Gateway has applied its decades of process safety management expertise to create the FACILEX® brand of risk based process safety management solutions.
Designed for integrated process safety management initiatives such as:
MANAGEMENT
OF CHANGE
Permanent, temporary, or emergency change to processes or hazardous materials.
INCIDENT
REPORTING
Supports the collecting of data pertaining to incidents, assessment, and reporting.
ISSUE
MANAGEMENT
Assign and follow-up completion of tasks from audits, inspections, meetings, etc.
RISK
WATCH
Register and assess the level of risk associated with process or hazardous materials.
AUDIT
MANAGEMENT
Audit protocols, schedules, data collection and tracking of follow-up items.
PROCESS HAZARD
ANALYSIS
Identify and analyze the significance of potential hazards in processes or materials.
What is Process Safety Management (PSM)?
OSHA 1910.119, the Process Safety Management regulations mandate that plant operators manage the hazards associated with processes using highly hazardous chemicals.
What is a Process Safety Management (PSM) Covered Process?
Covered processes involve either specified quantities of hazardous chemicals or significant quantities of flammable substances, with exemptions for retail, oil, gas, and remote facilities.
The Process Safety Management (PSM) standard applies broadly to interconnected and closely located components that could contribute to or exacerbate a hazardous chemical release.
Why is Process Safety Management (PSM) so challenging?
The regulation requires a great deal of information be maintained and kept current such as
What is Management of Change (MOC)?
A key element of OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) is the requirement for, and adherence to, a Management of Change (MOC) procedure.
Before change Implementation:
After change Implementation:
When is Management of Change (MOC) Required?
The OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) regulation requires a Management of Change (MOC) procedure to be initiated for asset changes (process chemicals, technology of the process, equipment and facilities) as well as procedures. Furthermore, there is an evolving consensus that organizational changes are also changes that should be managed by MOC. The exception is when the change is a Replacement in Kind (RIK).
What is a Replacement in Kind (RIK)?
“Replacement in Kind” (RIK) in the context of OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) regulation, allows certain replacements that meet original design specifications to bypass the formal Management of Change (MOC) process.
There are three primary assumptions that guide Replacement in Kind (RIK) decisions.
Why is Management of Change (MOC) so challenging?
What is Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)?
The OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) standard, identifies Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) as a critical component for identifying, evaluating, and controlling potential hazards associated with processes that involve hazardous chemicals. The analysis involves a systematic review of potential failure points, human errors, and equipment malfunctions that could lead to releases or other hazardous events.
Why is Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) so challenging?
What Process Safety Management (PSM) question is on your mind?
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