Are you prioritizing process safety management (PSM) in your organization? Each workplace has its own unique set of challenges and safety concerns. That’s why there is no single best approach to mitigating risk or solving safety issues. But processes and practices like PSM exist so that organizations can take a well-thought blueprint and adjust it to their specific needs.

Process Safety Management, or PSM, is an OSHA standard that requires employers to identify, evaluate, and control the hazards associated with the highly hazardous chemicals used in their processes.

The result of OSHA’s regulations can be broken down into 14 elements that comprise the entire scope of process safety management:

• Compliance Audits
• Training
• Contractors
• Hot Work
• Process Safety Information
• Process Hazard Analysis
• Mechanical Integrity
• Operating Procedures
• Incident Investigation
• Management of Change
• Employee Participation
• Trade Secrets
• Pre-startup Safety Review
• Emergency Planning and Response

When leveraged correctly, these elements in a process safety management program should be able to prevent fires, explosions, and the release of hazardous chemicals that could pose a safety risk to workers or the general public.