... Abstract Considerable reductions in process safety incidents have not been realized over the past 40 years despite the extensive developments in technology. Root causes for these incidents remain the same but the likelihood and severity of consequences have been slightly reduced. The debate...

... management system to manage and review the effectiveness of these safe work permits is a proactive best practice. This management system must follow the continuous improvement-plan, do, check, act-process. Safety professionals and process safety practitioners can use this paper to guide them...

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... of these types of incidents is driven mainly by the work environment that is allowed to exist. An insight into a company's effectiveness at managing personal safety incidents can be accomplished through reviewing their recordable injury frequency (RIF) rate. A process safety incident occurs when there is a loss...

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... Introduction Chemical safety and process safety continue to garner significant media attention around the United States as chemical and process safety events continue to occur. OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) standard and EPA's Risk Management Program (RMP) standard provide a framework...

... of chemical facilities, with the objective of preventing injuries, minimizing property losses, and avoiding damage to the environment. "Near-Misses" as Leading Indicators for Process Safety Introduction As safety professionals, we are continually looking for indicators that can guide us in evaluating...

... Introduction Implementing an effective process safety management program on a chemical weapons demilitarization facility is challenging. Accomplishing the mission and maintaining effective risk reduction requires a strong commitment to safety, a well-written program, a dedicated and competent...

... professionals, industrial hygienists and other EHS personnel need to know and understand about PtD methods, the design/redesign process, and key elements for successful PtD implementation. risk assessment tool implementation process safety key element prevention ptd project management national ptd...

... Introduction The word "safety" is general in nature. This is used in different forms for different aspects, e.g., home safety, road safety, process safety, personal safety, and many more. However, coming to industry side and in particular to the oil & gas sector, two forms of safety...

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... Introduction The safety of highly hazardous processes has been dramatically affected by the implementation of process safety management principals. Implementation of process safety standards by OSHA and EPA, as well as preceding state standards, have helped to apply rigorous management...

...Session 618 Auditing Mechanical Integrity Programs in PSM-Covered Facilities Steven P. Pereira, CSP President Professional Safety Associates, L.L.C. Denham Springs, LA Facilities governed by the OSHA Process Safety Management Standard, 29 CFR 1910.119, are required to implement a Mechanical...

... on continuous quality improvement processes; both are interested in public health and pandemic planning as well as emergency management; both are interested chemical process safety management, etc. Based on the authors' recent experience in designing and implementing an outcomes-based undergraduate degree...

... of process safety) is well managed. In fact there is not necessarily any connection between good management of process safety and good management of employee safety. Further, there is not necessarily any connection between injury rates and actual exposure to serious events. Being able to address potentially...

... 304 of the CAA required the Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to promulgate, pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, a chemical process safety standard to prevent accidental releases of chemicals that could pose...

... Introduction On July 27, 2007, the U.S. Department of Labor, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), issued Directive Number CPL-03-00-004, which was entitled Petroleum Refinery Process Safety Management National Emphasis Program. On August 18, 2009, OSHA issued...

... In the implementation of Process Safety Management (PSM) to a highly hazardous process, those who implement or lead this effort need good feedback to ensure that development and continuous improvement of the managing systems do occur and that the desired results are achieved. This feedback can...

... this is to use a set of Piping and Instrument diagrams (P&IDs) with the PSM-covered equipment highlighted. Additionally, a written record of what method was used to identify the equipment (two-valve rule or other) should be a part of the site Process Safety Information (PSI). - Failure to consider...