After the fatal phosgene incident in WV on January 23, 2010, the CSB asked OSHA to take sustained measures to minimize the exposure of hazards to workers handling highly toxic gases from cylinders and associated regulators, gages, hoses, and appliances. Ensure that OSHA managers, compliance officers, equivalent state OSHA plan personnel, and regulated parties conform, under the Process Safety Management Standard (29 CFR 1910.119) Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP) provisions, to industry practices at least as effective as the following: NFPA 55 – Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code (2010), CGA P-1 Safe Handling of Compressed Gases in Containers (2008), CGA E-9 Standard for Flexible, PTFE-lined Pigtails for Compressed Gas Service (2010), ASME B31.3 Process Piping (2008)
CLICK HERE for the entire “enforcement directive” memo explaining how CSHOs should conduct PSM inspections involving highly toxic gases in cylinders and hoses are used to convey the material.