OSHA’s PSM exemption of “Hydrocarbons used solely for workplace consumption as a fuel” is commonly misunderstood and often improperly applied. In this article I hope to better explain how this exception can be utilized SAFELY and in FULL COMPLIANCE so that both “process safety” and “OSHA compliance” can be fully met. Let’s start by looking that the fuels exemption in 1910.119(a)(1)(ii)(A) which states…