Process Safety - Employee Participation Element

Plan of Action

General

There are between ____ to ____ employees at this facility, involved in the (Type in the Chemical Process for this program) Process. Since there is a relatively small number of personnel in the process, they will be involved on almost a daily basis in the various elements of the PSM program.

Documentation

A combination of historical narrative, one-line entry log, training summary sheets, and other documents for the various elements shall be used to document employee participation. The following Employee Participation Plan of Action will be followed for PSM activities:

Plan of Action

Operator & Technicians will be:

• included in collection and review of Process Safety Information (PSI)
• included in the Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)
• included and utilized in the development of operating procedures
• trained in all aspects of operation of the refrigeration systems to ensure they are able to safely conduct assigned tasks
• trained to monitor Contractor Employees for compliance with good engineering practices and safety procedures
• included in all Pre-Startup Safety Reviews
• used for conducting Mechanical Integrity Inspections
• trained in the Company Hot Work Program
• included in the Management of Change (MOC) process
• included in al Incident Investigations
• trained in the Plant Emergency Response Plan
• utilized and interviewed for compliance audits
• provided access to all PSM information

All Employees shall be provided PSM Overview Training as part of their initial Safety Orientation Training.