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CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT. Agency Missions: OSHA – Protection of employees from workplace injury and illness. EPA – Protection of people, animals and the environment from chemical injury. DOT – Safety of shipments during transportation: road, rail, air, sea or pipeline.

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CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

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  1. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

  2. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT • Agency Missions: • OSHA – Protection of employees from workplace injury and illness. • EPA – Protection of people, animals and the environment from chemical injury. • DOT – Safety of shipments during transportation: road, rail, air, sea or pipeline.

  3. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

  4. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT • OSHA • Process Safety Management • Methods to ensure highest risk process hazards are identified and controlled. • Hazard Communication • Methods to ensure workers are familiar with hazards associated with process chemicals • Flammable Liquids/Gases • Methods to ensure fire prevention • Airborne Contaminants • PELs

  5. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT • OSHA has State equivalents – State OSHA Plans. • State plans may be more restrictive than the federal OSHA plan. • OSHA relies on industry standards. • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards • American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards • OSHA uses “performance standards”.

  6. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT • Major Laws of Environmental Protection • Clean Air Act • Clean Water Act • Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (Hazardous Waste) • Superfund Amendments & Reauthorization Act • Toxic Substances Control Act • Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act

  7. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT • States have their own environmental protection programs IN ADDITION TO the federal programs. • Environmental programs set attainment levels and demand that industry meet the goals.

  8. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT • Clean Air Act controls emissions to the atmosphere from stationary (plants, stacks, terminals, etc.) and non-stationary (cars, trucks, buses, etc.) sources. Primarily controls CO, O3, PM10 and a list of “Hazardous Air Pollutants.”

  9. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT • Clean Water Act controls the quality of the drinking water and surface waters of the U.S.A. Sets minimum concentrations of a list of “priority pollutants” and requires that drinking water achieve required quality. • Controls industrial discharges to waterways directly or via wastewater treatment plants.

  10. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT • RCRA controls the accumulation, transportation, and disposal of manufacturing wastes. • Industry generates wastes. RCRA has raised the cost of disposal to a level that source reduction is cost-effective. • Improper disposal results in criminal sanctions: • Fines • Jail • Community Service

  11. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT • TSCA controls the chemicals that may be used for manufacturing in the U.S. • TSCA also controls special chemicals such as asbestos and PCBs. • FIFRA controls the use of pesticides by the control of manufacturing and distribution.

  12. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT • Various Industry Standards provide guidance for managing chemicals. • Article 79 Uniform Fire Code – Flammable Liquids • NFPA 30 – Flammable and Combustible Liquid Code • NFPA 77 – Recommended Practice on Static Electricity • And many others …

  13. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT • OSHA requires that employers provide a healthy workplace. PELs are used to provide a level of exposure that is not harmful to employees. • Employers frequently control exposures to ½ PEL or to the “lowest achievable level.” • Engineering controls are the primary method for hazard control. • Work procedures are the secondary method for hazard control • Personal protective equipment is used when other controls are not feasible or are inadequate

  14. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT • Employee Training is a major component of safe chemical management • Training must be thorough, frequent and focused on specific work tasks. • Management must support training by providing adequate time and funding. • Supervisors must lead by example.

  15. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT • Emergency Management • Prepare for and prevent emergencies • Fires • Spills/releases • Injuries • Emergency response must be part of basic work procedures and employees must be trained. • Evacuation • Fire brigade • Spill response • Medical response

  16. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT • Incident Investigations • All incidents, regardless of severity, must be investigated – and lessons learned used for prevention • Formal investigation of serious incidents • Accountability at all levels • Management of Plant at which incident occurred through employees and investigation team.

  17. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT • Proper and Safe Chemical Management • Part of the facility culture • Part of every employee’s activity • Recognition of safety improvement • Safety is everyone’s responsibility.

  18. Some Examples

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