Sep
23
CAL OSHA’s Proposed Standard: PSM for Refineries
The picture below is a snapshot of the proposed elements of PSM in the state of CA for refineries.
Category: News
Aug
28
What’s The Deal with Valve Torque?
A common question we get is whether or not flanged and bonneted valves need to be torqued when they are installed. Unfortunately, many of these questions are due to OSHA citations – Ideally you want to answer this question BEFORE Read more
Aug
11
Second Public Review of IIAR 2: Standard for Safe Design of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems
A second (2nd) public review of draft standard BSR/IIAR 2-201x, Standard for Safe Design of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems is now open. The International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) invites you to make comments on the draft standard. Substantive changes Read more
Aug
05
EPA Seeks Comments on Potential Revisions to its Risk Management Program
“Chemical safety and security are a shared commitment among government, industry, public interest groups and communities,” said Mathy Stanislaus, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. “We are reaching out to all these partners to ask Read more
Jul
31
News from the road on the 2014 PSM tour!
The Process Safety division of GCAP continues their 2014 tour in California this week. So far this year, we’ve brought our world class PSM/RMP classes, SOP building seminars, Compliance Audits and PHA study groups to: Sulphur Springs, TX Rochester, NY Read more
Jul
08
RMP Executive Summary
As part of GCAP’s PSM course, we pull the publically available RMP from RTKnet.org for each facility in the class. We’ve seem some strange things in the Executive Summary and wanted to share some guidance on what exactly should be there. First, let’s look Read more
Jun
16
2013 – 2014 Region 7 Update
The 6th Annual Region 7 Ammonia Awareness Day was a great success. Thanks for all the support of the sponsors, exhibitors, and attendees. Each year the event gets bigger, different topics presented and benefits anybody in the realm of safety, Read more
Jun
09
GCAP’s New Ammonia Operator I Book
Understanding Industrial Refrigeration from the Inside Out June 2, 2014 GCAP revealed their new Ammonia Operator I Book titled “Understanding Industrial Refrigeration from the Inside Out“. Authors Randy Williams, and Jeremy Williams This is a 15 Chapter text of what Read more
Jun
05
PSM Conference Withdrawal
On May 2, 2014 Garden City Ammonia Program sent an announcement of a PSM Conference for the Food and Beverage Industry July 16-17, 2014 for Marcus Evans North America. GCAP was asked to be guest speakers at the event and a Read more
May
30
RMP Update?
Yesterday at the Region 7 Ammonia Safety Day hosted by Garden City Ammonia Program in Kansas City, KS a questioned was posed to EPA. “How much time is allotted for a updated RMP filing when a plant has an expansion Read more