"… l, maim or unleash toxic chemicals into neighborhoods. Under the so-called process safety management standard, eventually copied by many states, companies must have in place a …"

"… ded attention. Only seven of 320 OSHA inspectors trained in the nuances of process safety management are dedicated to it full time, and they are only in one location: Houston. …"

"… ed. Virtually all of the citations were for alleged violations of OSHA’s process safety management standard, a sweeping rule governing everything from storage of flammable l …"

"… hly hazardous chemicals … than any other industry sector covered by the [process safety management] standard.” OSHA inspectors, Fairfax wrote, were finding “many of the …"

"… illed seven workers. The refinery was cited in October 2008 for 17 serious process safety management violations, 14 of which were dropped after the company negotiated with the …"

"… the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes was cited in October 2008 for 17 serious process safety management violations, 14 of which were dropped after the company negotiated with the …"

"… osal, opposed by Bush campaign donors, which could have expanded workplace-safety regulations covering the group, known as reactive chemicals.Reactive chemi …"

"… to get more reactive chemicals covered under the accident standard.Frumin, safety and health director of UNITE, the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Te …"

"… ogram for handling reactive chemicals had followed “recommended industry safety practices.” …"

"… istration abandoned a proposal to address such dangers after the workplace-safety standard it was meant to expand appeared on a “hit list” of 57 regulat …"

"… tributed more than $216,000 to Bush’s presidential campaign.Eric Frumin, safety and health director for UNITE, the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and T …"

"… cut OSHA’s budget by $7.9 million and eliminate 83 jobs at the workplace-safety agency.The budget and personnel cuts are being proposed at a time when evi …"

"… are not covered by PSM can have catastrophic consequences when appropriate safety measures have not been developed and implemented.”Private experts recent …"

"… safety and Health Administration, the nation’s chief overseer of worker safety, had formally certified the Valero refinery as a “model workplace” wit …"

"… nery as a “model workplace” with an exemplary record and an impeccable safety program exceeding that required by regulators.It was a “Star” site in …"

"… ted dangers or ensured the problematic boiler conformed to widely accepted safety standards.Though Valero blames the companies that manufactured and install …"

"… ult with Valero, issuing a serious violation and highlighting a half-dozen safety problems. In a June 2010 settlement with the agency, Valero agreed to fix …"

"… U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration data analyzed. These “process safety management” standards require companies to conduct inspections, analyze hazards, an …"

"… cases could have been prevented.Specifically, the union is focusing on “process safety management” – steps that refineries can take to reduce the risk of catastrophic a …"

"… rea director Szymanski to pair him with someone who had expertise in this "process safety management" protocol. OSHA has several hundred inspectors nationwide with such s …"

"… ttsburgh office in January 2010, alleging that U.S. Steel had violated the process safety management standard. Straub claimed that several "near-misses" in the No. 2 control r …"