Did the IFC just make Combustible Dusts a Mini-PSM covered process?

The plans and procedures required in

• Sections 2203.5 Housekeeping,
• 2203.6 Standard Operational Procedures, and
• 2203.7 Emergency Response Plan (ERP)

shall be reviewed annually and updated as process changes require.

Initial and annual refresher training shall be provided to employees involved in

• operating,
• maintaining, and
• supervising

facilities that handle combustible dust.

Initial and annual refresher training shall include:

1. Workplace hazards
2. General orientation, plant diagrams, and plant safety rules
3. Process description or flowchart
4. Equipment operation, safe startup and shutdown, and response to hazard conditions or an incident
5. The location and use of all related fire and explosion protection and prevention systems
6. Equipment maintenance requirements and practices, including visual inspections of conveyors and ducts
7. Housekeeping requirements, including the maintenance of the critical depth layer in Section 2203.1
8. Emergency response plans as required in Section 2203.7

The employer shall maintain records of initial and annual training and review.