There were numerous accidents that occurred in Contra Costa County during the late 1980's and throughout the 1990's. The public and the County's Board of Supervisors were very concerned about the impact these accidents had on the community. The Board of Supervisors decided to expand on any other process accident prevention regulations that existed in the United States to prevent these accidents from occurring in the future. The Industrial Safety Ordinance, which requires facilities to consider Inherently Safer Systems, was approved by the Board of Supervisors and became effective in January 1999. The paper discusses the implementation of applying inherent safety and how Contra Costa Health Services ensures that the requirements are being met.
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