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ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and
Safe Tank Alliance
April 11, 2007 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
March 22, 2004
Date Renewed
October 2, 2006
Evaluation Period
March 29, 2006 – March 28, 2007
Overview
Through the OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance, OSHA, American Petroleum Institute (API), National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) and the Steel Tank Institute (STI) are promoting safe tank entry,
cleaning, maintenance, and rescue operations and work within and around petroleum and petrochemical
liquid storage tanks. The workers include, but are not limited to, tank owners and operators, tank
maintenance and repair workers, tank contractors and rescue personnel.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Jess McCluer
Terry Meisinger* |
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)
Office of Small Business Assistance |
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| API: |
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William J. Erny
Karen Haase |
Manager of Safety Programs, Regulatory Affairs
Department
Senior Regulatory Analyst |
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| NFPA: |
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| Guy R. Colonna |
Assistant Vice President, Fire Protection
Applications & Chemical Engineering |
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| STI |
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| Wayne Geyer |
Executive Vice President |
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| Contributors |
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| Kristi Dearing |
Contractor for OSHA, Salt Lake Technical Center
(SLTC) |
II. Implementation Team Meetings
March 30, 2006
September 6, 2006
October 26, 2006
January 18, 2007
February 20, 2007
March 20, 2007 |
Draft Fall Prevention for Aboveground Storage Tanks Fact Sheet,
Teleconference
Implementation Team Meeting, API, Washington, DC
Safe Tank Entry Best Practices Seminar, Teleconference
Safe Tank Entry Best Practices Seminar, Teleconference
Safe Tank Entry Best Practices Seminar, Teleconference
Developing Joint Products with the OSHA and Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA)
Alliance, Teleconference |
III. Results
- Events and Products
Outreach and Communication Goals
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention of
workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of communicating such information
(e.g. print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA's, API's, NFPA's and STI's
Web sites) to employees and employers in the industry.
Products
OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance Web page
OSHA is continuing to update the OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance Web page that is posted on the Agency's
Web site. It includes the OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance renewal agreement, in which STI was added as a
signatory; news releases; activities and events and milestones and successes.
API Web site (www.api.org)
The API Web site has information on the OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance. During the reporting period,
API posted the Fall Prevention for Aboveground Storage Tanks Fact Sheet, developed through the OSHA
and Safe Tank Alliance, on its Web site.
STI Web Site (www.steeltank.org)
The STI Web site has information on the OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance along and links to OSHA's
compliance assistance resources.
Publications
Information on the activities of the OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance has appeared in publications such
as ehSuite and Partnerships in the Oil and Gas Industry. For more
information on the articles, see the "Alliance Program Reach".
OSHA's Electronic Assistance Tools
API and NFPA staff and members are continuing to participate on the editorial boards of the
following OSHA Safety and Health Topics pages and eTools:
Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Safety and Health Topics page:
- Ray Cook, Marathon Oil; Houston, TX
- Bill Erny, API, Washington, DC
- Lane Smith, Chevron Texaco; Houston, TX
Confined Spaces Safety and Health Topics page:
- Guy R. Colonna, P.E., NFPA, Quincy, MA
Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing eTool:
- Bill Erny, API, Washington, DC
- Lane Smith, Chevron Texaco; Houston, TX
- Ray Cook, Marathon Oil, Houston, TX
- Charlie Curlee, Marathon Oil, Houston, TX
- Joe Sologub, Marathon Oil, Houston, TX
Draft Storage Tank Module for the OSHA Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Safety and Health
Topics page
Through the OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance, API, NFPA and STI members and staff reviewed and provided
comments on the draft Storage Tank module for the OSHA Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing
Safety and Health Topics page. After the module is posted on the OSHA Web site, the Topics page will
be renamed Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Servicing and Storage Safety and Health Topics page.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA or industry conferences such as the API/NFPA Safety Tank Entry
Workshop.
STI Pressure Vessel Conference, November 15-16, 2006, Houston, Texas
On November 16, 2006, Chuck Williams, Director, Region VI, Houston, Texas South Area Office,
USDOL-OSHA, updated 40 attendees on the revised Hexavalent Chromium Standard during STI's Pressure
Vessel Conference November 15-16, 2006 in Houston, TX.
