Book: The OSHA Process Safety Standard

The 30-Year Update

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In August 2022 the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration stated that they intended to update their Process Safety Management standard (29 CFR 1910.119). At a Stakeholder Meeting held in October of that year they listed some of the areas that they would like to update. There were 24 proposed updates in total. We have a written a series of posts describing each of these updates and providing some commentary on them. An index for all of these posts is provided here.

The contents of these posts, along with additional material, are now available in the book The OSHA Process Safety Standard: The 30-Year Update. Order information is provided here. The book is priced at $25 (U.S.).

The book has 27 chapters:

Preface
Chapter 1
The Process Safety Management Standard
Chapter 2
Proposed Updates
Chapter 3
Atmospheric Storage Tanks
Chapter 4
Oil and Gas-Well Drilling
Chapter 5
Oil and Gas Production Facilities
Chapter 6
Reactive Chemical Hazards
Chapter 7
Highly Hazardous Chemicals
Chapter 8
Explosives and Blasting Agents
Chapter 9
Clarifying the Scope of the Retail Facilities Exemption
Chapter 10
Defining the Limits of a PSM-Covered Process
Chapter 11
RAGAGEP: Definition and Updates
Chapter 12
Definition of Critical Equipment
Chapter 13
Employee Participation and Stop Work Authority
Chapter 14
Updates to RAGAGEP
Chapter 15
Updating Collected Information
Chapter 16
Formal Resolution of PHA Recommendations
Chapter 17
Safer Technology and Alternatives Analysis
Chapter 18
Natural Disasters and Extreme Temperatures
Chapter 19
Mechanical Integrity of Critical Equipment
Chapter 20
Equipment Deficiencies
Chapter 21
Organizational Changes
Chapter 22
Root Cause Analysis
Chapter 23
Local Emergency Response
Chapter 24
Third-Party Compliance Audits
Chapter 25
Review of PSM Management Systems
Chapter 26
Written PSM Procedures
Chapter 27
Themes
Glossary
Works Cited

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