Process Safety Management and Risk Management
Process Safety Management (PSM) and Risk Management Plan (RMP) programs are proactive management systems intended to prevent or significantly limit releases of hazardous materials to the workplace and the environment.November 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Disclaimer
This is a discussion blog with the intention of setting out ideas for thought and consideration. Every company, every plant, every unit has specific aspects to the design, operation, and maintenance of it, items that can’t be anticipated or exhaustively covered in a single discussion. Consequently, no warranty or guarantee of regulatory compliance is provided, implied, or even loosely suggested here. PSM and RMP are “performance based” regulatory standards, and it is expected by the regulatory authorities that companies will exercise appropriate due diligence in developing company and site specific compliance to those standards.-
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Updated CSB Accidental Release Reporting Information…
In August 2020, the United States Chemical Safety Board (CSB) published requirements for submissions of reports on accident releases. The published rule can be found here : https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/21/2020-02418/accidental-release-reporting The instructions and form have been updated and re-released in June 2021. … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident Reporting, Accidental Release, Chemical Safety Board, CSB, CSB Accidental Release Form, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Extremely Hazardous Substance, Incident, Incident Report Rule Form, Incident Reporting, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, Process Safety Management, PSM, Risk Management, Risk Management Plan, Tagged Accident
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Incident Reporting to the Chemical Safety Board
The United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, or CSB for brevity, has published requirements for Incident Reporting with a new Incident Reporting Rule Submission Form. Note that the CSB form also lists itself as “CSB Accidental Release Form”. … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, Accident Reporting, Accidental Release, Chemical Safety Board, CSB, CSB Accidental Release Form, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Extremely Hazardous Substance, Incident, Incident Report Rule Form, Incident Reporting, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, Process Safety Management, PSM, Risk Management, Risk Management Plan, RMP
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An inconvenient “timely response”…
The terms “timely” and “as soon as possible” are used in the PSM and RMP standards, the mid-nineties OSHA PSM compliance directive, and the more recent OSHA Petroleum Refining and Chemical National Emphasis Programs (NEP). Citations specific to PSM are … Continue reading
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Tagged As soon as possible, Process Safety Management, PSM, Risk Management Plan, RMP, Timely
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If the PSM regulation was a person…
If the Process Safety Management (PSM) regulation was a person in the United States, it could enlist in the armed forces, vote in elections, and serve jury duty. The PSM regulation was promulgated in 1992. And yet… One regularly will … Continue reading
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