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Process Safety Management Guidelines
Published in Michael B. Weinstein, Total Quality Safety Management and Auting, 2018
OSHA’s background on process hazard analysis states that: A process hazard analysis (PHA), sometimes called a process hazard evaluation, is one of the most important elements of the process safety management program. A PHA is an organized and systematic effort to identify and analyze the significance of potential hazards associated with the processing or handling of highly hazardous chemicals. A PHA provides information which will assist employers and employees in making decisions for improving safety and reducing the consequences of unwanted or unplanned releases of hazardous chemicals. A PHA is directed toward analyzing potential causes and consequences of fires, explosions, releases of toxic or flammable chemicals, and major spills of hazardous chemicals. The PHA focuses on equipment, instrumentation, utilities, human actions (routine and nonroutine), and external factors that might impact the process. These considerations assist in determining the hazards and potential failure points or failure modes in a process.
Microcircuitry and Remote Monitoring
Published in Martha J. Boss, Dennis W. Day, Air Sampling and Industrial Hygiene Engineering, 2020
Process safety management (PSM) is a new strategy of management controls where process limitations/hazards are identified and controlled so that injuries, spills, or hazards are minimized. It is mandated in 29 CFR 1910.119 and applies to manufacturing plants and other industries that are involved with large quantity chemical usage. The principal components required for PSM compliance will benefit any industry trying to manage chemical use. PSM is a complex system of controls, and in order to be successful in the implementation, upper management support and involvement is essential.
Occupational Health and Safety
Published in Terry Jacobs, Andrew A. Signore, Good Design Practices for GMP Pharmaceutical Facilities, 2016
Process safety management (PSM) is a risk management tool focused on preventing catastrophic accidents, particularly explosions, fires, and toxic releases, associated with the use of chemicals and other hazardous materials. Although it is primarily applied to chemical API manufacturing, it can also be applied in the design and operation of pharmaceutical finishing facilities. Specific applications can include process unit operations, utility systems (boilers), wastewater systems, tank farms, solvent supply systems, and waste collection systems.
Management of acute exposure to toxic gases in the oil & gas industry -a practical approach
Published in Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, 2021
Cesar G. Lizarazo Salcedo, Lawrence Whitehead, Jimmy L. Perkins, Sildrey Upegui-Rincón, Juliana Guarguati-Ariza, Rigoberto Quinchía, Carlos Jaime Espinosa-Guerra
Likewise, a proactive approach to the risk of accidental releases of toxic chemicals and looking to anticipate the occurrence of these scenarios is considered imperative, therefore, standards for a sound process safety management (PSM) including emergency and response management plans (ERMP) are part of governmental safety and health regulations in many countries, such as OSHA PSM standard.13 Although these standards cover a broad range of occupational safety and health management issues, the risk posed by accidental releases of airborne chemicals is a central concern because of the of the potential severity of their effects and impact in term of casualties. Most of the PSMs and ERMPs set by regulations focus in determining the hazards posed by the chemical substances available in a certain installation and their correspondent risk scenarios that could lead to a disaster in order to establish the necessary interventions or control measures that could limit the extent of the potential damage inside and outside the facility.