736 Introduction to Process Safety Management (PSM)

Pre-Startup Safety Review

It is important that a safety review takes place before any highly hazardous chemical is introduced into a process.

PSM, therefore, requires the employer to perform a pre-startup safety review for new facilities and for modified facilities when the modification is significant enough to require a change in the process safety information.

Prior to the introduction of a highly hazardous chemical to a process, the pre-startup safety review must confirm that the following:

• construction and equipment are in accordance with design specifications;
• safety, operating, maintenance, and emergency procedures are in place and are adequate;
• a process hazard analysis has been performed for new facilities and recommendations have been resolved or implemented before startup, and modified facilities meet the management of change requirements; and
• training of each employee involved in operating a process has been completed.

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