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.August 2010 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 31 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.-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Nora williams on Hello world!
Archives
Categories
Meta
Monthly Archives: August 2010
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
Posted in General PSM
Tagged As soon as possible, Process Safety Management, PSM, Risk Management Plan, RMP, Timely
Comments Off on An inconvenient “timely response”…