Management practices hazard information

The application of waste-management practices in the United States has recently moved toward securing a new pollution prevention ethic. The performance of pollution prevention assessments and their subsequent implementation will encourage increased activity into methods that 1 further aid in the reduction of hazardous wastes. One of the most important and propitious consequences of the pollution-prevention movement will be the development of life-cycle design and standardized hfe-cycle cost-accounting procedures. These two consequences are briefly discussed in the two paragraphs that follow. Additional information is provided in a later subsection. 

This publication focuses on essential management practices related to chemical reactivity hazards. The following are a few other sources of information on closely related topics that may be useful to the reader. A more complete list of references and resources can be found at the end of this publication, in addition to the bibliography included on the CD-ROM. 

The information in this chapter is presented as a series of questions. They are intended to help you quickly decide whether chemical reactivity hazards are present at your facility. If chemical reactivity hazards are indicated, it points you to the essential practices in Chapter 4 for managing the hazards. It is also intended to indicate whether the essential practices presented in this Concept Book are sufficient to manage your chemical reactivity hazards, or whether additional resources will be required. 

Through a survey of select small, medium, and large companies, information was gathered about good practices for reactive hazard management within the chemical industry. CSB also visited chemical industry facilities that have implemented programs for managing reactive hazards. 

Incident investigations. See Investigations Incompatible materials hazards identification, 82-83, 84 NOAA Worksheet, 77 screening methods, 58-63 Information handoff, management practices, 117... 

Management Practice 8, Process Hazards Information, which describes the need to maintain current, accessible information on material characteristics, including reactivity. ... 

Other social controls indirectly influence industrial safety performance, such as laws and norms for corporate governance that cause companies to inform shareholders and potential investors about corporate activities so they can make informed decisions about financial risks. If the activities are hazardous, these sources of financial support may need to be convinced that their financial risks are held to acceptable levels by evidence of effective safety management, which thereby makes it necessary for companies to develop and implement codes of conduct and safety management practices that adhere to industrial standards and comply with government regulations. ... 

In the practice of modem system safety analysis, the system safety engineer attempts to provide a sufficient level of information to organizational management so that informed decisions may be made regarding hazard risk acceptance or rejection. In the safety and health arena, the provision of such choices often requires ample substantiation in order to justify decisions to accept a hazard risk. The system safety practitioner can utilize a wide variety of techniques and methods to determine risk levels and, through preestablished acceptance criteria, make recommendations to management. These analytical tools serve to qualify the risk in relation to some existing level and/or standard of operation. Some of the more common of these tools are discussed in detail in Part II of this text. When acmal failure rate data are known or can be determined or deduced, the system safety effort can take the analysis process further and actually quantify the risk of hazard in terms of these known or expected failure rates. 

Chanical management is the process of controlling the activities, data, and exposures of chemicals in the workplace. A best practices approach takes into account people, process and technology considerations. Ideally, you want to be able to control the introduction of chani-cals into the woikplace, track chemical locations and use, generate reports and access hazard information. 

The walk-around management style can be demonstrated in several ways (informally or formally). For example, a manager who stops to correct hazardous conditions as he/she walks around the workplace impresses employees with the importance of safety. As you conduct your walk-around, pay attention for shortcuts in safe work procedures and/or practices. The informed manager knows that shortcuts are a form of Russian roulette. It is only a matter of time until an employee gets hurt. 

The handbook contains information intended for use by technical personnel that are largely familiar with the concepts of proper safety management practices and who already have backgrounds or experiences in hazardous... 

Pollution Prevention Case Studies - The case studies collection contains information on alternative processes, materials and management practices for pollution prevention and hazardous waste minimization. 

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