{"id":28482,"date":"2017-08-09T10:41:03","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T14:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/?p=28482"},"modified":"2017-08-09T10:41:03","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T14:41:03","slug":"oil-refinery-safety-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/oil-refinery-safety-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"California oil refinery safety regulations approved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sacramento, CA \u2013 The California Department of Industrial Relations and the California Environmental Protection Agency have approved\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/oshsb\/process-safety-management-for-petroleum-refineries.html\">final regulations<\/a>\u00a0intended to improve hazard prevention and management at the state\u2019s 15 oil refineries.<\/p>\n<p>The rules come after a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com\/articles\/report-examines-cause-of-chevron-hydrocarbon-release-2\">2012 incident at a Chevron refinery in Richmond, CA<\/a>, where a sizable fire and release of chemicals reportedly caused 15,000 people to seek medical attention. They amend California OSHA refinery worker safety regulations and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caloes.ca.gov\/cal-oes-divisions\/fire-rescue\/hazardous-materials\/california-accidental-release-prevention\">California Accidental Release Prevention program<\/a>\u00a0to require that refinery employers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Perform Damage Mechanism Reviews to analyze the processes that wear down equipment or materials, such as corrosion or friction-related erosion.<\/li>\n<li>Administer a Hierarchy of Hazard Controls Analysis with the goal of prompting refinery managers to seek the best safety measures, even when looking at demands such as cost.<\/li>\n<li>Analyze effects of staffing levels, fatigue, competency, training, human and machine interaction, and other factors on the refinery workforce.<\/li>\n<li>Develop, implement and maintain written safety procedures to ensure consistency is maintained even when personnel changes occur.<\/li>\n<li>Use procedures that seek to identify the main cause(s) when investigating an event that could have resulted in a major incident.<\/li>\n<li>Conduct and document a Process Hazard Analysis on the effectiveness of safeguards to certain operations, and then identify, evaluate and control hazards associated with each process.<\/li>\n<li>Gain a greater understanding of the attitudes and values that employees share on safety and analyze their responses to hazard reports to develop and maintain a Process Safety Culture Assessment program.<\/li>\n<li>Annually report refinery safety metrics established under the California Accidental Release Prevention program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThese new regulations increase overall preparedness, provide greater accountability, and implement a nation-leading approach to public safety and emergency prevention at refineries,\u201d Mark Ghilarducci, California Governor\u2019s Office of Emergency Services director, said in an Aug. 4 press release.<\/p>\n<p>According to the release, many California refineries have followed various practices identified above and experienced \u201csignificant improvement in safety performance as a result.\u201d Still, major incidents persist, the release states.<\/p>\n<p>The new regulations are set to go into effect Oct. 1.<\/p>\n<p>This article retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com\/articles\/16010-california-oil-refinery-safety-regulations-approved\">SafetyandHealthMagazine.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sacramento, CA \u2013 The California Department of Industrial Relations and the California Environmental Protection Agency have approved\u00a0final regulations\u00a0intended to improve hazard prevention and management at the state\u2019s 15 oil refineries. 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