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Process Safety Management (PSM)
Provided by OSHA - information from www.osha.gov
Standards
Process safety management (PSM) is addressed in specific standards for
the general and construction industries. OSHA's standard emphasizes the
management of hazards associated with highly hazardous chemicals and
establishes a comprehensive management program that integrates
technologies, procedures, and management practices. This page highlights
OSHA standards, preambles to final rules (background to final rules),
directives (instructions for compliance officers), standard
interpretations (official letters of interpretation of the standards),
other federal standards, and national consensus standards related to PSM.
OSHA
Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, often referred to as the General Duty Clause, requires employers to "furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees". Section 5(a)(2) requires employers to "comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this Act".
| Note: Twenty-four states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have OSHA-approved State Plans and have adopted their own standards and enforcement policies. For the most part, these States adopt standards that are identical to Federal OSHA. However, some States have adopted different standards applicable to this topic or may have different enforcement policies. |
Highlighted Standards
General Industry (29 CFR 1910)
- 1910 Subpart H, Hazardous materials
- 1910.119, Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals
- Appendix A, List of highly hazardous chemicals, toxics and reactives (Mandatory)
- Appendix B, Block flow diagram and simplified process flow diagram (Nonmandatory)
- Appendix C, Compliance guidelines and recommendations for process safety management (Nonmandatory)
- Appendix D, Sources of further information (Nonmandatory)
Construction Industry (29 CFR 1926)
- 1926 Subpart D, Occupational health and environmental controls
- 1926.64, Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals
- Appendix A, List of highly hazardous chemicals, toxics and reactives (Mandatory)
- Appendix B, Block flow diagram and simplified process flow diagram (Nonmandatory)
- Appendix C, Compliance guidelines and recommendations for process safety management (Nonmandatory)
- Appendix D, Sources of further information (Nonmandatory)
Preambles to Final Rules
Directives
- Petroleum Refinery Process Safety Management National Emphasis Program. [CPL 03-00-010], (2009, August 18). Also available as a 363 KB PDF, 111 pages.
- PSM Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program. 09-06 (CPL 02), (2009, July 27). Also available as a 125 KB PDF, 30 pages.
- Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals –- Compliance Guidelines and Enforcement Procedures. CPL 02-02-045 [CPL 2-2.45A], (1992, September 28). (Note: Some original CPL and audit guidelines are not included in this document).
- OSHA Response to Significant Events of Potentially Catastrophic Consequences. CPL 02-00-094 [CPL 2.94], (1991, July 22).
- Search all available directives.
Standard Interpretations
Other Federal
Note: These are NOT OSHA regulations. However, they do provide
guidance from their originating organizations related to worker
protection.
US Department of Defense
- 5154.4S, Ammunition & Explosives Safety Standards
- 4145.26M, Contractor's Safety Manual for Ammunition, Explosives
and Related Dangerous Material
National Consensus
Note: These are NOT OSHA regulations. However, they do provide
guidance from their originating organizations related to worker
protection.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Petroleum
Institute (API)
- 2015-1994, Safe Entry and Cleaning of Petroleum Storage Tanks, Planning and Managing Tank Entry from Decommissioning Through Recommissioning, Fifth Edition
- 500-1992, Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities, First Edition
- 510-1992, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: Maintenance Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration, Seventh Edition. Includes Supplement 1 and Supplement 2.
American Petroleum Institute (API)
- 598, Valve Inspection and Testing, Seventh Edition
- 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction, Second Edition. Includes Addendum 1.
- API Recommended Practices
- RP 574-1992, Inspection of Pressure Relieving Devices, First Edition
- RP 520-1-1992, Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure-Relieving Devices in Refineries Part I, "Sizing and Selection," Sixth Edition
- RP 752, Management of Hazards Associated With Location of Process Plant Buildings, CMA Manager's Guide, First Edition
- RP 2003, Protection Against Ignitions Arising Out of Static, Lightning, and Stray Currents, Fifth Edition
- RP 574-1992, Inspection of Piping, Tubing, Valves, and Fittings, First Edition
- RP 55, Conducting Oil and Gas Producing and Gas Processing Plant Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide, Second Edition
- RP 2220, Improving Owner and Contractor Safety Performance, First Edition
- RP 750, Management of Process Hazards, First Edition
- RP 521-1992, Guide for Pressure-Relieving and Depressuring Systems, Third Edition
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
The NFPA mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other
hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating
scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training,
and education.
- 495, Explosive Materials Code. Covers the manufacture,
transportation, storage, sale, and use of explosive materials.
- 77, Recommended Practice on Static Electricity
- 780, Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems
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