K and K Process, LLCAh, the smell of Kraft mills…it is amazing that one type of plant has given an entire industry a bad name for its putrid smells. But that is a whole different blog post. Let’s take a look at how PSM may be applied in the Pulp & Paper industry. In early February, there was an […]
The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) was established in 1998 to investigate industrial accidents, similar to the National Transportation Safety Board that investigates accidents involving airplanes and other vehicles. The annual budget of the CSB is $12MM and that supports about 45 full-time employees. It is an independent board that does not report to any other […]
There is a lot of talk about a process being “PSM Covered” however, how is that defined? There are two different definitions outlining whether a chemical and therefore the attached process is PSM Covered. The first, and more generally referred to definition, is for quantities over 10,000 lbs. of flammable chemicals (defined as having a […]