{"id":44,"date":"2010-07-14T15:08:46","date_gmt":"2010-07-14T20:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taocompliance.com\/?p=44"},"modified":"2010-07-15T15:10:27","modified_gmt":"2010-07-15T20:10:27","slug":"osha-psm-national-emphasis-program-extended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taocompliance.com\/?p=44","title":{"rendered":"OSHA PSM National Emphasis Program Extended"},"content":{"rendered":"
Last year our good friends at OSHA finally started moving their PSM inspectors away from the oil refineries. A National Emphasis Plan was created to audit PSM. The NEP is targeted at Ammonia and Chlorine users – 32411 NAICS code is exempt so this only applies to NON-refineries.<\/span><\/div>\n

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A few years ago you’ll recall they trained some 200 inspectors to audit the oil refineries and the concern was these same inspectors would be released on the rest of us when they were done. I had an outside PSM audit a few years ago from a consultant who had previously worked only with oil refineries – it was an extremely frustrating experience compared to working with someone experienced in ammonia refrigeration PSM.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Regions 1, 7 and 10 have already been dealing with increased programmed inspections since the programs inception in July 0f 2009.\u00a0The NEP was to expire on July 26th but last week OSHA has announced that they have extended the National Emphasis Program (NEP) for Process Safety Management (PSM) inspections until September 30, 2010. <\/span>Furthermore, State Plan adoption has been encouraged. \u00a0Unprogrammed inspections associated with this program will be done in all regions.\u00a0For further information download the pdf. \u00a009-06 (CPL 02), PSM Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

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Here is the relevant portion of the\u00a0CPL\u00a0concerning when an unprogrammed inspection can occur:<\/p>\n

a. Complaint or referral. If a formal complaint or referral is received relating to a PSM-covered process and it:<\/em><\/p>\n