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Industry views on chemical process safety
Author(s) -
Andrews David C.
Publication year - 1993
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.680120207
Subject(s) - rulemaking , process safety management , process safety , enforcement , clean air act , business , process (computing) , engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , risk management , operations management , process management , work in process , waste management , hazardous waste , finance , law , computer science , political science , air pollution , chemistry , organic chemistry , operating system
The American Petroleum Institute strongly supports process safety management (PSM). However, as we begin to implement OSHA's new PSM rule, and as we face EPA's Risk Management Plan Rulemaking pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments, we have several concerns. These involve: (1) resource management; (2) quality of effort; (3) managing regulatory change; (4) enforcement; (5) prospect of duplicative or inconsistent regulations; and (6) role of the Chemical Safety Board. An enormous challenge lies ahead for industry, consultants and contractors, as well as OSHA and EPA, in implementing process safety management. Working together, we will be successful.