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Compliance with Standards

Identifying and addressing relevant process safety standards, codes, regulations, and laws over the life of a process is one of the five elements in the RBPS pillar of committing to process safety.  Resources in this section describe processes for maintaining adherence to applicable standards, codes, regulations, and laws (standards), the attributes of a standards system, and the steps an organization might take to implement the standards element.  Start with reading an Introduction to Compliance with Standards, then explore resources like the Process Safety and Risk Management of Chemical Parks and more below.

Complying with OSHA's RNEP, CNEP, and VPP RAGAGEP

Mar 23, 2010
Chad Patschke
The OSHA Refinery National Emphasis Program (NEP) and OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) PSM Supplement ask specific questions relative to many recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP). Many of the same RAGAGEP can be expected in the planned OSHA Chemicals NEP as...

Challenges in Hosting an NEP Inspection

Mar 23, 2010
Ken Hanchey
An NEP inspection can be very resource intensive; OSHA has received over well over 10,000 pages of documentation at one refinery during an NEP inspection. Developing a strategy that aligns with your corporate governance and protocols could be the key to a successful outcome. The strategy should...

OSHA Chemical NEP Panel Discussion

Mar 23, 2010
Lisa Long, Mark S. Dreux
This presentation will provide additional time for the session speakers to discuss additional aspects of the OSHA Chemical National Emphasis Program (NEP), as well as discuss additional questions and comments from the session attendees.

OSHA Refinery and Chemical NEP Findings

Mar 23, 2010
Lisa Long, Michael Marshall
Since 2007, OSHA has initiated two major National Emphasis Programs (NEPs) in process safety. The Petroleum Refinery Process Safety Management NEP (Refinery NEP) was effective on June 7, 2007; the PSM Covered Chemical Facilities NEP (Chemical NEP) was effective on July 27, 2009. This presentation...

Process Safety Management in the Energy Sector

Mar 22, 2010
Marc McBride
This paper describes experience of application of the principles of process safety management within Centrica plc, an integrated energy company with operations in North America and Europe. The paper describes the key challenges for implementation of process safety requirements in this sector, the...

Property Insurance Company Evaluation of Combustible Dust Hazards

Mar 22, 2010
Henry L. Febo
This paper will discuss some of the key factors that FM Global insurance engineering representatives use in evaluating combustible dust hazards at insured locations. The information is used to develop underwriting information but more importantly, it is the basis for guidance provided for the...

Auditing Process Safety

Apr 27, 2009
Adrian Sepeda, Mark S. Dreux, Michael Green
The 2nd Edition of the CCPS Guidelines for Auditing Process Safety Management Systems is currently being prepared. This session will include papers that address management systems for ensuring effective audit processes. Topics in this session may also include developing internal audit program;...

Safe Design and Operation of Process Vents and Emission Control Systems

March, 2006
Process vent header collection systems are subject to continually varying compositions and flow rates and thus present significant challenges for safe design. Due to increasingly demanding safety, health, environmental, and property protection requirements, today's industrial designers are faced...

Nitrogen — Hazard and Safeguard

June
2012
Process Safety Beacon
This Beacon is not focused on a single incident, but on incidents that continue to occur across industry — nitrogen asphyxiation.

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