Personal injury

CAUTION. Ethers that have been stored for long periods, particularly in partly-filled bottles, frequently contain small quantities of highly explosive peroxides. The presence of peroxides may be detected either by the per-chromic acid test of qualitative inorganic analysis (addition of an acidified solution of potassium dichromate) or by the liberation of iodine from acidified potassium iodide solution (compare Section 11,47,7). The peroxides are nonvolatile and may accumulate in the flask during the distillation of the ether the residue is explosive and may detonate, when distilled, with sufficient violence to shatter the apparatus and cause serious personal injury. If peroxides are found, they must first be removed by treatment with acidified ferrous sulphate solution (Section 11,47,7) or with sodium sulphite solution or with stannous chloride solution (Section VI, 12). The common extraction solvents diethyl ether and di-tso-propyl ether are particularly prone to the formation of peroxides. 

Combining Tort and Contract Advantages. Two methods were available to allow plaintiffs an easier road to recovery. Courts either stripped the tort action of the necessity for estabUshing fault, or interpreted the UCC in such a way that privity was not necessary and the other Code defenses were not appHcable to cases involving personal injury or property damage. Either way a manufacturer would be open to dkect suit without the... 

The Henningsen decision sought to impose strict HabiUty against manufacturers within the framework of the Uniform Commercial Code. Only a short time elapsed before the courts recognized that the language used by the UCC to address HabiUty provided a clumsy tool for prosecuting personal injury cases, and that strict HabiUty was a purely tort doctrine. 

Don t start the pump until after completing all the previously mentioned points, and any other specification mentioned in the operation and maintenance manual of the pump provided by the pump supplier. Not doing this could cause equipment damage and even personal injury. It might even void the pump guarantee. 

Cylinders should be handled carefully to avoid personal injury or damage to them. 

Tier 2 Future liability costs, such as remedial actions, personal injury under the OSH A regulations, property damage, etc. 

Leaks cannot lead directly to personal injury. They can lead to fire or explosion if there is an ignition source and to oil pollution if there is inadequate containment. Both the immediacy of the hazard developing and the magnitude of the hazard will be smaller with leaks than with overpressure. Thus, although it is necessary to protect against leaks, thi.s protection will not require the same level of safety that is required to protect against overpressure. 

An HSE inspector has the power under Section 25 to enter any premises where he has reasonable cause to believe that, in the circumstances, any article or substance is a cause of imminent danger of serious personal injury. He may then seize the article or substance and cause it to be rendered harmless, whether by destruction or otherwise. 

The survey determined that advanced notice of machine-train and systems problems had reduced the potential for destructive failure, which could cause personal injury or death. The determination was based on catastrophic failures where personal injury would be... 

Issue a prohibition notice, if there is a risk of serious personal injury, to stop the work or process giving rise to this risk until remedial action specified by the inspector in the notice has been undertaken. This notice... 

Products manufactured using concepts in UL Standard 746D provide quick verification of material identification, along with the assurance that acceptable blending or simple compounding operations are used that would not increase the risk of fire, electrical shock, or personal injury. 

The PSM Rule requires all PrHAs to address "any previous incident which had a likely potential for catastrophic consequences in the workplace," 29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(ii). An incident is an unplanned event that may or may not result in injuries and/or loss. For example, an incident might involve a flammable gas leak that does not ignite. An accident, on the other hand, is an unplanned event that actually leads to personal injury, property damage, environmental damage, and/or business interruption losses, such as the ignition of a flammable gas leak resulting in burns and fire damage. 

Optimum safety and health are required to prevent personal injury to chemical surety agents. Facility System Safety is one avenue used to achieve optimum safety and health in operations that deal with these agents. 

Whenever the accidental ignition in the open air of hydrogen gas-air mixture might be likely to cause personal injury or property damage, precautions shall be taken. For example ... 

Explosion Sudden release of energy that causes a blast or shock wave may lead to personal injury or structural damage. 

The importance of prompt follow up and implementation of recommendations cannot be overemphasized. The impact on a government investigator, or a jury, of recommendations made but ignored cannot be overstated. This is especially true if it appears that the recommendations were not implemented due to their costs. It is the company lawyer s nightmare to learn, for example, that a past audit identified a problem and years later, a personal injury-causing accident occurred because the problem was not fixed. 

Some hazardous wastes, or mixture of hazardous wastes (such as cyanides, hydrogen sulfide, and parathion) are extremely or acutely hazardous because of their high acute toxicity. These extremely hazardous wastes, if human exposure should occur, may result in disabling personal injury, illness, or even death. 

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