1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 Process Safety Process Safety- -Related Related Standards & Regulations Standards & Regulations Instructional Lea rning Objectives Instructional Lea rning Objectives After completing this chapter, students should be able to After completing this chapter, students should be able to do the f ollowin : do the f ollowin : Brief understanding of safety regulations: Brief understanding of safety regulations: • OSHA (Occupat iona l Safet y an d Healt h Act) Process Safet y OSHA (Occupat ional Safety an d Health Act ) P rocess Safet y Managemen t S tandar d Managemen t S tandar d • Factor y and Machiner y’ s Act Factory and Machinery’s Act • Oth er Int er nat ion al Safet y Legislat ions: CIMAH, COMAH, Other Internat ional Safety Legislat ions: CIMAH, COMAH, COSHH COSHH CAB2093 CAB2093 Chapter 2: Profess Chapter 2: Profess- -Safety Related Safety Related Standards & regulations Standards & regulations 2 Relate the standards and regulations’ requirements Relate the standards and regulations’ requirements with the application of process safety fundamental to with the application of process safety fundamental to prevent losses prevent losses
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After completing this chapter, students should be able toAfter completing this chapter, students should be able todo the followin :do the followin :
Brief understanding of safety regulations:Brief understanding of safety regulations:
•• OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) Process SafetyOSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) Process SafetyManagement StandardManagement Standard
•• Factory and Machinery’s ActFactory and Machinery’s Act
•• Other International Safety Legislations: CIMAH, COMAH,Other International Safety Legislations: CIMAH, COMAH,COSHHCOSHH
Relate the standards and regulations’ requirementsRelate the standards and regulations’ requirementswith the application of process safety fundamental towith the application of process safety fundamental toprevent lossesprevent losses
Impact of Standards and RegulationsImpact of Standards and Regulations
Laws and regulations are major tools for protecting peopleLaws and regulations are major tools for protecting peopleand the environmentand the environment
Government is responsible to create and enforceGovernment is responsible to create and enforceregulationsregulations
Major government agencies involved in creating andMajor government agencies involved in creating andenforcing safetyenforcing safety--related standards and regulations:related standards and regulations:•• Department of Safety and Health (DOSH)Department of Safety and Health (DOSH)
•• Department of Environment (DOE)Department of Environment (DOE)
•• a ona ns ue o ccupa ona ae y an eaa ona ns u e o ccupa ona a e y an ea
Occupational Safety and Health Acts of 1970 (OSHA)Occupational Safety and Health Acts of 1970 (OSHA)
OSHA is used for Process Safety Management of HighlyOSHA is used for Process Safety Management of HighlyHazardous ChemicalsHazardous Chemicals
ObjectiveObjective: prevent unwanted releases of hazardous chemicals: prevent unwanted releases of hazardous chemicalsespecially into locations that could expose employees and others toespecially into locations that could expose employees and others toserious hazardsserious hazards
Makes employers responsible for providing safe and healthy workingMakes employers responsible for providing safe and healthy workingconditions for employeesconditions for employees
Highlights of OSHA’s enforcement rights:Highlights of OSHA’s enforcement rights:
•• Employers must admit OSHA compliance officers into their plant sites forEmployers must admit OSHA compliance officers into their plant sites for
required to show probable causerequired to show probable cause•• OSHA’s right of inspection includes safety and health recordsOSHA’s right of inspection includes safety and health records
•• Criminal penalties can be invokedCriminal penalties can be invoked
•• OSHA officers finding conditions of imminent danger may request plantOSHA officers finding conditions of imminent danger may request plantshutdownsshutdowns
Factories and Machinery Act (FMA), 1967Factories and Machinery Act (FMA), 1967
Provides equal protection for all workers working inProvides equal protection for all workers working infactories in terms of health and safety regardless of sexfactories in terms of health and safety regardless of sex
Examples of FMA’s enforcement rights:Examples of FMA’s enforcement rights:•• specify duty of occupier to provide rest rooms for womenspecify duty of occupier to provide rest rooms for women•• only a male person of at least 20 years of age may carry outonly a male person of at least 20 years of age may carry out
examination, lubrication or adjustment of unfenced machineryexamination, lubrication or adjustment of unfenced machinerywhile it is in motionwhile it is in motion
•• pregnant or breastfeeding workers must be temporarily removedpregnant or breastfeeding workers must be temporarily removedfrom leadfrom lead--processing areasprocessing areas
•• details for the reinstatement of the worker once she is no longerdetails for the reinstatement of the worker once she is no longer
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health(COSHH) Regulations, 2002
Main piece of legislation covering control of the risks toem lo ees and other eo le arisin fromex osure to harmful substances generated out of or in connection withany work activity under the employer's control
Main objective: to reduce occupational ill health bysettingout a simple framework for controlling hazardoussubstances in the workplace