Process Safety Management

Duration: 25 Minutes      Language: English

Topics Covered:

• Recognize the dangers associated with a catastrophic release of highly hazardous chemicals.
• Recall the purpose of Process Safety Management.
• Identify the possible causes of hazardous chemical releases.
• Identify Process Safety Management Program components.
• Recognize how a culture of safety contributes to the effectiveness of Process Safety Management.
• Identify elements of Process Safety Information (PSI) and Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) that keep employees safe.
• Recall basic criteria for Emergency Planning and Response, Training, Pre-startup Safety Review, Management of Change, and Operating Procedures.

Course Benefits:

• Certificate of Completion. *Valid for 1 year.
• Examination record available for employer.

Regulations: 

• 29 CFR 1910. 119 – Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals29 CFR 1910. 119 – Appendices A, B, C, D
• 1910.119 App A - List of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, Toxics and Reactives (Mandatory)
• 1910.119 App B - Block Flow Diagram and Simplified Process Flow Diagram (Nonmandatory)
• 1910.119 App C - Compliance Guidelines and Recommendations for Process Safety Management (Nonmandatory)
• 1910.119 App D - Sources of Further Information (Nonmandatory)
• 29 CFR 1910.120 – Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
• 29 CFR 1910.38 – Emergency Action Plans
• 29 CFR 1910 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• 29 CFR 1910 Subpart I – Personal Protective Equipment
• 29 CFR 1910.146 – Permit-required Confined Spaces
• 29 CFR 1910.147 – Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
• 29 CFR 1910.252 – General Requirements (Hot Work) – Welding, Cutting and Brazing
• “Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety Management”, Center for Chemical Process Safety
• Section 304 of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA)
• OSHA Letters of Interpretation on the PSM standard
• OSHA PSM “Quick Card”, orders and reprints
• OSHA “Process Safety Management Guidelines for Compliance”
• ANSI, API, and NFPA
• Chemical Safety Board (CSB: incident investigations)
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA: chemical reactivity and modeling software)