Process Safety Management

Overview/Description
 This course is intended to outline the provisions necessary for an employer to comply with the Process Safety Management (PSM) standard. This standard emphasizes the management of hazards associated with highly hazardous chemicals and establishes a comprehensive management program that integrates technologies, procedures, and management practices. This course will familiarize learners with the standard and will cover topics such as process hazard analysis, how to document operating procedures, how to analyze management of change, how to ensure mechanical integrity, how to train personnel, and how to identify the requirements of preparing against and investigating accidents. This course is designed to align to OSHA Standard 1910.119. This SkillSoft Corporation training course has been reviewed by attorneys from the law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, Professional Association, of Manchester, New Hampshire. The content of this training course is an accurate statement of federal law and attendant regulations as to the matters covered as of the date reviewed. Due to the rapidly changing nature of the law, information in this course may become outdated.

Target Audience
 Employers and employees who work in an environment where hazardous chemicals and toxic, flammable, highly reactive, and explosive substances are present

Expected Duration
3.0 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Process Analysis

  • select the benefits of analyzing manufacturing processes.
  • identify elements of a compliant process hazard analysis.
  • assess compliance by examining a process hazard analysis in a given scenario.
  • match the elements of an operating procedures manual with examples of those elements.
  • identify the five considerations involved in change management.
  • apply management of change procedures in a given scenario.
  • identify the steps necessary to maintain mechanical integrity.

    • Communicating Requirements

  • select the benefits of training employees and communicating process safety management standards.
  • apply elements of proper employee participation and training in a given scenario.
  • identify basic responsibilities for facility management and contract employers.
  • identify the elements of a hot work permit and of trade secrets.
  • identify the elements of an emergency response program and audit compliance.

    • Process Start-up and Investigating Incidents

  • identify the benefits of knowing about process start-up.
  • identify whether all the factors in a prestart-up safety review were covered.
  • identify elements of an investigation report.
  • evaluate an incident investigation report for compliance in a given situation.

    • Course Number: SFTY0037