The OSHA Process Safety Standard: The 30-Year Update

Preface
Chapter 1 
OSHA’s Process Safety Management Standard   
   Goals for This Book
      Book Structure
      Updates
   The Regulation
      Background
      Application and Scope
      Chemical Threshold Quantities
      Low Concentrations 
      Flammable Materials
      Process Safety Boundaries
   Definitions
   Management Principles
      Performance-Based 
      Non-Prescriptive
      Risk Analysis 
      Compliance  
      Occupational Safety 
   Management Elements

Chapter 2 
Proposed Updates
   OSHA’s Rulemaking Process
   Executive Order 13990    
   The Stakeholder Agenda 
      I. Background 
      II. Stakeholder Meeting Items 
      III. Submitting and Accessing Comments
      Sutton Comment
      Additional Feedback
   The EPA’s Risk Management Program
   Chemical Safety Board  
   Offshore Safety Management
      Safety Cases 
      SEMS

Chapter 3
Atmospheric Storage Tanks
   The Regulation   
   Proposed Update
   Discussion 
      The Meer Decision
      Meaning of the Word “Process”
      NFPA 30

Chapter 4 
Oil and Gas-Well Drilling
   The Regulation
   Proposed Update 
   Discussion
      Option 1
      Options 2 and 3 
      A Possible Option 4

Chapter 5
Oil and Gas Production Facilities
   The Regulation
   Proposed Update
   Surface / Sub-Surface
   Archive Document

Chapter 6    
Reactive Chemical Hazards
The Regulation
Proposed Update

Chapter 7
Highly Hazardous Chemicals
   The Regulation 
   Proposed Update
   Discussion

Chapter 8
Explosives and Blasting Agents
The Regulation
Proposed Update
Discussion

Chapter 9
Clarifying the Scope of the Retail Facilities Exemption
The Regulation
Proposed Update
Discussion

Chapter 10
Defining the Limits of a PSM-Covered Process
   The Regulation   
   Proposed Update
   Discussion
   Guidance  
   The Refinery Operator’s Story
   Interface Hazards Analyses

Chapter 11
RAGAGEP: Definition and Updates
   The Regulation
   Proposed Updates
   OSHA Guidance
   Discussion
   RAGAGEP Development

Chapter 12
Definition of Critical Equipment
   The Regulation
   Proposed Update
   Discussion
      Critical Equipment
      Safety Equipment and Instrumentation

Chapter 13
Employee Participation and Stop Work Authority
   The Regulation
   Proposed Update
   Guidance
   Discussion
      Not Just Communication
      Process Hazards Analyses (PHAs)
      Personal Reputation
      Safety Committees
   Written Plan   
Stop Work Authority

Chapter 14    
Updates to RAGAGEP

Chapter 15
Updating Collected Information
   The Regulation
   Proposed Update
   Discussion
      Update Process
      Management of Change
      Replacement in Kind   

Chapter 16
Formal Resolution of PHA Recommendations
   The Regulation
   Proposed Update
   Discussion
      Risk Evaluation
      The Follow-Up Problem
      The One-Minute Engineering Department

Chapter 17
Safer Technology and Alternatives Analysis
   The Regulation
   Proposed Update
   Discussion

Chapter 18
Natural Disasters and Extreme Temperatures
The Regulation   
Proposed Update
Discussion

Chapter 19
Mechanical Integrity of Critical Equipment
   The Regulation    
   Proposed Update
   Discussion 

Chapter 20
Equipment Deficiencies
   The Regulation
   Proposed Update
   Discussion

Chapter 21    
Organizational Changes   
The Regulation 
Proposed Update
Discussion 

Chapter 22    
Root Cause Analysis
   The Regulation 
   Proposed Update
   OSHA / EPA Fact Sheet
   Discussion
      Fixation
      Single/Multiple Incidents
      Levels of Root Cause

Chapter 23
Local Emergency Response
   The Regulation
   Proposed Update
   Discussion
   Levels of Emergency 
      Emergency — Phase One    
      Emergency — Phase Two    
      Emergency — Phase Three  

Chapter 24
Third-Party Compliance Audits
The Regulation
Proposed Update
Discussion
Third-Party Auditor
Just an Auditor
Compliance

Chapter 25
Review of PSM Management Systems
   The Regulation    
   Proposed Update
   Discussion

Chapter 26   
Written PSM Procedures 
   The Regulation 
   Proposed Update
   Discussion
      Definition of Goals
      Management Structure
      Operating Binders    
      Update Policy
      Records Retention

Chapter 27 
Themes
   Definitions    
      Process Safety Limits
      Circular Reasoning   
   Process Hazards Analysis
      Human Factors and Reliability
      Automation 
      Supply Chain Management
      Siting
   Systems Analysis
   Operational Excellence
   Culture  
      Defining Culture
      The Big Crew Change
   Imagination 
Glossary 
Works Cited  
Index