MAJOR LEGISLATION: MINIMUM content of your Management System
Below, some examples are provided of major legislation providing requirements to be be selected as the
management activity areas or elements of a management system. The links provided allow you to obtain
additional information which may help you to select specific element activities - see structure, 3.1. and 3.2. Please note that legislation
requirements may change over time and the activity areas mentioned may not be the most recent ones. Please use
links provided to obtain most recent information.
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119 – Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals. US legislation for the
control of major hazards in the process industry. Please visit website for further detail, click on link
provided.
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Employee Participation
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Process Safety Information
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Process Hazard Analysis
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Operating Procedures
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Training
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Contractors
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Pre-start-up Safety Review
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Mechanical Integrity
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Hot Work Permit
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Management of Change
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Incident Investigation
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Emergency Planning and Response
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Compliance Audit
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The principle of multiple causes
Accidents and other loss producing events are seldom, if ever, the result of a single cause. |
Seveso II – European legislation.
Guidelines on a Major Accident Prevention Policy
and Safety Management System,
as required by Council Directive 96/82/EC (SEVESO II)
OSHA
VPP – US legislation covering safety and health in the workplace. OSHA Instrcution - chapter
III C, pages 21 - 36.
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Worksite Analysis
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Baseline Safety and Industrial Hygiene Hazard Analysis
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H
azard Analysis of Routine Jobs, Tasks, and Processes
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Hazard Analysis of Significant Changes
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Pre-use analysis
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Documentation and Use of Hazard Analyses
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Routine Self-Inspections
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Hazard Reporting System for Employees
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Industrial Hygiene (IH) Program
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Investigation of Accidents and Near-Misses
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Trend Analysis
The principle of definition
A logical and proper decision can be made only when the basic or real problems are first
defined. |
EPA 40 CFR 68 - Protection of the Environment, Chemical Accident
Prevention Provisions - US environmental legislation
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Hazard assessment
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Process safety information
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Hazard review
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Operating procedures
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Training
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Maintenance
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Compliance audits
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Incident investigation
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Process safety information
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Process hazard analysis
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Operating procedures
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Training
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Mechanical integrity
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Management of change
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Pre-startup review
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Safety audits
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Incident investigation
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Employee participation
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Hot work permit
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Contractors
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Emergency response program
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Accidental release prevention
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Risk management plan
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Record keeping requirements
MES - Metatechnical evaluation system - Belgian
interpretation of Seveso II
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Prevention Activities
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The process installation
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Specifying the process installation
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Implementing the process installation
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Maintaining the process installation
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Operational procedures and instructions
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Specifying operational procedures and instructions
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Implementing operational procedures and instructions
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Maintaining operational procedures and instructions
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Measures for hazardous work
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Specifying measures for hazardous work
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Implementing measures for hazardous work
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Maintaining measures during hazardous work
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The emergency planning
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Specifying the emergency planning
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Implementing the emergency plan
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Maintaining the emergency planning
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Personal
protective equipment
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Specifying
personal protective equipment
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Implementing
personal protective equipment
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Maintaining
personal protective equipment
The
principle of point of control
The greatest potential for control tends to exist at the point where the action takes
place
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