Risk Management
Midland Engineering Limited is prepared
and qualified to provide interpretation and assistance in
preparing programs, systems and documentation to satisfy the
requirements of the Risk Management Planning Rule.
The final Risk Management Planning Rule which was provided by
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for chemical
accidental release prevention was published June 20, 1996.
Regulated facilities will have until June 20, 1999 to comply
with the Rule. Under the final Rule, risk management programs
for covered facilities with the potential to cause offsite
consequences from a release must consist of:
- A hazard assessment of regulated substances that are
onsite in greater than threshold quantities.
- A prevention program for covered processes.
- An emergency planning and response
program.
The hazard assessment aspects contain several key
components, including requirements to evaluate a range of
potential release scenarios for each of the toxics and
flammables processed onsite in excess of threshold quantities.
A worst case release scenario is to be evaluated for all
regulated toxics and regulated flammables onsite.
An integrated management system will be provided to implement
a loss prevention program using Process
Safety Management (PSM) programs. Facilities that set up
PSM programs find that the effort requires significant
expenditures of resources. A safety management program and
safety improvement system provide
benefits other than safety, including:
- Increased plant efficiency.
- Improved communication.
- Reduced rework and downtime.
- Streamlined business processes.
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