Ohio Admin. Code 3745-104-24 - Program three prevention program: process safety information
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(A) In accordance with the schedule set forth
in rule
3745-104-25
of the Administrative Code, the owner or operator shall complete a compilation
of written process safety information before conducting any process hazard
analysis required by rule
3745-104-25
of the Administrative Code. The compilation of written process safety
information is to enable the owner or operator and the employees involved in
operating the process to identify and understand the hazards posed by those
processes involving regulated substances. This process safety information shall
include information pertaining to the hazards of the regulated substances used
or produced by the process, information pertaining to the technology of the
process, and information pertaining to the equipment in the process.
(B) Information pertaining to the hazards of
the regulated substances in the process. This information shall consist of at
least the following:
(1) Toxicity
information;
.
(2)
Permissible exposure limits;
.
(3)
Physical data;
.
(4)
Reactivity data;
.
(5)
Corrosivity data;
(6) Thermal and chemical stability
data; and
.
(7)
Hazardous effects of inadvertent mixing of different materials that could
foreseeably occur. Note: Material
safety
Safety data sheets meeting the
requirements of
29 CFR
1910.1200(g) may be used to
comply with this requirement to the extent they contain the information
required by paragraph (B) of this rule.
(C) Information pertaining to the technology
of the process.
(1) Information concerning
the technology of the process shall include at least the following:
(a) Block flow diagram or simplified process
flow diagram;
.
(b)
Process chemistry;
.
(c)
Maximum intended inventory;
.
(d) Safe upper and lower limits for such
items as temperatures, pressures, flows or compositions;
. and
(e) An evaluation of the consequences of
deviations.
(2) Where
the original technical information no longer exists, such information may be
developed in conjunction with the process hazard analysis in sufficient detail
to support the analysis.
(D) Information pertaining to the equipment
in the process.
(1) Information pertaining to
the equipment in the process shall include:
(a) Materials of construction.
(b) Piping and instrument diagrams
(P&ID's).
(c) Electrical
classification.
(d) Relief system
design and design basis.
(e)
Ventilation system design.
(f) Design codes and standards
employed.
(g) Material and energy
balances for processes built after June 21, 1999;
and.
(h) Safety systems
(including interlocks, detection or suppression systems).
(2) The owner or operator shall document that
equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering
practices.
(3) For existing
equipment designed and constructed in accordance with codes, standards, or
practices that are no longer in general use, the owner or operator shall
determine and document that the equipment is designed, maintained, inspected,
tested, and operating in a safe manner.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3753.02
Rule Amplifies: 3753.02, 3753.03, 3753.04
Prior Effective Dates: 08/13/1999, 07/01/2005, 01/08/2010
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