The maximum concentration in air of a toxic material to which the public might be exposed without significant adverse impacts in the event of an accident.
An activity to determine and status and quality of a PSM program. This term is not used to describe an audit performed exclusively in response to OSHA's PSM Standard, but to an audit of any PSM program.
Documentation that ties together all SOPs (standard operating procedures) to direct the work performed in a regulated facility; who approves what, who is allowed to sign off on materials and products, where certain files and documents are kept, and so on; also a detailed plan for a clinical trial,...
Human, process, and environmental actions and influences that contribute to guiding, sustaining, continuing, transmitting, spreading, and extending the sequence of events following the initiating event.
A run through the process substituting nonhazardous materials (e.g., water) to check for the adequacy of the equipment e.g., heating/cooling load, and to verify procedural steps.
