OSHA regulatory compliance

As stated in DOE-STD-3009-94, a preparation guide for U.S. DOE Nonreactor Documented Safety Analysis reports, "It is not the intention of the DSA to cover safety as it relates to the common industrial hazards that make up a large portion of basic OSHA regulatory compliance." Therefore, in the context of 10 CFR 830, Subpart B requirements, the scope of HAZWOPER is taken to include those hazards, associated controls, and safety and health (S H) programs that must be identified and maintained within a Hazard Category 1, 2, or 3 facility s safety basis. 

Regulatory Compliance Issues in the US Table 64.2 Examples of OSHA-listed chemicals... 

It is important to maintain an institutionalized closed-loop hazard tracking system. This not only allows the firm to perform trend analyses to study accident patterns (or near-miss patterns), it also provides documentation of not only accident data but also hazard data for regulatory compliance. If a company can show an effective hazard tracking and resolution system to regulatory inspectors, such as OSHA, most of the battle is already won. 

The necessary jargon, concepts, and key concerns of the chemical industry as it relates to regulatory compliance with OSHA... 

As with all types of emergency response, training and regulatory compliance are the key elements. One thing is certain, when hazardous materials/chemicals are involved with any type of emergency response, the responders must be trained to know how to prevent spread of the spill and how to protect themselves from contamination. In addition, key chemical industry workplace personnel should be trained in standard first aid—all workers should be trained in CPR. Finally, in order to ensure good first aid and emergency medical practices, the employer must ensure compliance with OSHA s 29 CFR 1910.151 (Medical Services and First Aid). 

An important aspect of environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations is enforcement. Eederal, state, and local regulatory authorities usually have large enforcement sections. In the environmental area, compliance audits are usually conducted aimually. OSHA, both federal and state, usually audits based on a faciHty s accident/incident rate. 

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New regulatory initiatives (e.g., from OSHA and EPA) and industry programs (e.g., the Chemical Manufacturers Association s Responsible Cate effort) have stimulated increased attention to PSM. While compliance is certainly a requirement in deciding to implement PSM, it is by no means the only ben t. Rather, compliance is the baseline from which other benefits evolve. The quality and effectiveness of the system your company ultimately adopts could well depend on how persuasively those benefits are conveyed. Remember, at this point in your initiative, the goal is to win endorsement of a concept, not approval of a full-fledged plan. The core of that concept is the idea that PSM offers benefits over and above compliance with new regulations, or conformance with an industry initiative. 

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Management s first priority must always be to make sure that they are in compliance with the law. In some ways, this type of audit is the easiest to carry out because the audit questions are predefined. All that the auditor need to do is take a regulatory statement or sentence, and invert it to create the audit question. For example, the OSHA PSM standard to do with hazards analysis contains the following requirement ... 

Like its popular predecessors, the book supplies a complete overview of hazard control, safety management, compliance, standards, and accreditation in the healthcare industry. This edition includes new information on leadership, performance improvement, risk management, organizational culture, behavioral safety, root cause analysis, and recent OSHA and Joint Commission Emergency Management requirements and regulatory changes. 

The respirators selected shall be adequate to protect the health of the employee and ensure compliance with all other OSHA statutory and regulatory requirements, under routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations. The respirator selected shall be appropriate for the chemical state and physical form of the contaminant. 

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