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Update on OSHA's PSM national emphasis programs
Author(s) -
Long Lisa A.,
Marshall Michael L.,
Lay James
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
process safety progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1547-5913
pISSN - 1066-8527
DOI - 10.1002/prs.10481
Subject(s) - process safety management , chemical safety , process safety , refinery , engineering , business , oil refinery , process (computing) , risk analysis (engineering) , waste management , operations management , work in process , hazardous waste , computer science , operating system
Since 2007, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has initiated two major national emphasis programs (NEPs) in process safety. The Petroleum Refinery Process Safety Management (PSM) NEP (Refinery NEP) was effective on June 7, 2007; the PSM Covered Chemical Facilities NEP (Chemical NEP) was effective on July 27, 2009. This article provides an update on the findings of these NEPs, including specific items cited and challenges encountered. Published 2011 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Process Saf Prog, 2011