PSM I for Ammonia Systems

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  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

PSM I for Ammonia Systems

Course Description

Many businesses that use anhydrous ammonia in their operations currently do not have the necessary knowledge base to create and implement an effective Process Safety Management (PSM) program. This has resulted in many PSM accidents, releases, and catastrophes. PSM I for Ammonia Systems will give you a general understanding of PSM and its history to guide the implementation, maintenance, or update of your own organization’s program.

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Course Content

APPLICATION AND EXCLUSIONS

 

PROCESS SAFETY INFORMATION

  • Hazards of anhydrous ammonia
  • Equipment and technology of the process

 

MECHANICAL INTEGRITY, INSPECTION AND TESTING, QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND APPLICATION OF RAGAGEP IN THE AMMONIA INDUSTRY

 

PROCESS HAZARD ANALYSIS

 

MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE

 

OPERATING PROCEDURES

 

SAFE WORK PRACTICES AND PRE-STARTUP SAFETY REVIEW

 

TRAINING

 

CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

 

INCIDENT INVESTIGATION, COMPLIANCE AUDITS, AND TRADE SECRETS

 

EPA RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS (RMP)

Requirements & Materials

Materials

Required - Student Must Provide

  • Laptop computer or tablet

Provided

  • Notebook of course materials

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for anyone in the anhydrous ammonia industry who must create and manage an effective PSM program.

OSHA professionals working on jobsite

What You Will Learn

  • PSM overview and history
  • Who Is covered by the program
  • The PSM team process
  • The elements of a properly designed PSM program
  • How to begin the process of developing an effective process safety program
  • The basics of how PSM and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Risk Management Plans (RMP) work together
Occupational safety and health professionals collaborating on job site

How You Will Benefit

  • Learn why PSM was promulgated and why accidents in the ammonia industry are still occurring.
  • Review who is covered and exempt in the ammonia industry and how to set boundaries.
  • Learn how to use the team process to develop a PSM program while learning the elements of design and implementation through a case study.
  • Discover how Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP) are applied in the ammonia industry including the use of International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration bulletins and the National Fire Protection Association.
  • Understand how PSM and RMP work together to protect the workforce and surrounding community.
  • Master the elements of an RMP and how to develop and submit it to the EPA, along with planned changes in the RMP regulation.
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Safety Manager

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