OSHA Regulations: Process Safety Management Training Course

We’ve all heard about chemical disasters. Think of the urgent news report about a hazardous chemical spill or a chemically induced explosion in a plant. Sometimes it’s a narrowly averted catastrophe, while other incidents end with tragic injuries or fatalities.

Many industries use chemicals that can pose serious dangers. In order to reduce the number of chemical-related disasters, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed a set of standards specifically for industries that use “toxic, reactive, or flammable liquids and gases” in their processes (29 CFR 1910.119 -- Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals).

Process safety management (PSM) applies to companies that use any of a sizeable list of chemicals identified by OSHA as extremely hazardous. It includes a comprehensive set of regulations that govern every aspect of using chemicals, from analyzing hazards and developing safe procedures to training workers and responding to incidents. Overall, it’s a systematic approach to controlling hazards in processes that use chemicals.

If you work around hazardous chemicals, this course is for you. You should know what employers are required to do to ensure chemicals are being handled safely even if you’re not responsible for setting up these processes. You’re impacted by the strict procedures you must follow and the periodic trainings you must attend. You may even be assigned to a team that evaluates how a chemical is used in a process you’re involved in and how to reduce the risk of accidents.

This course will introduce you to the regulations that affect your work and keep you safe.

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