Incident Update: Tosco Incident - Calendar of Events
Insider: AcuSafe forms Alliance with VerticalNet.com
Hot Topics: ASSE Testifies on Ergonomics Standard
Human Factors Focus: Ergonomics and Process Safety - Where's the link?
Resources: Interpretation Letters Easy to Search
Incident News: Breathing Air Tragedy in Texas
Events Update: AIChE Safety in Ammonia Plants - Tucson, Arizona

INCIDENT UPDATE
Tosco Incident - Calendar of Events 

Since the tragic fire in February 1999, Tosco at Martinez, CA has had its share of media coverage. AcuSafe has summarized some of the major events as well as provide links to some of the documents available as part of the investigation. 

INSIDER
AcuSafe forms Alliance with Vertical Net 

AcuSafe, the world's first internet portal devoted exclusively to safety and risk management issues, have forged an alliance with VerticalNet.com, a firm that owns and operates 55 industry-specific Web sites designed as online business-to-business communities, known as vertical trade communities. This alliance greatly expands AcuSafe's course offerings and is the beginning of more tailored, industry-specific training courses to enhance value to the clients. Read more about it, and see how the wide offering of training courses and seminars could help your organization.

HOT TOPICS
ASSE Urges OSHA to Clarify Ergonomics Standard at Chicago Hearing 

The ASSE, representing over 33,000 safety engineers located throughout the U.S. told OSHA officials at a hearing in Chicago on April 20th that an ergonomics standard is needed, but not the one proposed by OSHA. Click on this link to read more about this hot topic.

HUMAN FACTORS FOCUS
Ergonomics and Process Safety - Where's the link?

AcuTech Consulting's Western Manager, John Palmer, recently presented a summary of the proposed OSHA Ergonomics Standard at the Adhesives and Sealants Council Spring Meeting in Las Vegas. Read more on why this standard may have a bridge to those of you involved with Process Safety Issues.

RESOURCES
OSHA Interpretation Letters

Like to do your own search of OSHA's thinking without having to trust the Internet? AcuSafe now has all the Process Safety Management Interpretation Letters (as of December 1999) in a single document available for downloading. Click on this link to get to the link for downloading the compressed file and make your life easier.

INCIDENT NEWS
Breathing Air Tragedy in Texas

Your editor was in Texas when he heard the local news regarding the tragic loss of two painters due to Oxygen deprivation. Click here to read the flash issued by OSHA Region 6 as well as some additional thoughts from the AcuSafe Editor.

EVENTS UPDATE
Annual Ammonia Safety Symposium

The AIChE's Annual Ammonia Safety Symposium is the world's leading forum for discussion of health, safety, and environment-related experience and improvements in the operation and technology of production plant and storage facilities for ammonia and related chemicals (nitric acid, ammonium nitrate, methanol, and urea). There will be over 30 formal presentations over the 3-1/2 day conference.

A free calendar detailing important conferences, events, meetings, and regulatory deadlines is available on AcuSafe. The calendar will be updated regularly, so we suggest you bookmark it for future reference - http://www.acusafe.com/Calendar/index.html. Our readers are encouraged to contribute other events of interest to Process Safety professionals.