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The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) published new requirements for the
management of explosive hazards in May of 1992. The OSHA Process
Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals regulations (CFR
29, 1910.119) requires operating plants to include facility
siting in their process hazards analysis. The focus of these
regulations is on toxic, fire and explosion hazards. They
mandate, that a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) must be developed
to determine significant risks in operations, and to address
personnel protection.
Similar government regulation has not been
introduced for Canadian industry. In Canada the guide for Process
Safety Management (PSM) is "due diligence" combined
with the numerous rules and regulations governing the operations
of a chemical manufacturing facility.
The Canadian Major Industrial Accident
Coordinating Committee (MIACC) has been instrumental in preparing
guidelines for the industry.
CAN/CSA-Q634 Risk Analysis Requirements
and Guidelines is used by Canadian industry to manage the risks
associated with plant operations.
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