I am in no way a big government kind of guy, but I do believe in having an established set of rules (most safety rules) by which all players must play by. Earlier this year in Boston, MA there was a fatality at a seafood processing facility caused by a release of Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3) from the refrigeration process. A couple of months ago, OSHA issued their citations that included 20 serious violations; however, missing from these citations was any Process Safety Management (PSM) violations, due to the fact that the process (assumed) to contain less than the 10,000 pounds of NH3 required for PSM to apply. But fear not, the government has this covered, because back in the 2010-2012 timeframe, and based on recommendations from the Chemical Safety Board, the State of MA implemented 527 CMR 33.00-Hazardous Material Process or Processing. CLICK HERE to read more about this state code. But as we wrap up 2016, there appears to be no actions taking place regarding enforcing this state code against the employer that had the fatal NH3 release.