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Appendix D: Plant Safety Program

The aim of a plant safety program is to address all the main areas of safety ensuring that
the following are covered, as a minimum:
1. Description and coverage of safety program
2. Process safety management program (OSHA 1910.119 etc.)
3. How data on potential hazards will be communicated throughout the company,
e.g., MSDS
4. Emergency communication protocols
5. Emergency response plan that relates to both the on-site and surrounding
community
6. Safety related to electrical systems and devices (isolation etc.)
7. Occupational Hygiene program (work exposure limits etc.)
8. Procedures for entering Confined Spaces
9. Lockout/Tagout program
10. Procedures for performing Hot Work
11. Procedures and equipment required for Hot Taps
12. Noise levels and hearing protection
13. Procedures and training in use of Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
14. Fire detection and protection
15. Procedures and standards for on-site construction
16. Procedures and standards for on-site maintenance
17. Plant isolation (blinds, spades)
18. Winterization procedures as it affects safety
19. Housekeeping and plant safety
20. Procedures for temporarily disabling/bypassing safety features
21. Procedures for using plant utilities (compressed air etc.)
22. Illness/Injury procedure

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23. Accident & Incident investigation procedures

24. Personal protective equipment
25. Use of outside contractors
26. Testing plant emergency systems and alarms
27. Fire and emergency drills
28. Security system, monitoring, guard duties and responsibilities

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Ref. References and Suggested Reading

No. (Note: Internet URLs current at date of publication)

1 "Guidelines for Implementing Process Safety Management Systems

Center for Chemical Process Safety", (CCPS), ISBN: 0-8169-0590-8

http://ca.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0816905908.htm I

2 "Guidelines for Hazard Evaluation Procedures", Second Edition with Worked

Examples, Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)/American Institute of
Chemical Engineers, New York, NY, 1992.

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=3.o/o09Guidelines+for+Hazard+Evaluation
+Procedures % 2C+Second+Edition+with+Worked+Exampleso/o2C+Center+for+C
hemical+Process+Safety%2FAmerican+Institute+of+Chemical+Engineers % 2C+N
ew+York % 2C+ Ny%2C+ 1992.+&btnG=Search&meta =

3 "Process Safety Management", U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety &

Health Administration

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/processsafetymanagement/

4 "Appendix F - OSHA Guidance on PSM", EPA

http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/pubs/genguid/appf.pdf

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