Standards safety management

The next step is to develop and implmient a safety program for each permit-required confined space that complies with flie standard. Safety managers should also offer anploy-ee training on confined space entry and proper personal protective and/or M protection equipment... 

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The pros of implementing a specific safety management system can include, but are not limited to, the following. A standardized safety management system should provide ... 

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One of the six elements of Responsible Care is the Codes of Management Practice, and one of the codes is the Process Safety Code of Management Practices (34). This code emphasi2es management commitment and accountabiUty, information sharing, and community relations, but also includes 11 of the 14 specific elements of the legislated process safety management standards developed later. 

Protection of Employees. In 1986, shortly after the Bhopal disaster, OSHA contracted to develop a federal standard on process ha2ards management. A proposed standard was issued in 1990, and the Process Safety Management of Highly Ha2ardous Chemicals standard was issued and implemented in 1992 (36). 

Accidental Release Provisions. The 1990 CAAA includes provisions similar to OSHA s process safety management standard for minimi2ing the accidental release of air toxics. Based on types and quantities of ha2ardous chemicals on-site, a faciUty is required to develop and implement... 

Though occasionally a time consuming exercise, a well-performed PHA can be a source of satisfaction and may be required by the OS HA Process Safety Management Standard or the EPA Risk Management Program Rule. It is important members actively participate and lively interaction is promoted during the sessions. 

To eontrol these types of hazards, employers need to develop the neeessary expertise, experienee, judgement, and initiative within their workforee to properly implement and maintain an effeetive proeess safety management program as envisioned in the Oeeupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard. 

The OSHA standard is required by the Clean Air Aet Amendments, as is the Environmental Proteetion Ageney s Risk Management Plan, whieh was proposed in 1992. Employers who merge the two sets of requirements into their proeess safety management program will better assure full eomplianee with eaeh as well as enhanee their relationship with the loeal eommunity. 

On July 17, 1990, OSHA issued a proposed rule for the management of hazards assoeiated with proeesses using highly hazardous ehemieals. This rule, ealled the Proeess Safety Management Standard, was finalized on February 24, 1992. In an appendix to the proposed rule, OSHA diseussed several methods of proeess hazard analysis. That diseussion may be helpful for those doing job hazard analyses. Refer to Chapter 4 for these methods. 

Proeess Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemieals Standard, Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910.119 FR 57, P. 6356. This eontains the aetual text of the PSM rule. 

To develop a safe design, it is necessary to first design and specify all equipment and systems in accordance with applicable codes and standards. Once the system is designed, a process safety shutdown system is specified to assure that potential hazards that can be detected by measuring process upsets are detected, and that appropriate safety actions (normally an automatic shutdown) are initiated. A hazards analysis is then normally undertaken to identify and mitigate potential hazards that could lead to fire, explosion, pollution, or injury to personnel and that cannot be detected as process upsets. Finally, a system of safety management is implemented to assure the system is operated and maintained in a safe manner by personnel who have received adequate training. 

Most or the incidents described were the result or not rollowing good engineering practice. Some violated the law, and many more would if they occurred today. In the United States, they would violate OSHA 1910.147 (1990) on The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lock Out/Tag Out) and the Process Safety Management (PSM) Law (OSHA 1910.119, in force since 1992). which applies to listed chemicals above a threshold quantity. The PSM Law requires companies to follow good engineering practice, codes, industry consensus standards, and even the company s owm standards. OSHA could view failure to follow any of these as violations. 

Forster, H. 2001. Flame Arresters—The New Standard and the Consequences. Paper presented at the Inti. European Safety Management Group Sympos.-Process Safety and Industrial Explosion Protection, March 27-29, 2001, Nurnberg, Germany. 

Prompted by new regulation, industry standards, and good business practice, our corporate safety staff has prepared recommendations for the Core Management Group concerning Process Safety Management (PSM). 

The specific PSM systems that are finalized for installation will act as the core of your company s overall system for process safety management. For this reason, it s wise to approach their development in a manner that s consistent with your company s practices, to minimize the need for reconstructing detailed text to conform to company standards. 

Included in this element are requirements for purchasing documents (specifications, drawings, and purchase orders), selection of suppliers, inspection and control of received material and record-keeping. For ESH/PSM, this element would focus on those aspects of the procurement process which support purchasing according to regulatory requirements, safety standards, risk management controls, etc. 

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