Amplify Your Process Safety

In this episode, Wesley and Rob get back to basics. How do you know if the PSM and RMP regulations apply to your facility? What is a process? What exemptions exist? Where can you find information about the threshold quantities that qualify you for certain programs?

After listening, check out additional guidance from the EPA regarding RMP requirements here: https://www.epa.gov/rmp/guidance-facilities-risk-management-programs-rmp

Read the PSM regulation here: https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.119

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In this episode, Wesley and Rob talk about Management of Change (MOC), including which types of changes require MOCs, the steps that should be included as part of the MOC workflow, and how operators can take ownership and become champions of the MOC process. You'll also learn about the Pre-Startup Safety Review element of MOCs, and why this is a vital step of the MOC process.

Interested in learning more? Check out this book from the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS): https://www.aiche.org/ccps/publications/books/guidelines-management-change-process-safety

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In this episode, Wesley and Rob talk about government inspections. What can you expect when an inspector shows up at your door? What are you allowed to ask for? What's the ideal "audit attitude" to have? Hear the answers to these questions and more in today's episode, and feel more confident during your next inspection.

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In this episode, Wesley and Rob talk about several major industrial incidents that not only highlighted the need for better regulation of highly hazardous materials, but eventually led to the creation of both OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) standard and EPA's Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule. But these regulations are over 25 years old - do we still need them? Are they going away anytime soon? Listen as our hosts discuss why these regulations are not only necessary, but here to stay.

Looking for a great read about one of the incidents that was mentioned in today's episode? Check out Failure to Learn by Andrew Hopkins. Buy it on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Failure-Learn-Texas-Refinery-Disaster/dp/1921322446/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=failure+to+learn&qid=1588018647&s=books&sr=1-2 (Note: This is not an affiliate link and we do not receive commission for any purchases made.)

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In this episode, Wesley and Rob talk through the PHA, or Process Hazard Analysis, element of OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) standard, especially as it applies to "boots on the ground" - the operators, maintenance personnel, I&E technicians, and other individuals who perform the physical work around a process. You'll learn about choosing a methodology, PHA team composition requirements, checklists included in a PHA, and other requirements, and then gain insight into how the information contained in the final report can be useful to you, and which pieces are most valuable.

Interested in the API standard Wesley mentioned regarding tents? Check it out here: https://www.api.org/~/media/files/publications/whats%20new/756_e1%20pa.pdf

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In this episode, Wesley and Rob give an overview of the Mechanical Integrity (MI) element of OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) standard. And, what in the world is RAGAGEP? You’ll learn some background for the term with references to OSHA’s 2016 interpretation letter, and then they’ll sling some more acronyms at you as they explain a few examples of widely adopted codes, consensus documents, and non-consensus documents.

Interested in the OSHA interpretation letter Rob mentioned? Check it out here: https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2016-05-11-0

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Who are these guys and why do they have a podcast?

In this episode you'll learn all about your hosts, Wesley Carter and Rob Bartlett, why they're putting process safety knowledge out into the world, and what you can expect in a typical episode.

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