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RMP and PSM: Common Goals

Both programs share the overarching goal of safety; they have distinct elements, applicability criteria, and regulatory bodies.

Process Safety Consulting: Enhancing Management Systems and Regulatory Compliance

PSM/RMP Program Development and Implementation can be overwhelming. In addition, many organizations require additional resources to support

Dust Hazards Pt. 2 – Dust Properties and Dust Hazard Signs

How do you know if you have combustible dust hazards present? Screening and testing of a representative sample of the dust for the paramete

Dust Hazards – Do You Know the Basics?

by Judith Lesslie, CFSE, CSP Those who work in high hazard industries are familiar with the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) and EPA...

PSM and RMP Audit Themes Across Industry Part 2

by Judith Lesslie, CFSE, CSP This blog is Part 2 of a series. If you missed part 1, you can find it here. Those who work in high hazard...

Enhanced Reliability and Safety Through Standardization

Fired equipment such as industrial boilers, incinerators, process furnaces, and fluid heaters are used everywhere. They are a crucial, compl

Regulatory Compliance with Fire & Gas Systems and Its Challenges

By Warren Johnson, Senior Project Manager, FGS Product Manager Regulatory compliance is a moving target. Codes and standards are under...

An Evergreen Process Hazard Analysis Will Help You

Those who work in high hazard industries are familiar with the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) standard requirements for Process...

Protecting Personnel and Plant with Facility Siting

Process industry history is sprinkled with catastrophic incidents that acted as drivers of regulatory change, such as the 1974...

Linking PSM, NFPA, and ISA/IEC 61511 for Fired Equipment: The Wynnewood Refining Co. Case

OSHA contended that the boiler was interconnected to a covered process through the refinery fuel gas system and steam header. The 10th Circu