OSHA has come full circle…almost. In a December, 2015 revised interim enforcement memorandum, the agency indicated it will not enforce the Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard for “highly ...

For a relatively quiet 2023, 2024 is starting off with a bang. While we are keeping our eyes and ears open on these and any other relevant developments, we wanted to provide a summary of the key ...

Oil refineries nationwide have received letters from OSHA emphasizing the need to comply with all applicable OSHA standards, particularly the Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently made several major changes to its Process Safety Management (PSM) standard for highly hazardous chemicals, which previously had ...

Proposed modifications could mean that many new sites will be covered and will need to formally adopt PSM as defined in the OSHA regulation. Process safety excellence still eludes most process ...

As a result of the Tenth Circuit’s ruling, time will tell if OSHA will seek to further expand the types of activities, vessels, and units that the agency believes are covered by the PSM standard due ...

OSHA has announced it will host a virtual meeting in October on the Process Safety Management (PSM) standard. The standard, originally published in 1992, “requires employers to implement safety ...

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This 90-minute webinar will help you understand the application and requirements of OSHA Process Safety Management and the topics that have been interpreted and reviewed in the compliance guidelines.

OSHA's PSM standard was issued in February 1992, while EPA's RMP rule was issued in May 1996. The goal of both rules: A comprehensive plan to manage process chemical hazards. Authors discuss the two ...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Infineum, a manufacturer of petroleum additives for lubricants and fuels, for 22 workplace safety violations, ...