There has been some mild interest in this course, with some inquiries about doing “special session” at a facility. Typically these courses are taught for a facility/business and the topics can be revised based on the facility’s need(s). This is NOT an OSHA 10-hour or 30-hour course and I do NOT issue certificates for these courses, but I will put this week of training up against any OSHA 30-hr course. This course is 100% about managing safety program and we do not spend time on OSHA recordkeeping, OSHA rights, etc. We jump right into the meat of compliance with the topics chosen.
We typically start each morning with a continental breakfast and social time @ 8-8:30 am and end each day around 4:00-4:30 pm.
Lunch is usually brought in and provided each day, even Friday, by me (covered in the cost of the course).
We end on Friday around lunch time, so you can make your travel arrangements accordingly.
This c ourse arose from a need a number of years ago for a client. This client had segregated the PSM/RMP roles from the EHS Group and placed it under the Engineering Group. This caused quite a few problems as the PSM/RMP personnel and the engineering group was vastly unprepared to manage “safety” within their groups. Programs like
1) respiratory protection,
2) control of hazardous energy (LOTO),
3) Permit-Required Confined Spaces (PRCS),
4) Emergency Response (HAZWOPER), and
5) PPE
were not written correctly, implemented correctly, and managed properly leading to some significant OSHA/EPA issues as well as INCREASED RISKS. After participating in some on-line discussions with me and other PSM/RMP leaders, the Corporate EHS manager of this company has given me permission to teach this course as an OPEN-ENROLLMENT course to other companies. It was well received by this company and the other clients I have done this for. One common statement is “this was an OSHA 10/30 hour on steroids”. But I am not sure how many other organizations struggle with PSM/RMP leaders lack of knowledge of these standards and their baseline compliance requirements. If you think this type of training would be of interest to you or your team, please see below…
This course is for anyone interested in some serious training on these topics. You do not have to be involved with PSM/RMP in order to attend. The course was just derived from a need of Process Safety Professionals needing some good ole fashion OSHA training on these topics, but anyone who deals with respirators (normal use and emergency use), LOTO, PRCSs, Emergency Response, and PPE matters should attend this course.
Here is the agenda:
NOTE: this course goes through these standards line by line and I explain the details of how requirements should be managed. This is NOT a mere regiritation of OSHA standards, but an indepth look at what is required and how it should be carried out for 100% compliance. The only standard that we do not cover in its entirety is 1910.120; as most industrial facilities with an emergency response team will only have to follow (q), (f), and parts of (g). We cover the other emergency standards, 1910.38 and .165, line by line.
Day 1-
- Respiratory Protection (1910.134)
- Emphasis on Selection, Use, Care/Inspection, Program Management (Training, Fit-Testing, Monthly/Annual Inspections, Hydro’s of cylinders)
*Attending the “respirator” course would go long ways to making one a “competent respirator program administrator”.
Day 2 –
- Control of Hazardous Energy (1910.147)
- Differences of LOTO programs from “Assembly Line” type lockouts to “Process” type lockouts
- Major emphasis on Contractor’s Locking out at Host facility and use of the “Lockbox Method”
- Energy isolation for PRCS Entry, Line Break
- Energy Isolation Work Sheets/Plans
Day 3 –
- Permit-Required Confined Spaces (1910.146), includes an intro into OSHA’s New Construction Standard for CS (1926.1201-.1213)
- Evaluating Spaces
- Determining the three (3) means for entry: 1) Alternative Entry (C)(5), Reclassification (C)(7), and Permitted Entry (d)-(k)
- Emphasis on Rescue Requirments (k)
Day 4 –
- Emergency Response
- Emergency Action Plan (1910.38)
- Written Requirements
- Drills Required?
- Emergency Response Plan (1910.120(q))
- Written Requirements
- Medical Evals
- Drills Required?
- Employee Alarm System (1910.165)
- Emergency Action Plan (1910.38)
Day 5 –
- Personal Protective Equipment (1910.132)
- Certified Hazard Assessments
- Training
- Using Certified Haz Assessments in PSM/ RMP Operating Procedures and Maintenance Procedures
- Course Wrap-Up
These topics are taught from the Process Safety perspective and are shown as to how they fit into and play a major role in managing process safety.
When I taught this course for the client, some attendees picked certain days to attend based on the day’s topic. I will also permit this for those who can not make it for the entire week of training. Contact me ([email protected]) for special pricing.
Anyone interested at this time, please let me know ([email protected]) so I can get a feel for interest and if the interest is outside the Cincinnati, OH area. I am NOT ACCEPTING PAYMENTS at this time; only trying to get a feel for the level of interest. If we have more “out of town travelers” then I try and schedule a location near the CVG airport so attendees can save on rental car costs and just make it easier to get in and out.
Anyone that is LOCAL to the Cincinnati, OH area and you’d be interested in sponsoring this course please let me know. As a sponsor, you get to send up to three students per topic for FREE and all you have to do is provide the room, a light breakfast, and lunch for students. The room MUST have a white dry erase board. The room needs to comfortably hold up to 25 students. Also as a sponsor, you would be reducing the cost of the course for everyone and I would give price reductions for each attendee.
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