2006 National Safety Congress and Expo, November 5-9, 2006, San Diego, California
On November 7, 2006, Lee Anne Jillings, Director, OOSA, Directorate of Cooperative and State
Programs (DCSP), USDOL-OSHA; Bill Erny, API; and John Howell, Independent Lubricant Manufacturers
Association (ILMA), an Alliance Program participant, spoke to 10 attendees about training products
developed through the Alliance Program in a workshop, "Success of the Alliance Program: Best
Practices," during the 2006 National Safety Congress and Expo November 5-9, 2006 in San Diego,
California.
NFPA World Safety Congress and Exposition, June 4-8, 2006, Orlando, Florida
On June 6, 2006, Lee Anne Jillings, Director, OOSA, DCSP, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation on OSHA's
cooperative and compliance assistance resources focusing on the OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance, to 35
attendees at the NFPA World Safety Congress and Exposition, June 4-8, 2006 in Orlando, Florida. Mat
Chibbaro, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation, "Combustible Dust
in Industry" to over 100 attendees on June 6, 2006.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry and safety and health professionals regarding
API's, NFPA's, and STI's best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through
outreach by API, NFPA, and STI and through OSHA- or API, NFPA and STI – developed materials,
training programs, workshops, seminars and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
Products
Fact Sheet: Fall Prevention for Aboveground Storage Tanks
Through the OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance, the implementation team developed a fact sheet, "Fall
Prevention for Aboveground Storage Tanks." It describes general safety tips to help prevent
fall-related injuries for those working in and around aboveground storage tanks. The fact sheet was
completed and posted on API's Web site in November 2006 and a link to the fact sheet was added to
the OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance Web page on OSHA's Web site.
OSHA Potential Flammability Hazard Associated with Bulk Transportation of Oilfield Exploration and
Production Waste Liquids Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB)
API reviewed and provided OSHA with comments on the Agency's revised draft Potential Flammability
Hazard Associated with Bulk Transportation of Oilfield Exploration and Production Waste Liquids
SHIB.
- Promote and encourage the petroleum and petrochemical industry's participation in OSHA cooperative
programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, and Consultation and its
Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program.
The OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Executive Summary
OSHA and the Safe Tank Alliance original signatories, API and NFPA agreed to continue the Alliance
and signed a renewal agreement on October 2, 2006. The Steel Tank Institute was added as a signatory
to the agreement. Through the OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance, OSHA, API, NFPA, STI are continuing to
work together to promote safe tank entry, cleaning, maintenance, and rescue operations and work
within and around petroleum and petrochemical liquid storage tanks. This positive relationship has
led to the development of products that the team is sharing with the public, including:
- "Fall Prevention for Aboveground Storage Tanks" fact sheet that describes general safety tips to
help prevent fall-related injuries for those working in and around aboveground storage tanks. The
fact sheet was completed and posted on API's Web site in November 2006 and a link to the fact
sheet was added to the OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance Web page on OSHA's Web site.
In addition, OSHA, API, NFPA and STI representatives are sharing their expertise through
participating on OSHA's electronic assistance tools' editorial boards and speaking and exhibiting
opportunities. For example:
- API and NFPA members and staff are continuing to serve on OSHA's Confined Space and Oil and Gas
Well Drilling and Servicing Safety and Health Topics pages' and Oil and Gas Well Drilling and
Servicing eTool's editorial boards.
- API and NFPA provided comments on the draft Storage Tank module which will be added to the OSHA
Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Safety and Health Topics page.
- Chuck Williams, Director, Region VI, Houston, Texas South Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, updated 40
attendees on the on the revised hexavalent chromium standard during STI's Pressure Vessel
Conference.
- Lee Anne Jillings, Director, OOSA, DCSP, USDOL-OSHA; Bill Erny, API: and John Howell, ILMA spoke
to 10 attendees about training products developed through the Alliance Program in a workshop,
"Success of the Alliance Program: Best Practices," during the 2006 National Safety Congress and
Expo.
