Safety recommendations, implementation

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Before applications are dealt with, the main variables governing microwave-assisted processes and the parameters characterizing specific microwave treatments are examined. The applications discussed include not only microwave-assisted digestion and extraction — which are the two most widely implemented and hence those with the highest potential interest to readers — but also others of special significance to solid sample treatment such as microwave-assisted drying, distillation and protein hydrolysis. Finally, some safety recommendations on the use of microwave equipment are made. 

When selecting a recommendation from a variety of solutions, it is important to show how it was chosen, especially if it happened to be the cheapest option. There should never be any indication that safety was traded off against cost, nor that a safety recommendation was not implemented because it was too expensive. 

There should never be any indication that safety was traded off against cost, nor that a safety recommendation was not implemented because it was too expensive. 

After developing your safety policy implementation strategy, you ll need to assign responsibility. Who is responsible for what Review the following list of recommended safety responsibilities ... 

Implementing PPE recommendations Companies that commit to a PPE assessment and benchmarking must be willing to make the changes necessary to improve worker safety. Recommendations... 

In response to the report, NASA asserted that safety was its number one priority, was regularly reinforced, and was internalized through the crdture of the space shuttle program. It established its own task force to implement the SIAT recommendations. In practical terms, it moved to stop further shuttle staffing reductions from the civil service side, added safety inspections, and sought more resources for safety-oriented activities. Yet, some safety recommendations were deferred or simply not implemented. 

A recent incident that occurred during a post-turnaround startup at a refining facility was investigated by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) and the company involved. Both reports recommendations imply that thorough prestartup safety review implementation could have mitigated or completely avoided the incident. 

In the Boeing 737 accident report of Manchester (AAIB, 1988), there were 31 safety recommendations. That sounds impressive, but they will not have been much use if nothing happens as a result. There were all sorts of useful ideas, like carrying smoke hoods in airliners, and internal sprinklers in future aircraft but have many of them been implemented ... 

The Safety Board has addressed deficiencies in RSPA s accident data on several previous occasions [82], Most recently, in a 1996 special investigation report, the Safety Board evaluated RSPA s collection and analysis of accident data for petroleum product pipelines [83], In that report, the Board concluded that RSPA s failure to fully implement the Safety Board s original 1978 safety recommendations to evaluate and analyze its accident data reporting needs has hampered RSPA s oversight of pipeline safety. Consequently, the Safety Board recommended that RSPA... 

Work with the one-call systems to implement the plan outlined in Safety Recommendation P-97-22 to ensure that excavation damage exposure data are being consistently collected. (P-97-23)... 

The first major objective for the inherent safety review is the development of a good understanding of the hazards involved in the process. Early understanding of these hazards provides time for the development team to implement recommendations of the inherent safety effort. Hazards associated with flammability, pressure, and temperature are relatively easy to identify. Reactive chemistry hazards are not. They are frequently difficult to identify and understand in the lab and pilot plant. Special calorimetry equipment and expertise are often necessary to fully characterize the hazards of runaway reactions and decompositions. Similarly, industrial hygiene and toxicology expertise is desirable to help define and understand health hazards associated with the chemicals employed. 

I am pleased to announce that the Management Committee has designated (corporate safety director) to lead the development of our companywide PSM initiative. In this capacity, (name) will be responsible for recommending a detailed plan of action for review and approval by the Management Committee. Our expectation is that, once approved, the plan will be tested at a selected site to be determined, and ultimately implemented throughout the company. 

This chapter addresses all these issues. As with several of the earlier chapters, the overall approach to developing a plan should be modeled on that described in Chapter 5 of the CCPS publication Guidelines for Implementing Process Safety Management Systems. The approach recommended there is summarized in the following paragraphs. 

In 1985, Uie Cimadian Chemical Producers Association (CCPA) released a pampWet entitled, "Essential Components of Safety Assessment Systems . Modifications to process or plant was one of the topics discussed in Uiis pamplilet. CCPA recommended a 12 element program (listed below) to formally e.xamine and approve process conditions whellier permanent or temporary prior to implementation. 

If the PrHA team is quite experienced, they may rank the action items according to the anticipated time and resources needed to implement changes. Or the team may make safety improvement and implementation recommendations. Ranking of action items or safety improvement recommendations may be valuable to management in several ways. It shows the significance that the PrHA team places on each item. It also allows management to prioritize the immediate efforts of corrective action and resolution. If resources are scarce, the ranking may affect the implementation schedule. 

Activities documenting and tracking implementation of corrective actions or safety improvements are not part of a PrHA report. However, the PSM Rule requires a documented, integrated system for managing and monitoring action items. This system must assure that action items and recommendations are addressed and documented in a timely manner. Implementation schedules for corrective actions or safety improvements must be tracked. Finally, the system must assure that all affected operating and maintenance personnel and other affected employees are notified of planned actions. 

A pre-startup safety review is a special safety review that is conducted after a modification to the process or operating conditions has been made and before the startup. In this review a team of reviewers ensures that (1) the system is constructed in accordance with the design specifications, (2) the safety, maintenance, operating, and emergency procedures are in place, (3) the appropriate training is completed, and (4) the recommendations from the PHA are implemented or resolved. 

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