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Process Safety Management, Webinar

PSM Mindsets for Everyday Use [Webinar]

Do you and your employees have a PSM mindset? Learn more.

In this Provenance Consulting sponsored webinar, take a big picture look at PSM while gaining insight into ways to improve your PSM approach and engage employees in your efforts. You’ll consider how OSHA PSM is complicated, but the intent behind it is surprisingly simple and direct. Then, you’ll unpack the five PSM mindsets that encompass the heart of the PSM regulation. You’ll view the 14 elements through a case study and see how to connect the mindsets and elements to your work tasks. In addition, you’ll be reminded how important your role in PSM is and take away specific actions that will help you take your safety to the next level.

Take a look at your agenda:

  • Understanding the five PSM mindsets
  • What success looks like for each mindset and OSHA’s 14 PSM elements
  • Growing a process safety culture in your facility
  • Steps to individual and corporate improvement within each mindset

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Presenter

Sarah McDuffee

Sarah McDuffee joined Provenance Consulting in 2015 as Training Program Coordinator, creating internal and external training courses for industry clients on various Process Safety Management topics. Her background includes 19 years of experience in the refining/chemical industry. She has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Montana State University.  Her 11 years with a major refining company included project design, process unit support and distillation consulting roles.

She completed her Masters in Adult Education and Training with Colorado State University in 2011 while working for Northern Oklahoma College as an engineering instructor for 5 years. During that time, Sarah also served as Program Director for the Process Technology program for four years, partnering with industry on curriculum, recruiting and placement.

Data Management, Process Safety Management, Webinar

Embrace Change by Establishing Comprehensive Management of Change (MOC) Processes

This webinar addresses the importance of effectively managing change by establishing comprehensive Management of Change (MOC) processes. The components of a comprehensive process will be examined through real-world examples of managing change and methods for assessing and improving change management effectiveness will be provided.

Change is inevitable, and without an effective MOC program, even perceived minor changes can result in major disruptions from both safety and business perspectives.

An effective MOC program starts with consistent recognition of change.  Once a change is recognized:

  • A basis for the change is established;
  • Impacts of the change are evaluated via consistent, approved methods
  • The change is implemented;
  • Reviews are conducted to ensure that the implemented change is in accordance with the intent of the design;
  • Actions are assigned as needed and tracked to completion;
  • Affected personnel are notified and/or trained to ensure safe “operation” of the change;
  • Applicable documentation is updated; and
  • Information is archived as necessary to properly record the change.

An organization can assess the effectiveness of its MOC program by defining parameters of a change and examining historical records to determine if changes have been managed appropriately.

For instance, do the data management systems reflect the current data and documentation for existing systems? Have employees been made aware of or trained in recent changes to systems or processes? Have changes been implemented without the appropriate level of review and approval?

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This webinar was presented through the AIChE Academy and recorded on January 28, 2015.

Presenter

Scott Kindy

Scott Kindy is an Account Director at Provenance Consulting and holds a bachelors degree from West Texas A&M University.

He has more than ten (10) years of experience in PSM-related project execution in the refining and petrochemical industries. His expertise includes executing and managing projects related to various elements of PSM including Management of Change (MOC), Mechanical Integrity (MI), Process Safety Information (PSI), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), and compliance audits. He is also experienced with the EPA Risk Management Plan (RMP) Rule and associated elements.