Safety plant inspection

The audit includes a review of the process safety information, inspection of the physical facilities, and interviews with all levels of plant personnel. Using the procedures and checklist, the team systematically analyzes compliance with the PSM Rule and any other relevant corporate policies. The training program is reviewed for adequacy of content, frequency and effectiveness of training. Interviews determine employee knowledge and awareness ofthe safety procedures, duties, rules, and emergency response assignments. The team identifies deficiencies in the application of safety and health policies, procedures, and work authorization practices to determine live actions. 

Use it as a deskside book on safety. Dip into it at odd moments or pick a subject for the staff meeting, the safety committee or bulletin, or the plant inspection. 

Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) sets standards for food safety and inspects meat, poultry, and egg products produced domestically and imported. The Service inspects animals and birds at slaughter and processed products at various stages of the production process, and analyzes products for microbiological and chemical adulterants. FSIS also informs the public about meat, poultry, and egg product food safety issues. FSIS works with the Research, Education and Economics mission area on food safety research issues and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on instances where animal diseases impact food safety. FSIS also facilitates the management of US activities pertaining to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, an international organization created by the United Nations, to promote the health and economic interests of consumers while encouraging fair international trade in food. 

Safety inspections Plant inspection with team of rotating membership... 

Involve the plant inspection group to witness and recommend procedures in all repairs such as major piping replacements in safety critical containment systems. Their safety critical systems included high temperature, high pressure, and highly corrosive applications. 

Figure 1 attempts to define the key stages in the development of corrosion models. Irrespective of whether the key concern is safety or operating efficiency, the steps involved in model development are common up to the point where data reliability must be accounted for (stage 8). At this juncture, the approaches deviate. When public/personnel safety is the key issue, one would adopt conservative assumptions (stage 9A) to cover the uncertainties that will inevitably permeate one s model. If plant efficiency is the key issue, then at this juncture it is necessary to refine one s data input by a combination of further experimentation and the careful consideration of information from plant inspection records (stage 9B). 

Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)... 

Mr. Ken Robertson, president of Exxon Chemical America, discussed protective programs or mechanical integrity programs in a keynote address at the Chemical Manufacturers Association s Plant Inspection and Maintenance Forum in 1990. Indicating that public expectations are increasing, Mr. Robertson noted that there is less tolerance for oil and chemical spills as well as tragic plant safety incidents. [7]... 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. Guidelines for obtaining authorization of compounds to be used in meat and poultry plants. In USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Agriculture Handbook No. 562, Oct. 1974. 

Nuclear power plants — Inspection. 2. Nuclear facilities — Safety measures. I. International Atomic Energy Agency. II. Series. 

The proactive activities required by the safety system change the way safety is traditionally viewed and managed. Once employees see that effort is directed into proactive activities, and that the sole focus of safety is not them and the injury rate, they feel confident to become a part of the process. Getting employees on board is a major change in safety culture, and normally one of the biggest hurdles to overcome. When employees see that the executive has signed a safety policy, meets monthly to direct the safety of the workplace, appoints employees as health and safety representatives, does plant inspections, and has safety as part of its personal key performance areas, then they know that safety is part and parcel of the organization, and that is an indication of a positive safety culture. 

The juxtaposition of these two case studies illustrated how the bureaucratic processes in large organizations can impede responsiveness to OHS issues and how sophisticated, formalized electronic systems can sometimes impart a sense of confidence in the safety of current operations that may not always be justified or supported by plant inspections or observed protocols. The use of small groups of trusted individuals was found to be an effective means of managing very high level risks, as seen in Case Study Alpha. 

Abatement Effects. The remaining studies in Table 2-1 have examined the abatement impact of OSHA enforcement activities on workplace safety. Smith (1979), McCaffrey (1983), and Ruser and Smith (1991) determined the effectiveness of OSHA inspections by comparing lost workday injuries in plants inspected early in the year to lost workday injuries in plants inspected late in the year. Firms inspected first have more time to eliminate workplace hazards and, therefore, should have fewer injuries if inspectors correctly identify health and safety hazards. By examining only inspected companies, the three studies indirectly controlled for factors causing an inspection, such as deteriorating workplace safety, that might confound estimates of OSHA s effectiveness. 

Regular plant inspections or audits by personnel experienced in both operational and safety aspects of chemical plant work are an absolute essential. Experience has shown that minor points of improvement can always be made either in actual assessment or reassessment of minor operational variations or in interpretation of limits. 

Accompanying the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance officers during plant inspections and insurance safety and health professionals on audits and plant surveys the safety and health professional reviews reports that relate to these activities and, with management, initiates action for necessary corrections... 

Case 1. Employee participation at a paint manufacturing facility with 72 employees works primarily through the Safety Committee. Three members of the committee are hourly bargaining unit employees selected by the union, and three are salaried non-bargaining unit employees selected by management. Members participate in committee meetings, hold monthly plant inspections, and recommend safety- and health-related improvements to management. 

Case 3. A chemical company with 1,200 employees has found numerous ways to include its employees in the site s safety and health program. For example, the Safety and Health Committee, which includes equal labor and management representatives, has responsibility for a variety of activities, such as monthly plant inspections, incident investigations, and examination of any unsafe conditions in the plant. Employees are also involved in process and operations review, safety inspection, and quality teams. Two hourly employees work fulltime at monitoring the safety and health performance of on-site contractors. 

The occurrence of external events significant to plant safety should be documented and reported. An extensive plant inspection after the occurrence of an external event either close to the DBEE or significant to plant safety should be performed in order to assess the behaviour and consequences for SSCs against their safety classification and accessibility and their representativeness of all EE classification items. 

This section should also include information justifying the appropriateness of the plant inspections, including in-service inspections, required to help demonstrate that the plant meets the specified standards, satisfies the inspection criteria adopted and remains capable of performing the required safety functions. In particular, emphasis should be placed on the adequacy of the in-service inspections of the integrity of the primary and... 

Chemical Division and the Mechanical Division, each of which was engaged in research and development activities the Plants Division, which was responsible for manufacturing the Property Division, to which supply responsibilities were delegated the Chemical Warfare School and CWS troops. " Later a Safety and Inspection Division and a Medical Research Division were activated. 

The technical department or a special plant-inspection department inspects and tests process safety systems such as pressure vessels, piping, safety valves and gas detectors at regular intervals. 

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