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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. This page highlights OSHA standards, preambles to final rules (background to final
rules), directives (instructions for compliance officers), standard
interpretations (official letters of interpretation of the standards), other
federal standards, and national consensus standards related to PSM.
OSHA
Section
5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, often referred to as the General Duty Clause,
requires employers to "furnish to each of his employees employment and a
place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or
are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees". Section
5(a)(2) requires employers to "comply with occupational safety and
health standards promulgated under this Act".
Note:
Twenty-four states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have
OSHA-approved
State Plans and have adopted their own standards and enforcement
policies. For the most part, these States adopt standards that are
identical to Federal OSHA. However, some States have adopted different
standards applicable to this topic or may have different enforcement
policies. |
Highlighted Standards
General Industry (29
CFR 1910)
- 1910 Subpart
H, Hazardous materials
- 1910.119, Process safety
management of highly hazardous chemicals
- Appendix A, List of
highly hazardous chemicals, toxics and reactives (Mandatory)
- Appendix B, Block
flow diagram and simplified process flow diagram (Nonmandatory)
- Appendix C, Compliance
guidelines and recommendations for process safety management (Nonmandatory)
- Appendix D, Sources of
further information (Nonmandatory)
Construction Industry (29 CFR 1926)
- 1926 Subpart
D, Occupational health and environmental controls
- 1926.64, Process safety
management of highly hazardous chemicals
- Appendix A, List of
highly hazardous chemicals, toxics and reactives (Mandatory)
- Appendix B, Block
flow diagram and simplified process flow diagram (Nonmandatory)
- Appendix C, Compliance
guidelines and recommendations for process safety management (Nonmandatory)
- Appendix D, Sources of
further information (Nonmandatory)
Preambles to Final Rules
Directives
Standard Interpretations
Other Federal
Note: These are NOT OSHA regulations. However, they do
provide guidance from their originating organizations related to worker
protection.
US Department of Defense
- 5154.4S, Ammunition & Explosives Safety
Standards
- 4145.26M, Contractor's Safety Manual for
Ammunition, Explosives and Related Dangerous Material
National Consensus
Note: These are NOT OSHA regulations. However, they do
provide guidance from their originating organizations related to worker
protection.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Petroleum Institute (API)
- 2015-1994, Safe Entry and Cleaning of Petroleum Storage Tanks, Planning
and Managing Tank Entry from Decommissioning Through Recommissioning, Fifth
Edition
- 500-1992, Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at
Petroleum Facilities, First Edition
- 510-1992, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: Maintenance Inspection,
Rating, Repair, and Alteration, Seventh Edition.
Includes Supplement 1 and Supplement 2.
American Petroleum Institute (API)
- 598, Valve Inspection and Testing, Seventh Edition
- 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction, Second Edition.
Includes Addendum 1.
- API Recommended Practices
- RP 574-1992, Inspection of Pressure Relieving Devices, First Edition
- RP 520-1-1992, Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure-Relieving Devices in Refineries Part I, "Sizing and Selection," Sixth
Edition
- RP 752, Management of Hazards Associated With Location of Process Plant Buildings, CMA Manager's Guide, First Edition
- RP 2003, Protection Against Ignitions Arising Out of Static, Lightning, and Stray Currents, Fifth Edition
- RP 574-1992, Inspection of Piping, Tubing, Valves, and Fittings, First Edition
- RP 55, Conducting Oil and Gas Producing and Gas Processing Plant Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide, Second Edition
- RP 2220, Improving Owner and Contractor Safety Performance, First Edition
- RP 750, Management of Process Hazards, First Edition
- RP 521-1992, Guide for Pressure-Relieving and Depressuring Systems, Third Edition
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
The NFPA mission is to
reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by
providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards,
research, training, and education.
- 495, Explosive Materials Code. Covers the manufacture, transportation, storage, sale, and use of explosive materials.
- 77, Recommended Practice on Static Electricity
- 780, Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems
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