Safety Regulations and Compliance Flashcards
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Which of the following best describes the purpose of a Management of Change (MOC) procedure in a PSM program?
Answer: To ensure safety and hazard reviews are conducted before changes to processes, equipment, or procedures
MOC procedures ensure that any change to process chemistry, technology, equipment, or procedures is reviewed for safety implications before implementation.
Under MIL-STD-882E, a mishap probability category of 'Occasional' is defined as likely to occur:
Answer: Several times during the life of an item
MIL-STD-882E defines 'Occasional' (Category C) as likely to occur several times during the life of the system.
A Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) uses 'guide words' to systematically identify deviations. Which of the following is a standard HAZOP guide word?
Answer: MORE OF
Standard HAZOP guide words include MORE OF, LESS OF, NO/NONE, REVERSE, OTHER THAN, AS WELL AS, and PART OF to identify deviations from design intent.
The OSHA Lockout/Tagout standard (29 CFR 1910.147) requires that energy control procedures be reviewed at minimum:
Answer: Annually by an authorized employee and a trained observer
1910.147 requires at least annual inspection of each energy control procedure by an authorized employee, performed in the presence of each authorized employee for that equipment.
In functional safety per IEC 61511, what is a 'safety instrumented system' (SIS)?
Answer: An instrumented system used to bring a process to a safe state when predetermined conditions are violated
A SIS is an instrumented system—including sensors, logic solvers, and final elements—designed to take a process to a safe state upon detection of a hazardous condition.
Which regulatory body enforces the Process Safety Management standard (29 CFR 1910.119) in the United States?
Answer: OSHA
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) promulgates and enforces 29 CFR 1910.119, the PSM standard.
A 'near-miss' event is most valuable to a reliability/safety program because it:
Answer: Provides a leading indicator opportunity to correct hazards before an actual loss
Near-misses are leading indicators that reveal existing hazards and system weaknesses, allowing corrective action before a catastrophic event occurs.