Transcription of Process Safety Management for Petroleum Refineries
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OSHA 3918-08 2017 Process Safety Management for Petroleum RefineriesLessons Learned from the Petroleum Refinery Process Safety Management National Emphasis ProgramOccupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women; by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and encouraging the States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions; by providing for research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational Safety and health. This report is not a standard or regulation, and it creates no new legal obligations. It contains recommendations as well as descriptions of mandatory Safety and health standards. The recommendations are advisory in nature, informational in content, and are intended to assist employers in providing a safe and healthful workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Act requires employers to comply with Safety and health standards and regulations promulgated by OSHA or by a state with an OSHA-approved state plan.
content of P&IDs is the Process Industry Practices, PIC 001, Piping and Instrumentation Diagram Documentation Criteria (April 2008). During NEP inspections, OSHA cited several instances where petroleum refineries did not check to ensure that tags on their equipment matched what was written in the P&ID, or that all
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