Course Description:

Process safety management (PSM) is important in some general industrial settings for protecting members of the workforce. Highly Hazardous Chemicals (HHC) may be discharged in these situations, causing significant danger to both personnel and employers. By enrolling in Process Safety Management for General Industry, participants will acquire the PSM training necessary to remain safe in environments that frequently include these chemicals. General industry personnel can contribute to workplace safety by adhering to adequate process safety management (PSM) standards.

Course Goal:

The course aims at providing participants with better understanding of the important role that PSM plays in the workplace. They will also learn how to follow proper PSM processes when working near HHC. Additionally, participants who complete this course will better understand OSHA’s PSM standard and be prepared to safely handle HHC release.

Course Objectives

By the end of this Course the participant will be able to:

1. Discuss several of the more common process hazard analyses
2. Identify the necessary requirements to organize management of change (MOC) to control hazards
3. Contrast mechanical integrity vs. reliability
4. Evaluate an incident investigation to share its lessons with others
5. Interpret a Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)

Course Outlines:

1. History of and Reasons for Process Safety
2. PSM, RMP, EPA and OSHA regulation requirements
3. OSHA compliance and enforcement actions
4. PSM/RMP coverage and process boundaries
5. Employee participation
6. Process Safety information
7. Information pertaining to the hazards of the highly hazardous chemicals in the process.
8. Information pertaining to the technology of the process.
9. Information pertaining to the equipment in the process.
10. Process hazard analysis
11. PHA methodology
12. Methods of Process Hazards Analysis
13. Operating procedures
14. Contractors
15. Mechanical integrity
16. Pre-start-up safety review
17. Hot work permits
18. Incident investigation
19. Emergency planning and response
20. Management of change
21. Compliance audits