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Guidance documents from OSHA and others describing the proper
implementation of the PSM program.
- OSHA
Standard Interpretation and Compliance Letters (link)
OSHA's own database of regulatory interpretations. Extremely
useful, especially on questions dealing with applicability of the
regulations.
Recent Interpretation letter addressing PSM applicability to Oil
and Gas Production Facilities (.PDF,
174K) and the
interpretation letters that it supercedes (.PDF,
11K)
- The
Hazards of Hiking the Paper Trail: OSHA Documentation Do's and Don'ts
(link)
McDermott, Will, and Emery explains recurring document creation, distribution and retention issues that arise during the pre-inspection phase, and some simple guidelines that will assist in making the hike along the OSHA paper trail less dangerous.
It focuses on common documentation in the day-to-day implementation of
OSHA-mandated programs.
- Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals--Compliance
Guidelines and Enforcement Procedures (.HTML, 220K)
This is the guidance that OSHA Compliance Safety and Health
Officers (CSHOs) use during a process safety management (PSM
inspection.
- Proposals to Amend NFPA 58, Storage and Handling of Liquified
Petroleum Gases, to include a process safety component that mirrors
the OSHA standard.
Proposal 1 (.PDF, 35K)
Proposal 2 (.PDF, 23K)
Proposal 3 (.PDF, 19K)
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