Cal / OSHA Process Safety Management

About This Course

Course Objectives

Introduction to the Cal/OSHA Process Safety Management Course

• Key Terms
• Applicable Regulations
• Applicable Processes and Industries
• Exceptions

Elements of a Process Safety Management Program

• Process Safety Information
• Process Hazard Analysis
• Process Hazard Analysis-Selecting a Methodology
• Operating Procedures
• Employee Participation

Emergency Planning and Response

• Pre-Startup Safety Review
• Elements of the Cal/OSHA Emergency Action Plan
• Written Hazard Communication Program
• Additional Requirements of the Written Hazard Communication Program
• Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP)
• Incident Investigation

Hot Work Permit

Mechanical Integrity

• Mechanical Integrity Practices
• Trade Secrets

Compliance Audits

• Planning
• Staffing
• Conducting the Audit
• Evaluation and Corrective Action

Summary

Additional Resources

Exam

Every employee currently involved in operating a process or a newly assigned process must be trained in an overview of the process and its operating procedures. A facility’s PSM program, therefore, must apply to contractors performing maintenance or repair, turnaround, major renovation, or specialty work on or adjacent to a covered process.

Every employee currently involved in operating a process or a newly assigned process must be trained in an overview of the process and its operating procedures. The employer must provide refresher training at least every three years, or more often if necessary, to each employee involved in operating a process.

On July 17, 1990, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a plan for the management of hazards associated with processes using acutely hazardous materials, which resulted in the establishment of the OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.119 – Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals. OSHA has been working in tandem with approved states to enforce the requirements of the process safety standard contained in 29 CFR 1910.119 ever since. This course provides an overview of the approved state plan of California for the process safety management of acutely hazardous materials, as provided in the California Code of Regulations CCR Title 8 Section 5189.