Process safety management (PSM) is addressed in specific standards for the general and construction industries. OSHA's standard emphasizes the management of hazards associated with highly hazardous chemicals and establishes a comprehensive management program that integrates technologies, procedures, and management practices.

The compilation of written process safety information is to enable 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 Management 6 near misses of covered chemicals; emergency, action plans; compli-ance audits at least every three years; and trade secret protection. To understand PSM and its requirements, employers and employ-ees need to understand how OSHA uses the term “process” in PSM.

Process safety management (PSM) is addressed in specific standards for general industry and construction. This section highlights OSHA standards and documents related to process safety management (PSM).

Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) policy and technical interpretations regarding the enforcement of the standard for Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, 29 CFR § 1910.119 ("PSM standard"), and references …

The PSM standard (29 CFR 1910.119) requires employers to implement safety programs that identify, evaluate, and control these hazards. Unlike some of OSHA's standards, which prescribe precisely what employers must do to comply, PSM is a “performance-based” standard-it outlines key features of safety programs for controlling highly hazardous ...

This document does not cover the entire Process Safety Management (PSM) standard, but only focuses on aspects of the standard particularly relevant to explosives and pyrotechnic manufacturers. OSHA’s standard on Explosives and Blasting Agents, 29 CFR 1910.109, provides a definition of explosives and pyrotechnics. For a full compliance guide ...

To control these types of hazards, employers need to develop the necessary expertise, experiences, judgement and proactive initiative within their workforce to properly implement and maintain an effective process safety management program as envisioned in the OSHA standard.

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An effective process safety management (PSM) program requires a systematic approach to evaluating the whole chemical process. The following references aid in evaluating and controlling process hazards in the workplace.