(L to R, sitting) John A. Sofranko, Executive
Director, AIChE; Arthur E. Dungan, President, CI; Susan Parker Bodine, Assistant
Administrator, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response, EPA; Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., former-Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA;
Scott Berger, Director, CCPS; Susan Yashinskie, Vice President, Member Relations
and Development, NPRA; (L to R, standing) Joseph Acker, President, SOCMA;
Madeleine Jacobs, Executive Director, ACS; Tom Gibson, Senior Vice President,
ACC; Red Cavaney, President and CEO, API; sign a national Alliance.
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Signatories are:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- American Chemistry Council (ACC)
- API
- Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS, a Technical Alliance of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers)
- The Chlorine Institute (CI)
- National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA)
- Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA)
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Through the OSHA and Process Safety Alliance, the signatories will focus on
providing the Alliance Partners' members and the general public, including small businesses, with
information, guidance, and access to training resources in the field of process safety including the
management of chemical reactivity hazards. The Alliance's organizations will work together to help
prevent catastrophic explosions, fires, and toxic releases to protect employees, manufacturing
facilities, the environment and the public. The goals of the Alliance include:
Training and education:
- Deliver or arrange for the delivery of process safety courses.
Outreach and communication:
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or the Alliance Partners' conferences and regional or local
meetings, such as those attended by small businesses.
- Share information among OSHA and EPA personnel and industry process safety professionals
regarding the best practices or effective approaches developed by the Alliance Partners, and
publicize results through outreach by Alliance Partners and through OSHA- or Alliance
Partners-developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and Web sites.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on the identification and
management of chemical reactivity hazards that are addressed and developed through the Alliance
Program.
Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on issues
including process safety to help forge innovative solutions in communities and the workplace or to
provide input on process safety issues.
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
- June 4, 2009: SOCMA Spring Regional Northeast Roundtable, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
- June 4, 2009: James Johnston, Acting Assistant Regulatory Administrator,
Region III, USDOL-OSHA, presented "OSHA Hazard Communication Update," and Matt
Bole, Assistant Area Director, Region III, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area Office,
USDOL-OSHA, presented "OSHA Combustible Dust NEP and Possible Regulation" to 31
roundtable attendees.
- May 28, 2009: SOCMA Spring Regional North Carolina Roundtable, Greensboro,
North Carolina.
- May 28, 2009: Suzanne Sheet, Area Director, Region IV, Columbia, South
Carolina Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, presented "OSHA Updates for the Chemical
Industry" to 28 roundtable attendees.
- May 21, 2009: SOCMA Spring Regional Ohio Roundtable, Cincinnati, Ohio.
- May 21, 2009: Dick Gilgrist, Area Director, Region V, Cincinnati, Ohio Area
Office, USDOL-OSHA, presented "OSHA Update on Combustible Dust," and Bill
Wilkerson, Lead Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, Region V, Cincinnati,
Ohio Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, presented "OSHA Chemical Safety Initiatives,
Refinery and Chemical" to 52 roundtable attendees.
- May 12-13, 2009: NPRA National Safety Conference, Fort Worth, Texas.
- May 12-13, 2009: Representatives from OSHA staffed an Alliance Program
exhibit booth during the conference.
- May 3-9, 2009:
2009 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The
American Chemistry Council, Chlorine Institute, National Petrochemical and
Refiners Association, Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association and
more than 55 other Alliance Program participants supported 2009 NAOSH Week.
Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers, an Alliance
Program participant, and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Week
focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
The theme for 2009 NAOSH Week was "Safety Means Always Coming Home."
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April 6-8, 2009: ACC/SOCMA GlobalChem Conference, Baltimore, Maryland.
- April 7, 2009: Maureen O'Donnell, Industrial Hygienist, Office of Chemical
Hazards – Metals, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, USDOL-OSHA, made a
presentation entitled "OSHA Update: Global Harmonized System (GHS) of
Classification and Labeling of Chemicals," and Elizabeth (Bea) Way, Director,
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, Directorate of Cooperative and State
Programs, USDOL-OSHA, provided an update on the activities of the OSHA and
Process Safety Alliance during the conference.
- April 6-8, 2009: Representatives from OSHA and Maryland Occupational Safety
and Health Consultation Services staffed an Alliance Program exhibition booth
during the conference.
- February 26, 2009: Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association
"Electrical Safety" Webinar.
- Robert Isiminger, Electrical Engineer, Office of Engineering Safety,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation on OSHA's
Subpart S and discussed common electrically-related injuries, frequently cited
OSHA electrical standards for general industry and OSHA compliance assistance
products; and Brian Downie, Project Manager, Town and Country Electric, gave a
presentation on electrical safety best practices from an industry perspective.
- November 20, 2008: Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association
"Combustible Dust 2" Webinar.
- Dr. Vahid Ebadat, Chilworth Laboratories gave a presentation on combustible
dust assessment, conditions in which dust explosions can occur and ventilation
methods to prevent dust build-up; and Guy R. Colonna, P.E., Assistant Vice
President, Fire Protection Applications and Chemical Engineering, National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA), gave a presentation on NFPA standards that deal
with dust collection methods, explosion issues, and controlling dust build-up
during the Webinar.
- October 20-26, 2008:
2008 Drug-Free Work Week. The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers
Association and a number of other Alliance Program participants supported the
2008 Drug-Free Work Week. Sponsored annually by the U.S. Department of Labor's
Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace Program, the Week
focused on educating employers, employees and the public about the importance of
being drug-free as an essential component of a safe and healthful workplace.
- July 31, 2008: Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association "Combustible Dust" Webinar.
- Sanji Kanth, Safety Engineer, Office of General Industry Enforcement, Directorate of Enforcement Programs, USDOL-OSHA,
gave a presentation on OSHA regulatory and enforcement activities involving combustible dust; and Harry White, Personal Safety
Technology Leader, The Dow Chemical Company, gave a presentation on combustible dust best practices from an industry perspective during the Webinar.
- June 24, 2008: CCPS Technical Steering Committee Web Conference, CCPS
Corporate Headquarters, New York, New York. Lisa Long, Chemical Engineer,
Office of General Industry Enforcement, Directorate of Enforcement Programs,
USDOL-OSHA, presented "OSHA Update: Proposed National Emphasis Program (NEP) on
Petroleum Refining, Chemical Industry, and Combustible Dust" during the
conference.
- May 4-10, 2008:
2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The Synthetic Organic
Chemical Manufacturers Association and the Center for Chemical Process Safety and a number of
other Alliance Program participants supported 2008 NAOSH Week, "Safety is Good Business."
Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers and the Canadian Society of Safety
Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the
workplace.
- April 7-9, 2008: American Institute of Chemical Engineers Fourth Global Congress on
Process Safety, New Orleans, Louisiana.
- April 7, 2008: Mark R. Briggs, Area Director, Region VI, Houston South, Texas Area Office,
USDOL-OSHA, gave the keynote presentation at the conference.
- April 2008-August 2008: Chemical Reactivity Hazards: Laboratory and Pilot Scale Recognition
and Control Workshop. The American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Chemical Health and Safety
developed the workshop through the OSHA and Process Safety Alliance to provide participants with
the knowledge and skill to screen processes for potential hazards, recognize when reactive hazards
are present, and implement appropriate controls to reduce the risk of an incident associated with
chemical reactivity hazards in laboratories and pilot plants. ACS representative, Neal Langerman,
Ph.D., Advanced Chemical Safety, is presenting the workshop throughout the United States during
2008. [More...]
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