For employees working with hazardous substances, an oversight can be disastrous - an unfortunate lesson learned by six Florida workers at a Blue Rhino propane tank refurbishing facility in Taveras, Florida who were injured during a fire.

Every one of you is held up to represent an elite corps of businesses that really get the value of a safety culture and are leading the way in promoting it. It's not enough to be good. VPP members must be exceptional in this regard. The program remains meaningful only so long as it has integrity, and that is, ultimately, a function of quality, not quantity.

A working group of federal agencies has issued a fact sheet* on progress made to improve the safety and security of chemical facilities in the United States.

A manufacturer of custom-sized resin balls used in the petroleum industry exposed its employees to a breathtaking array of hazards, according to OSHA, which has leveled 48 violations and $105,200 in fines against A. Hyatt Ball Co., Inc. in Fort Edward, New York.

The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) has published two new reports on process safety data. Potentially hazardous substances are a fundamental part of today’s oil and gas industry, and safe handling is vital.

The Middle East oil, gas and petrochemical industry is currently focusing on the operational side of process safety management (PSM) and evaluating the gaps in the current programs to further improve PSM performance whilst ensuring a systematic approach is implemented for reporting near misses.

Workers at Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC were exposed to dangerous chemicals, such as formaldehyde and other potential health and safety hazards, because the company failed to implement proper chemical management procedures at its Columbus plant.