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IMPROVING CHEMICAL FACILITY SAFETY AND SECURITY
OSHA’S DIRECTIVE TO MODERNIZE PSM
Spring PDCMay 1, 2014
Presented by LT Environmental, Inc.
Process Safety Management
Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals (29 CFR 1910.119) Adopted May 26, 1992
Process Safety Management (PSM) is the application of management principles and systems to the identification, understanding, and control of process hazards to protect employees, facility assets, and the environment.
Process Safety Management
Employee Participation
Process Safety Information
Process Hazard Analysis
Operating Procedures
Employee Training Contractors
Pre-Startup Safety Review
Mechanical Integrity Hot Work (Non-routine
Work Authorizations) Management of
Change Incident Investigation Emergency Planning
and Response Compliance Audits
Application of Rule
Appendix A of 29 CFR 1910.119 contains a listing of toxic and reactive highly hazardous chemicals which present a potential for a catastrophic event at or above the threshold quantities listed.
Application of Rule
The PSM regulation applies to facilities that have processes meeting one or both of the following criteria. The facility contains or stores: A quantity in excess of 10,000-lb of a flammable
liquid or gas. Highly hazardous toxic or reactive chemicals that
exceed the established threshold quantities as listed in the regulation. Anhydrous ammonia Threshold quantity = 10,000-lb Chlorine Threshold quantity = 1,500-lb Hydrogen sulfide threshold quantity = 1,500-lb
Application of Rule
Currently Exempts Retail facilities
Application of Rule
Currently Exempts Oil and gas well drilling or servicing
Application of Rule
Currently Exempts Hydrocarbon fuels used solely for
workplace consumption as a fuel, if such fuels are not part of a process containing another highly hazardous chemical covered by this standard
Application of Rule
Currently Exempts Flammable liquid stored in atmospheric
tanks or transferred, which are kept below their normal boiling point without benefit of chilling or refrigerating and are not connected to a process
Application of Rule
Currently Exempts Normally unoccupied remote facilities
“Normally unoccupied remote facility” means a facility which is operated, maintained, or serviced by employees who visit the facility only periodically to check its operation and to perform necessary operating or maintenance tasks. No employees are permanently stationed at the facility. Facilities meeting this definition are not contiguous with, and must be geographically remote from all other buildings, processes, or persons.
OSHA Interpretation letter = average 14 hours per week
Executive Order 13650
On August 1, 2013, President Obama signed Executive Order 13650, entitled “Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security” Went to:
DOJ DOT EPA OSHA HSA
Executive Order 13650
9/1/2013 - OSHA Authorizes enhanced information collection
with the purpose of suggesting changes to the PSM Standard
Asked 17 Questions on Topics of Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Clarifying the PSM exemption for atmospheric storage tanks Original intent to include but excluded by a
judge’s ruling in 1997. OSHA wants to include atmospheric storage
tanks within or connected to a process. Not terminals or tank batteries, but….
Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Removing the oil & gas well drilling and servicing exemption Original pre-amble stated that these would
be exempt from this rule because a separate one would be established.
What would be covered under the thresholds?
Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Removing the oil & gas production facility exemption Originally included, however an objection
by API about OSHA not completing an economic analysis on this portion stayed enforcement.
What about multiple well site pads?
Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Expanding PSM Coverage and Requirements for Reactivity Hazards A number of the listed chemicals are highly
reactive but the list does not cover all highly reactive chemicals.
Recommended approach takes into account not only certain specific chemicals but also their overall reactivity in determining the level of coverage.
Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Updating the List of Highly Hazardous Chemicals The list has remained unchanged since OSHA promulgated
the PSM standard in 1992. Current list provides specific concentrations for 11 of 137
listed chemicals. OSHA has issued interpretation considering PSM coverage to
apply if threshold quantities of such chemicals are present at commercial grade which OSHA has interpreted as "a typical maximum concentration of the chemical that is commercially available and shipped." In a court case resulting from an explosion involving hydroxylamine, a U.S. District Court dismissed a criminal indictment based on inconsistencies in OSHA's statements regarding coverage of hydroxylamine.
Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Revising the PSM Standard to Require Additional Management-System Elements Adopt management system elements from
safety standards that other federal agencies or professional societies have promulgated since 1992 Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) has
defined a Risk-Based Process Safety (RBPS) Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement's Safety and Environmental Management System (SEMS)
Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Require Evaluation of Updates to Applicable recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) Definition - Center for Chemical Process Safety:
RAGAGEP are the basis for engineering, operation, or maintenance activities and are themselves based on established codes, standards, published technical reports or recommended practices (RP) or similar documents.
Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Expanding PSM Standard to Cover the Mechanical Integrity of Any Safety-Critical Equipment Currently applies to pressure vessels, storage tanks,
piping systems (including piping components such as valves), relief and vent devices, emergency shutdown systems, controls (including monitoring devices, sensors, alarms, and interlocks), and pumps.
if an employer deems additional equipment to be critical to a particular process, the employer should consider that equipment to be covered by MI requirements.
Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Clarifying PSM Standard with explicit requirement to manage organizational changes The Management of Change (MOC) element
in the PSM Standard did not include or contemplate organizational changes.
OSHA’s current interpretation of the PSM Standard MOC provisions is that if changes to personnel, budgets, etc., can affect process safety then they should be covered by MOC.
Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Require Coordination of Emergency Planning with Local Emergency-Response Authorities beyond LEPCs The PSM standard requires employers to
establish and implement an emergency action plan in accordance with other OSHA standards. However, the standard does not require employers to coordinate emergency planning with local emergency response authorities.
Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Requiring third-party compliance audits Current Standard requires a facility audit
every three years, but no requirements for make up of audit team.
Safety and Environmental Management System (SEMS) standard from Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) requires the audit lead be an independent third party, may be expanded to certified third party.
Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Cover Dismantling and Disposal of Explosives, Blasting Agents, and Pyrotechnics The standard applies to the manufacture,
keeping, having, storage, sale, and transportation of explosives, blasting agents, and pyrotechnics but it does not apply to the sale and use of fireworks or the use of explosives.
Dismantling and disposing of explosives are not covered by the standard.
Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Address the Storage, Handling, and Management of Ammonium Nitrate Not currently covered. OSHA is seeking
comments on safe work practices for storing, handling, and managing ammonium nitrate.
Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Changing Enforcement Policy of the PSM Exemption for Retail Facilities The term retail facility is not defined in the
standard. The preamble to the standard noted that chemicals in retail facilities are generally in small packages, containers, and allotments, and gives the example of gasoline stations as a type of facility that typically would qualify for the exemption.
Potential Rulemaking or Policy Change
Changing Enforcement Policy for Highly Hazardous Chemicals
Contact:
LT Environmental, Inc.4600 West 60th Avenue
Arvada, Colorado 80003303-433-9788
Jeff Citrone, CIH, CSP, [email protected]
303-962-5494
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