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NAHAD's 28th Annual Meeting & Convention will meet at the fabulous Venetian/Palazzo Hotel Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 18 - 22, 2012. Featuring a powerful mix of top-level business presentations, supplier product showcase exhibits, principal-to-principal networking and all the fun and glitz of Vegas, this Convention is one you won't want to miss!

Members may now register online HERE.  Visit the NAHAD Convention pages on this site for full details.

Hotel reservations at the Venetian/Palazzo are available online HERE.

Chlorine Hose Failure Addressed by NAHAD & CSB

Following a catastrophic incident in Festus, MO in 2002 involving a ruptured chlorine transfer hose, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) approached NAHAD to craft appropriate warning language within the NAHAD Hose Assembly Guidelines to address continuous positive hose identification.

Over the past several years, NAHAD’s Hose Safety Institute has worked with the CSB and the Chlorine Institute regarding this matter. The NAHAD Standards Committee and NAHAD”s Hose Safety Institute recently completed this task, by including additional language into the Guidelines, as posted on the Hose Safety Institute web site.

Recently, Rafael Moure-Eraso, PhD, CIH, CSB Chairperson, sent the following letter to NAHAD, commending its efforts:

I am writing with regard to CSB Recommendation No. 2002-4-I -MO-R22, issued to NAHAD following our investigation of a chlorine release incident at DPC Enterprises' facility in Festus, Missouri in August 2002.

As you will recall, that incident occurred because of a catastrophic rupture of a chlorine transfer hose whose structural reinforcement braid layer was made of 316L stainless steel, rather than Hastelloy C-276. Because manufacturer shipping documents indicated that the hose braid was Hastelloy C-276, and the two braiding structures appear identical, the CSB concluded they were inadvertently switched at some point in the supply chain. Because such errors can result in catastrophic releases of highly toxic chlorine gas, the CSB recommended that NAHAD:

Work with The Chlorine Institute and chlorine hose manufacturers …… to develop and   implement a recommended practice requiring continuous positive identification (e .g, coding,  stenciling, stamping) throughout the supply chain, from manufacturing to the end user of the product.

I am writing to inform you that the Board voted on January 4, 2012 to designate this recommendation with the status "Closed- Acceptable Action." This status reflects the Board's determination that NAHAD has met the intent of the CSB's recommendation. We were pleased to learn that NAHAD has incorporated language into its hose assembly guidelines to stress the importance of continuous positive identification and to reference the Chlorine Institute Pamphlet #6, Appendix A, as a resource for permanent markings for chlorine transfer hose. We also appreciate that these revisions will be incorporated into NAHAD's forthcoming master specification guide, and would appreciate receiving a copy of this document for our records when it becomes available.

Thank you for your efforts to safeguard the health and safety of workers and the public at large

For more information on NAHAD’s Hose Safety Institute, visit www.nahad.org or www.hosesafetyinstitute.org.

California Act Has Implications for NAHAD Members

A new California law that took effect this month, designed to address the problem of trafficking in slave labor, could have an impact on wholesaler-distributors across the country.  This law will require a covered company to disclose its "efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from its direct supply chain for tangible goods offered for sale." To learn how this new law could affect your business see NAW's new Legal Advisory, “New California Transparency in Supply Chains Act Has Implications for Wholesaler-Distributors.”

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