Tag Archives: RMP

Region 7 Ammonia Safety Day

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Brian Chapin

If you are within a couple hundred miles of Kansas City, Kansas it’s worth attending the 7th annual Region 7 Ammonia Safety Day which is held at the Kansas City Community College on May 28th, 2014. More information including the schedule and enrollment … Continue reading →

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EPA RMP Executive Summary

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Brian Chapin

As part of GCAP’s PSM course, we pull the publically available RMP from RTKnet.org for each facility in the class. We’ve seem some strange things in the Executive Summary and wanted to share some guidance on what exactly should and should not … Continue reading →

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EPA goes after a cold storage, the real estate agent AND the customer leasing the space!

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Brian Chapin

Complainant issued a Compliance Order to Respondent, and also to Quirch Foods Caribbean, Corp., and Caparra Realty Associates, LLC ( “the Order”) pursuant to Section 1 13 of the Act regarding the Facility. The Order required these parties to perform … Continue reading →

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Paying for PSM, California Style

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Brian Chapin

The state of California is having some trouble funding their oversight of their state PSM rule: CalARP. Don’t worry though, they have a solution… The Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is proposing to adopt emergency … Continue reading →

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How do I deal with recommendations to my program?

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Brian Chapin

You should frequently get recommendations for improving your PSM program through the PSM elements of Employee Participation, Process Hazard Analysis, Incident Investigations, Mechanical Integrity audits, Compliance Audits. Often, these recommendations are worthwhile improvements to your system that are worthy of … Continue reading →

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The three levels of PSM Compliance…

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Brian Chapin

I’ve always taught that there are three levels of PSM compliance. In my travels throughout the Ammonia Refrigeration Community I’ve seen facilities at every level. I’ve also found that you can fairly quickly figure out what their situation is by … Continue reading →

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So, you need a PSM coordinator…

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Brian Chapin

The Situation: Several times a month I get a call from a recruiter or a facility that desperately needs to fill a PSM coordinator position. They quickly learn something that many people in our industry are unaware of – quality … Continue reading →

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EPA & Tyson agree to settle in a BIG way

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Brian Chapin

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a Clean Air Act (CAA) settlement with Tyson Foods, Inc. and several of its affiliate corporations to address threats of accidental chemical releases after anhydrous ammonia was … Continue reading →

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The real cost of an OSHA/EPA fine isn’t the check you write

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Brian Chapin

Sure, it’s painful to write a check to pay fines, but if you think that fine is the cost of OSHA/EPA non-compliance, you’re in for a rude awakening. The real cost of a fine from OSHA or the EPA isn’t … Continue reading →

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Maximum Intended Inventory (1910.119(d)(2)(i)(C))

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Brian Chapin

Lately we’ve been seeing quite a few misunderstandings of the inventory calculations required by a PSM program so I thought I would try and explain it as simply as I can. Both the EPA’s RMP and OSHA’s PSM require you … Continue reading →

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