Safety 2010 Proceedings

758 OSHA\'s Refinery NEP: Where Do We Stand?

Instructor: Steven R. Strasma, CSP, ICU - A Total Safety Company, The Woodlands, TX

Description: Sponsored by the Oil and Gas Practice Specialty and the Blacks in Safety Engineering Common Interest Group
OSHA issued an instruction, CPL-03-004; Petroleum Refinery Process Safety Management National Emphasis Program, effective June 7, 2007. The instruction requires OSHA to inspect virtually all refineries in SIC-2911 or NAICS – 324110 to verify employer’s compliance with the PSM standard (29 CFR 1910.119).
This session will provide a review of:
• The scope and application of OSHA’s CPL-03-004
• A review of the incidents that led to the issuing of OSHA’s CPL-03-004
• Specific auditing techniques to be used by the OSHA compliance officers and their inspection findings

Level: I