Chemical Process Safety Management (Update Available)
Overview/Description Target Audience Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Overview/Description
Safe working procedures are essential when dealing with highly hazardous chemicals and processes. In this course, you will learn about chemical Process Safety Management (PSM) programs and the fourteen elements that have been developed by OSHA for inclusion in these programs. Required elements of the program that are covered in this course include personnel and training considerations, documentation, equipment maintenance and work processes, and emergency planning. This course will help managers and supervisors who work in industrial process plants develop an understanding of the reasons for and required elements of PSM programs. The course was developed and reviewed with subject matter support provided by certified subject matter experts and industry professionals. Please note, the course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.
Target Audience
Supervisors and managers working in industrial process plants
Chemical Process Safety Management (Update Available)
identify the characteristics of a Process Safety Management program
identify the responsibilities of line managers and supervisors for creating and maintaining a safety culture in potentially hazardous manufacturing processes
describe the elements of a Process Safety Management program which deal with personnel and training
describe the contents of each of the elements of a Process Safety Management program that must be documented
recognize key elements of Process Safety Management programs related to equipment maintenance and work processes
identify the elements of an Emergency Action Plan
investigate incidents that occur at your work plant