Safety and health effectiveness

A qualitative range of possible safety and health effects on employees in the workplace caused by failure of controls. 

Quantitative evaluation of the severity of accident consequences is not required. However, the PrHA team must qualitatively evaluate the range of the possible employee safety and health effects. Such evaluation is generally made by discussing the severity of consequences of each scenario (see Section 4). 

Table 17.1 shows the aspects of process safety for which actions are required by OSHA in Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1910, Section 119 (29 CFR 1910.119) [1] and by the EPA in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 68 (40 CFR 68) [2]. This Chemical Process Safety section concentrates on the engineering aspects of Process Safety Information —on the consequences of failure of engineering and administrative controls and the qualitative evaluation of a range of the possible safety and health effects of failure of controls requirements of the OSHA and EPA Process Hazards Analysis and the Off-Site Hazard Assessment. ... 

A qualitative evaluation of safety and health effects of failure of controls. 

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS. The PSM Rule requires a qualitative evaluation of the consequences of engineering and/or administrative control failures, to show the range of possible safety and health effects on workers and offsite populations. This information can be obtained from the PrHA by selecting those scenarios that cover the range of possible health effects, and then discussing the existing protection (see Section 3.2). It may be necessary to conduct a rudimentary, quantitative consequence evaluation in order to provide the qualitative information required. 

Hunter, J.E. Safety and health effects of trans fatty acids. In Fatty Acids in Foods and Their Health Implications, 3rd... 

C2. Are safety and health effectively integrated into the site s overall management planning process ... 

You must be a role model for safety and health. Effective communication for you goes well beyond the written and verbal forms of communication. You must walk the walk before you can credibly talk the talk. 

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