A global specialty chemicals company that is known for manufacturing ingredients used in pharmaceuticals, personal care products, nutrition, agriculture, and sectors impacted by green technologies, needed an in-depth evaluation of its chlorine handling operations against specific standards. The client's Process Safety Management (PSM) program had to meet the United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulations, recognized and generally accepted good engineering (RAGAGEP) practices, as well as guidelines from the Chlorine Institute, NFPA, and the Compressed Gas Association (CGA).
The ioMosaic team conducted a comprehensive two-day onsite assessment. This involved a thorough review of the plant's procedures to meet regulatory compliance, RAGAGEP adherence, and identification of any local attention items of concern. The assessment methodology encompassed several critical components:
ioMosaic is often called upon to conduct these audits, and in doing so, has developed a successful methodology to do this efficiently and effectively.
Our solution provided the client with significant value by delivering a structured table of findings directly aligned with the specified, relevant regulations. This table clearly outlined the recommendations and requirements necessary to bring their facility up to code.
This actionable output empowered our client to efficiently implement the necessary changes, ensuring their chlorine handling equipment achieved full regulatory compliance. The direct recommendations streamlined the process, enabling the client to enhance safety and meet all mandated standards with confidence.
Our Process Safety Office® PSMPro™ software systematically tracked regulatory, local attention, compliance, and RAGAGEP findings, allowing for straightforward analysis. It established action items to address compliance gaps and monitored the completion of these items following the audit. The client now benefits from an audit history, and the software can document all subsequent audits to ensure continuous safety enhancement and adherence to compliance.