum, access to the past year's Question of the Month columns, the latest regulatory activity, job listings in the water industry, information on water suppliers, policy statements, white papers, etc. Contact information is also given.

ISSN:0149-8029    

DOI:10.1002/j.1551-8701.1996.tb00552.x

出版商:Wiley    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Although a crew of eight people made 400 sandbags by hand per day, the demand for sandbags was higher than we could meet. We solved this problem by constructing a sandbagging device. Now, our crew can make 1,600 sandbags per day. This device saves two full workdays, translating to $1,920 per day in labor costs.

ISSN:0149-8029    

DOI:10.1002/j.1551-8701.1996.tb00553.x

出版商:Wiley    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This paper discusses ways to recognize the areas of employee safety that need attention. Documents such as accident report forms, insurance reports, Worker Compensation forms, and OSHA 200 logs or 101 forms contain information that can be compiled to provide a picture of the types and number of injuries that have occurred at your utility. Once you have a clear idea of where and why injuries are occurring you can identify solutions that will reduce lost time and costs and increase productivity and worker morale.

ISSN:0149-8029    

DOI:10.1002/j.1551-8701.1996.tb00555.x

出版商:Wiley    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This paper explores the difference between conservation measures and conservation incentives and describes the basic types of each. While an incentive is used to increase customer awareness of the importance or value of reducing water waste, a measure is the efficiency device or practice that actually reduces water demand. By identifying the specific actions and tools that result in more efficient water use, a clearer picture can emerge of the strategy that is needed to achieve conservation goals.

ISSN:0149-8029    

DOI:10.1002/j.1551-8701.1996.tb00556.x

出版商:Wiley    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

In January of 1996, the Clayton County Water Authority, which serves 196,000 people in south‐metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, began receiving disturbing calls from customers. Air was accumulating in the mains of an industrial area of the distribution system. An exhaustive search determined the cause of the problem to be a malfunctioning dry sprinkler system. Compressed air from the sprinkler pipes was being pushed back into the water distribution lines. Cooperation and teamwork were crucial to the discovery and correction of the air problem.

ISSN:0149-8029    

DOI:10.1002/j.1551-8701.1996.tb00557.x

出版商:Wiley    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY