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.
Process Safety Management Guide (OSHA 3132)1 or the full text of the standard at www.osha.gov.2 Since the PSM standard was promulgated by OSHA in 1992, no other industry sector has had as many fatal or catastrophic incidents related to the release of highly hazardous chemicals (HHC) as the petroleum refining industry (SIC 2911, NAICS 32411).
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