Health & Safety (HSE)Process Safety Management (PSM): Emergency Planning & Response

Process Safety Management (PSM): Emergency Planning & Response

1.00 Hr
SKU: RVI-10849b

This content introduces the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard, emphasizing that OSHA standards are written from human tragedy. The PSM Standard was developed following several major incidents involving hazardous chemicals. The seminal event was the 1984 Bhopal, India tragedy at a Union Carbide pesticide plant, where approximately 40 tons of highly toxic methyl isocyanate were released, resulting in thousands of fatalities—widely considered the worst industrial disaster in world history. Additional incidents included the 1985 Union Carbide facility leak in Institute, West Virginia, the 1989 Phillips Petroleum incident in Pasadena, Texas (23 fatalities), and the Arco facility explosion in Channelview, Texas (17 fatalities). These tragic events led to OSHA finalizing the PSM Standard (29 CFR 1910.119) in 1992, which includes 14 required elements. This course focuses specifically on emergency planning and response—Paragraph (n)—emphasizing its importance for employee safety and facility integrity.

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Course Details

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe the importance of emergency planning and response as part of the overall PSM program
  • List OSHA 1910.119 emergency planning and response requirements
  • Identify how to implement emergency planning and response into your overall PSM program
  • Measure compliance with the emergency planning and response requirements

Specs

Course Level
Intermediate
Languages
English
Compatibility
Audio, Video, MobileReady, Responsive

Author | W. Jon Wallace, CSP, MBA

Workplace Safety was founded in 2002 by W. Jon Wallace, CSP, MBA. Jon is a Certified Safety Professional with nearly three decades occupational safety experience and is nationally recognized in the area of occupational safety. His industrial experience includes Mobil Oil and Hercules, where he not only gained the technical knowledge of occupational safety and loss control but also how to effectively implement practical, pragmatic safety solutions to everyday safety concerns. Upon obtaining his Master of Business Administration (MBA) Jon relocated to North Carolina and became a safety consultant. He has assisted clients in the chemical, nuclear, furniture, semiconductor, automotive, steel, and pharmaceutical industries with their occupational safety needs. His recent focus has been NFPA 70E® -- Electrical Safe Work practices, OSHA compliance training, lockout/tagout risk assessments, robotics safety, as well as combustible dust program reviews. In addition to safety consulting, Jon is an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the School of Public Health at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is on the faculty of The University of North Carolina Education & Research Center (ERC). He teaches various safety topics including the 10- and 30-hour OSHA compliance courses. He is an Authorized OSHA Outreach Trainer. Most recent achievement is being a two time finisher in the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon.

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