Hygieneering was recently awarded a project, at a Cheese Company in Wisconsin, to develop a full Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 CFR 1910.119 Process Safety Management (PSM) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 40 CFR part 68 Risk Management Plan program. This Cheese Company in Wisconsin has a refrigeration system that contains more than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia and they must comply with OSHA’s Process Safety Management and EPA’s Risk Management Plan regulations. Our services to this client included, but not limited to:
- Developing a site-specific PSM/RMP Management program that covered the elements of PSM/RMP
- Assistance in the development and compilation of process safety information (PSI) for the process
- Conducting a process hazard analysis (PHA)
- Developing standard operating procedures / technical operating specifications for process equipment
- Development of mechanical integrity testing
- Inspection and maintenance procedures
- Filing a Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) Top-Screen Survey Application
- Preparing offsite consequence analysis reports
- Submitting proper information to the EPA
Hygieneering’s diverse professional staff has assisted in keeping clients that have chemicals meeting the threshold quantities established by OSHA and EPA within compliance with these regulations applicable to their processes, and keeping their workplace safe for their employees.