Environmental Management » Occupational Safety And Health http://www.e-p-o.org Environmental Management Articles at EPO Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:02:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 5 Die In Oil Refinery Explosion In Washington State http://www.e-p-o.org/5-die-in-oil-refinery-explosion-in-washington-state http://www.e-p-o.org/5-die-in-oil-refinery-explosion-in-washington-state#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:42:20 +0000 admin http://www.e-p-o.org/?p=348 Working in an oil refinery can be very dangerous work.  This was unfortunately evident in a recent explosion at a Tesoro Corp. refinery in Anacortes, Washington, which killed five workers.  Two other workers were critically injured with burn injuries.

The explosion occurred when a unit of the Anacortes refinery was being brought back online following maintenance work was being performed.  Large flames, which were buffeted by high winds raged from the refinery, were extinguished after about 90 minutes. While the extent of the damage is unknown, the refinery continues partial operations.  The refinery, which is located on Fidalgo Bay about 70 miles north of Seattle, has about 300 employees.

The Anacortes refinery is Washington State’s largest oil refinery, capable of producing 130,000 barrels of crude oil daily.  It primarily processes Alaska North Slop crude oil, turning it into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel used mostly in the states of Washington and Oregon.

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board and Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (“L&I”) are investigation the accident.  In an inspection conducted in 2009, L&I found that 17 serious safety and health violations at the Anacortes refinery.  L&I inspectors found a total 150 instances of non-compliance at the Tesoro refinery.  The company was not ensuring safe work practices for energy control and had failed to update safety information when changes were made to equipment and technology.

Fines amounting to $85,700 were levied against Tesoro for the violations and L&I required that the hazards be corrected and an independent safety audit be conducted.  However, the fines for Tesoro reduced to $12,250, according to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Web site.

]]> http://www.e-p-o.org/5-die-in-oil-refinery-explosion-in-washington-state/feed 0 Importance of Medical Information Software http://www.e-p-o.org/importance-of-medical-information-software http://www.e-p-o.org/importance-of-medical-information-software#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:27:43 +0000 admin http://www.e-p-o.org/importance-of-medical-information-software What exactly is Medical Information Software?

Medical Information Software is commercial medical software that is made use of with the aid of a shared database that stores request data and standard response documents. This can be used for historical review whenever necessary. It is used mainly for quality control, correspondence and document management and reporting, optional Adverse Event and Product complaint functions and better integration with regulatory systems.

This kind of software organizes patient records, helps medical billing, scheduling appointments for patients and comes in handy for marketing and sales professionals in order to promote their products.

Patients benefit from this software as medical service is given to them in an efficient and professional manner making them feel that the money they spend on medical services is being used well. Frequently Asked Questions database helps people know more information.

Medical references like health care news, medical journals, drug databases, medical guidelines and ethics, chemical and toxicological information are available in this Medical Information Software.

What else is available in Medical Information Software?

Some out of the innumerable information available is:

Diagnostic Aids Personal Health Aids Emergency Response and Risk Analysis Occupational Safety and health Educational Training Resources Resources by Medical Specialty

Types of Medical Information Software

3E Company is one such kind of software that gives online access to harmful material inventory through a web browser interface. It also tracks down the inventory location with the aid of features like inventory management, regulated chemical lists and MSDS search. There is also an EHS Enterprise Software Suite that includes advanced MSDS Management, MSDS Authoring, Environmental Reporting, Database Building Services, Container Label Printing and MSDS Hosting Service via Internet.

The Safety Software Directory is a Medical Information Software, an online electronic document having a small description of each software product and links to the developer’s website for product information.

There is the Donley technology’s EH & S Management Information Systems Report.

Also common is the Health care Freeware site that has a load of online databases of healthcare information and downloadable software.

Investing in Medical Information Software today is the best way to run your practice well with the aid of modern medical technology. The very fact that some of the largest pharmaceutical companies and small product companies are using this technology is proof of its significance in the medical world.




By: Vikas S

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