process safety management

According to OSHA process safety management contains requirements for the management of hazards associated with processes using highly hazardous chemicals. Process safety management is addressed in specific standards in the lab. OSHA’s standards emphasize the management of hazards associated with highly hazardous chemicals.

OSHA standards require that employees follow fourteen elements. The first element is to develop and maintain a written safety information identifying workplace chemical and process hazards, equipment used in the processes and technology used in the processes. The second element within the process is to perform a workplace hazard assessment. The third element is to consult with employees and their representatives on the development of conduct of hazard assessment and the development of prevention plans. The next step within process safety management is to establish a system in with to respond. The fifth step in the process to is constantly look over the lab hazard assessment plans and test the response system. The next step is to have and implement operating procedures that will guide how individuals work with chemicals and the process they should take. The seventh step in the process is to provide the specific and detailed information that employees need to learn in employee training and learn before going into the lab. The eighth step is to ensure that employees and lab personnel have the appropriate training, the ninth step is to train and educate the employees in emergency response procedures. After completing the training they need to establish a quality assurance program. The eleventh step is the maintenance systems for critical process related equipment. Next is to conduct pre start up safety reviews and then establish written procedures to help the managing changing to process chemicals. Lastly to investigate every incident that results in or could have resulted in a major accident.

The process safety management standard mainly applies to manufacturing industries that use large amounts of chemicals   transportation equipment, and fabricated metal products. Other affected sectors include natural gas liquids; farm product warehousing; electric, gas, and sanitary services; and wholesale trade. It also applies to pyrotechnics and explosives manufacturers covered under other OSHA rules and has special provisions for contractors working in covered facilities.

Employers must complete a compilation of written process safety information before conducting any process hazard analysis required by the standard. The compilation of written process safety information, completed under the same schedule required for process hazard analyses, will help the employer and the employees involved in operating the process to identify and understand the hazards posed by those processes involving highly hazardous chemicals. Process safety information must include information on the hazards of the highly hazardous chemicals used or produced by the process, information on the technology of the process, and information on the equipment in the process.

When taking into account the highly hazardous chemical process lab management should include in the information, how toxic the chemicals are. The exposure limits that could effect both health and safety of individuals working in the lab. Other information that needs to be included is the different types of data, that is physical, reactivity and corrosives.

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