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Podcast: The Occupational Safety Leadership Podcast
Episode: Episode 48 - Operating Procedures for Process Safety Management (PSM)
Description: Episode 48 explains the Operating Procedures element of OSHA’s Process Safety Management Standard (29 CFR 1910.119). Dr. Ayers focuses on why written procedures are essential for consistency, safety, and compliance — and why deviations from procedures are a major root cause of catastrophic incidents.
The core message: Operating procedures turn process safety information into safe, repeatable action. Without them, every shift becomes an experiment.
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🧠Purpose of Operating Procedures
Operating procedures ensure that:
Workers operate processes safely and consistently
Hazards are controlled during all operating modes
Critical steps are not skipped or improvised
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