Course Material 1.Overview of Process Safety 2.Compliance with Standards 3.Process Hazard Analysis 4.Standard Operating Procedures 5.Safe Work Procedures.

Course Material

1. Overview of Process Safety2. Compliance with Standards3. Process Hazard Analysis4. Standard Operating Procedures5. Safe Work Procedures6. Mechanical Integrity7. Management of Change8. Auditing Process Safety Systems9. Emergency Response Procedures

9. Emergency Planning and Response

Process Safety Management for

Biofuels

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29 CFR 1910.119 (n)29 CFR 1910.3829 CFR 1910.120

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Emergency Planning and Response Requirements for Process Safety

Management 1910.119(n)

• The employer shall establish and implement an emergency action plan for the entire plant in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.38 (Emergency Action Plans).

• In addition, the Emergency Action Plan shall include procedures for handling small releases.

• Employers covered under this standard may also be subject to the hazardous waste and emergency response provisions contained in 29 CFR 1910.120 (a), (p) and (q).

Emergency Action Plans under 1910.38

• An Emergency Action Plan must be:– In writing– Kept in the workplace– Available to all employees for review

• An employer who has ten (10) or fewer employees can communicate the plan orally to the employees, but it is recommended to have it in writing.

Minimum Elements of an Emergency Action Plan

1910.38

1. Procedures for reporting a fire or other emergency

2. Procedures for emergency evacuation

3. Emergency shutdown procedures

4. Procedures to account for all workers

5. Procedures to be followed by employees performing rescue or medical duties

Minimum Elements of an Emergency Action Plan

1910.38

6. The name or job title of every employee who has duties under the plan

7. An employee alarm system

8. Training

9. Review with each employees

10. Practice drills

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response –

1910.120

The following operations are covered by 1910.120:1.Clean-up operations required by a governmental

body.2.Corrective actions involving clean-up operations

at sites covered by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA).

3.Voluntary clean-up at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites.

Examples of Hazardous Waste Streams for Biofuels

• Strong acids or bases.

• Wash water wastes not discharged to an approved wastewater treatment plant.

• Methanol waste that is not reclaimed.

• Materials from the transesterification process, such as sulfuric acid.

• Glycerin (that cannot be reclaimed for further use or is sent off-site).

Emergency Response Plan Requirements under 1910.120

• Not all biofuel sites will be covered under this regulation.

• For addition information on the specific requirements of Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response – 1910.1201910.120, and to determine if your site is covered, please visit the OSHA website @ www.osha.gov and open the link for regulation 1910.120.

Emergency Plan Manager

Emergency Response Checklist

Texas Emergency Action Plan Checklist

Incident Commander

Incident command structure

Emergency Response Equipment

Fires Extinguisher Training

P.A.S.S.http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/portable_use.html

Fires Extinguisher Training

P = Pull

A = Aim

S = Squeeze

S = Sweephttp://www.esd.uga.edu/fire/pub/pfextinguisher.ppt

1. Reporting the Emergency

Building alarm system

Employee Alarm

Evacuation Fire

Employee Alarm

Evacuation Fire

2. Evacuation

Emergency evacuation escape routes

Designated assembly areas

Telephones

Exit the building

Evacuation andWind Direction

Evacuation andWind Direction

Wind DirectionE

vacuation Direction

Your LocationX

Release point

Release

XWind Dire

ction

3. Emergency Shutdown

4. Assembly Location

4. Employee Accounting

5. Rescue Duties

Medical Aid

6. Sheltering in Place

6. Sheltering in Place

Disable HVAC

7. Severe Weather

8. Re-entry

All clear

9. Training

Review Plan

10. Practice Drills

Fire/Evacuation Drills• At least annually

• In coordination with local police and fire departments

• Post response evaluation

Completion of Course Material

1. Overview of Process Safety

2. Compliance with Standards

3. Process Hazard Analysis

4. Standard Operating Procedures

5. Safe Work Procedures

6. Mechanical Integrity

7. Management of Change

8. Auditing Process Safety systems

9. Emergency Response Procedures

Summary of Course Material

1. Overview of Process Safety2. Compliance with Standards3. Process Hazard Analysis4. Standard Operating Procedures5. Safe Work Procedures6. Mechanical Integrity7. Management of Change8. Auditing Process Safety systems9. Emergency Response Procedures

Summary of Course Material

1. Overview of Process Safety2. Compliance with Standards3. Process Hazard Analysis4. Standard Operating Procedures5. Safe Work Procedures6. Mechanical Integrity7. Management of Change8. Auditing Process Safety systems9. Emergency Response Procedures