Numerous catastrophic events have occurred in the petro-chemical manufacturing industry. The lack of adequate management systems, both in the form of written programs and the implementation of those programs, has been a major causal element in almost every one of these events. OSHA federal regulation 29 CFR 1910.119 Process Safety Management, in effect since 1992, clearly spells out the requirement to have adequate written programs. This document states the requirement that each employer has to certify that they have evaluated compliance at least once every three years to ensure that the required procedures and practices are adequate and are being followed.
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