Employees consultations

Amendments to the Clean Air Act require employer-employees consultation to develop and implement PSM program elements and hazard assessments. Section 304 requires employee training and education on the findings of PSM incident investigations. 

Review team members or consultants retained to support a review should be chosen that are intimately familiar with the hydrocarbon or chemical processes under examination. For example a crude separation operator should not be chosen to support a review of a refinery gas plant, however he could serve as a reviewer for another crude separation unit. The typical review team should also have a balanced number of individuals from different organizations such as company employees, consultants, equipment fabricators, etc. Hopefully one group s self interest should not be able to outweigh and unduly sway the entire groups outlook. 

The intent of this paragraph is to require employers to involve employees at an elemental level of the PSM program. Minimum requirements for an Employee Participation Program for PSM must include a written plan of action for implementing employee consultation on the development of PHAs and other elements of process hazard management contained within 1910.119. The employer must also provide ready access to all the information required to be developed under the standard. ... 

These variables include control over error management, accident prevention techniques, hazard management, risk engineering, and corporate arrangements for employee consultation and reporting. 

Alcohol abuse is a considerable problem when vehicle driving is part of the job especially if driving is required on public roads. Misuse of alcohol can reduce productivity, increase absenteeism, increase accidents at work and, in some cases, endanger the public. Employers need to adopt an alcohol policy following employee consultation. The following matters need to be considered ... 

Was the employee consulted sufficiently in terms of his problems, prospects and the possibility of dismissal ... 

Joint consultation between employers and employees is an important feature of the safety management process. Managers may liaise with trade union appointed safety representatives through the operation of a health and safety committee, or as part of a normal employer/employee consultative process. 

Regulation 5 obliges the employer to make necessary information available to employees consulted directly to enable them to participate effectively, and where ROES are consulted as well as this the employer is required to... 

Beware of the IRS Incentive programs are likely considered taxable—particularly if you are dealing with monetary rewards, high-value personal property, or awards to a large percentage of employees. Consult with your payroll staff or tax professional. Also, consider reviewing the IRS publications 15-A, 15-B and Pubhcation 525 (www. irs.gov). 

Chemical safety data sheets for individual compounds should be consulted for detailed information. Precautions for the higher aldehydes are essentially those for most other reactive organic compounds, and should include adequate ventilation in areas where high exposures are expected fire and explosion precautions and proper instmction of employees in use of respiratory, eye, and skin protection. 

Physical examinations, employee training and educational programs, medical protection, and record keeping, among others, are required. The regional OSHA office should be consulted for the latest rules and regulations. 

Chemically related database searches can be used to estabhsh concepts and patentable ideas. For instance, searches have identified researchers using particular monomers in a potentially patentable latex formulation found precedents for a polymeric emulsifier summarized pubHcations of people being considered as consultants, expert witnesses, employees or speakers to an industrial group and provided market description information for a new pigment manufacturing firm to identify target markets. 

It is sincerely hoped that the information presented in this document will lead to an even more impressive record for the entire industry however, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, its consultants, CCPS Subcommittee members, their employers, their employers officers and directors, and AntiEntropics, Incorporated and its employees disclaim making or giving any warranties or representations, express or implied, including with respect to fitness, intended purpose, use or merchantability and/or correctness or accuracy of the content of the information presented in this document. As between (1) Anerican Institute of Chemical Engineers, its consultants, CCPS Subcommittee members, their employers, their employers officers and directors, and AntiEntropics, Incorporated and its employees and (2) the user of this document, the user accepts any legal liability or responsibility whatsoever for the consequence of its use or misuse. 

Approved requirements for the packaging, labelling and caiTiage of radioactive matenal by rails A guide to the Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 A guide to the Work m Compressed Air Regulations 1996... 

Not only will you base your decision on better information, but also people will react favorably at having been consulted. Discuss potential solutions with technical specialists and with employees. 

Section 304 of the Clean Air Act Amendments states that employers are to consult with their employees and their representatives regarding their efforts in developing and implementing the process safety management... 

Employees in the process area where the incident occurred should be consulted, interviewed, or made members of the team. Their knowledge of the events represents a significant set of facts about the incident that occurred. The report, its findings, and recommendations should be shared with those who can benefit from the information. The cooperation of employees is essential to an effective incident investigation. The focus of the investigation should be to obtain facts, and not to place blame. The team and the investigative process should clearly deal with all involved individuals in a fair, open, and consistent manner. 

Involving nonmanagement employees In the PSM pilot can be very helpful. Involvement at early stages encourages buy-in from people who mil ultimately be important to the success of PSM. If you select a unionized facility, it may be wise to involve the local representative in advance of the test. Consult with the facility manager to avoid misunderstandings. 

We have selected the Manwood plant as the test site, in consultation with Facility Manager Ray Leonard, who will play a key role in overseeing the installation. All Manwood employees will participate, either directly or indirectly, and we will actively solicit their feedback about the system based on their experience with it. 

You liave been hired as a consultant to a company administrator who has a limited budget for die mitigation of hazards in a certain chemical plant. The plant employs two kinds of workers day employees tliat work one 8 hour sliLft daily, and sliift employees that rotate tlirougli tliree 8 hour shifts each day. A HAZOP-HAZAN report reveals two kinds of accidents are possible during plant operation. 

Most of the time the program is organized by a person who is in full-time employment in the company in question, but external consultants can also successfully be used to implement a scheme. This is t)q)ically done in close collaboration with a specific company-internal employee (see, for example, Allianz Insurance). 

You are probably working for a medium-sized or large organization (be this as a full-time/part-time employee or a consultant). That said, this chapter, and indeed the whole book, is highly relevant to mentoring schemes in small firms too. 

You should consult your employees (through safety representatives, if you have any) about the policy statement. Everyone should be able to see from the policy statement exactly who is responsible for different things, such as advice, reporting an accident, and first aid. 

If you do not have trade unions, you must consult employees, either directly or through an elected representative -see Health and Safety fConsultation with Employeesf Regulations 1996. 

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