- Lee Anne Jillings, OOSA, DCSP, USDOL-OSHA gave a presentation on OSHA's cooperative and compliance
assistance programs, with a particular focus on the Safe Tank Alliance, to 35 attendees at the NFPA
World Safety Congress and Exposition in Orlando, Florida. In addition, Mat Chibbaro, Directorate of
Standards and Guidance, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation titled, "Combustible Dust in Industry" to
over 100 attendees.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance Web page on OSHA's Web
site |
7,387 |
| Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Safety and
Health Topics page |
22,729 |
| Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing eTool |
27,269 |
| Confined Spaces Safety and Health Topics page |
73,729 |
| February 2007 – "OSHA Alliances," OSHA Up To Date |
Data Not Available |
November 16, 2006: STI Pressure Vessel Conference,
Houston, Texas
Speaker: Chuck Williams, Director, Region VI, Houston, Texas South Area Office, USDOL-OSHA |
40 |
| November 8, 2006 – "OSHA Renews Safe Tank Alliance to
Advance Safety and Health at Petroleum and Petrochemical Liquid Storage Sites," ehsSuite |
Data Not Available |
November 7, 2006, 2006 National Safety Congress and
Expo, San Diego, California
Speakers:
Lee Anne Jillings, Director, OOSA, DCSP, USDOL-OSHA
Bill Erny, API |
10 |
| October 1, 2006 – OSHA includes information on the
Fall Protection for Aboveground Storage Tanks Fact Sheet in QuickTakes |
52,805 |
| Summer 2006 – "The Alliance Program's Safe Tank
Alliance," Partnerships in the Oil and Gas Industry |
Data Not Available |
June 6, 2006, NFPA World Safety Congress and
Exposition, Orlando, Florida
Speaker: Lee Anne Jillings, Director, OOSA, DCSP, USDOL-OSHA |
35 |
June 6, 2006, NFPA World Safety Congress and
Exposition, Orlando, Florida
Speaker: Mat Chibbaro, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, USDOL-OSHA |
100 |
| TOTAL |
184,104 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
The OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance Implementation Team has discussed a number of activities that will
be undertaken in the upcoming year. For example, OSHA and the Safe Tank Alliance will hold a one and
a half day Safe Tank Entry Best Practices Seminar April 17-18, 2007 at the Houston Area Safety
Council's NASA facility in Webster, Texas. The seminar will include one full day of technical
presentations on safe tank entry topics including rescue operations and fall protection. In
addition, a half day presentation focusing on best practices in atmospheric monitoring will also be
delivered.
The OSHA and Safe Tank and OSHA and ILMA Alliances are discussing the development of joint products
addressing aboveground storage tanks safety issues e.g. safe tank entry, confined space and hot
work. The OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance invited representatives from the OSHA and ILMA Alliance to
attend the seminar in Webster, Texas.
NFPA will complete the draft safe tank entry hot work and confined space brochures and share them
with OSHA for feedback. API will also develop the next Safe Tank Entry fact sheet focusing on
cleaning and maintenance.
In addition, the Alliance's representatives from API and NFPA will continue to be members of OSHA's
Confined Space and Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Safety and Health Topics pages' and Oil
and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing eTool's editorial boards and will review and provide comments on
the resources. In addition, the draft Storage Tank module that the OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance
implementation team assisted in developing will be posted on the OSHA Oil and Gas Well Drilling and
Servicing Safety and Health Topics page by Summer 2007.
The OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance will continue to promote the activities of the Alliance and provide
information on OSHA's cooperative programs through presentations. For example, on June 5, 2007, Lee
Anne Jillings, Director, OOSA, DCSP, USDOL-OSHA, will make a presentation on OSHA's compliance
assistance resources and cooperative programs, with a particular focus on the OSHA and Safe Tank
Alliance at the NFPA World Safety Congress and Exposition, on June 3-7, 2007, in Boston,
Massachusetts.
Finally, API and STI will continue to promote OSHA's compliance assistance materials and outreach
resources and the OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance through posting information on their Web pages.
Report prepared by: Jess McCluer, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
April 11, 2007
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