A chemical company's annual demand had increased from 1.5 million parts to 60 million in a 4-year timeframe. Their production schedule expanded from a 5-day, 8-hour shift to a 24/7 operation. As production demands grew, it became increasingly critical to implement a more effective, long-term process safety system. Watch this video to hear about one company's journey to optimized process safety.
Employees must be involved in every aspect of the facility's PSM program.
Workers must be able to access and understand the data on HHC-related risks.
A team must identify, evaluate, and control the process hazards.
Companies must have clear instructions for the covered process activities.
Workers need documented training on covered processes and procedures.
Contract workers must be trained on potential fire, explosion, or toxic release hazards.
A detailed review of new or modified facilities is required before startup.
Periodic, documented inspections and testing are required for process equipment.
Supervisors must issue permits to workers for flame or spark-producing activities.
Companies need standard procedures for managing changes in production systems.
Companies must investigate incidents that result in a catastrophic release.
Employers must create emergency plans for handling HHC-related releases.
Companies must evaluate compliance with PSM-NEP at least once every 3 years.
Employees have the right to know the processes that may affect their health and safety.
Process Safety Enterprise® manages all process safety information, enables knowledge sharing, and enhances communication and collaboration — all on one platform. PSE also manages with ease any legacy data or documents, regardless of form and tool. Choose from a hosted application, a physical appliance or a virtual machine solution.
This workflow improves process safety oversight as well as employee and contractor safety. It gathers all relevant information from stakeholders consistently, and approval is not issued until all requirements are met step by step. You can easily assign tasks and notify users via email. The workflow securely enables access to all information related to the task and keeps it properly documented and recorded.
How many times has your facility incurred a near-miss or worse, an incident due to poorly documented procedures, training, or other safe work practices? How much money and lost opportunity is all this costing your company? Finally, how many times have you thought about fixing the problem? Read this paper for practical knowledge management solutions.
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