That’s us, we were always there in the forefront of safety for our chosen industry. It is evident in our designs and the way we work. Our experience makes us what we are today. We have seen a lot, but more importantly, we have experienced it!

With the unfortunate accident in Bophal, India in 1984, where thousands were killed as a result of a toxic substance release, a new awareness of workplace dangers was realized. The people of the United States were awakened to the possibility of, “What if that could happen here?” “What if…”

Congress passed legislation requiring workplace chemical safety. Principles and practices of the Chemical Industry were adopted and made law, and ammonia refrigeration systems were drawn into the purview of this new law. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was charged to advance the idea and regulate this new law: Process Safety Management, or PSM, as it has come to be known. This is a comprehensive program that considers the safety of the employee within the confines of a facility. What happens inside the fence

We have been at the forefront of PSM and have completed hundreds of implementations for hundreds of clients. Our unique experience in the ammonia refrigeration industry gives us the ability to customize the PSM to the system and set forth Standard Operating Procedures according to the way the equipment is operated. …And to address all of OSHA’s requirements as well.

As of 1992, all plants with an ammonia inventory of over 10,000 lbs must have had to comply with OSHA's PSM regulation. This regulation which deals with how the plant handles and controls its ammonia system has 14 elements. The elements are:

	Employee Participation
	Process Safety Information (PSI)
	Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)
	Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's)
	Training
	Contractor Requirements
	Pre-start-up Safety Review
	Mechanical Integrity Audits
	Hot Work Permits
	Management of Change
	Incident Investigation
	Emergency Planning and Response
	Compliance Audits
	Trade Secrets

Then, the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, enveloped virtually all of PSM into a new regulation: Risk Management Planning, RMP as it is known. RMP is concerned with not only what happens inside the fence of a facility, but what happens outside of the facility in the surrounding community and environment. We complete RMP implementations for our clients, customizing them for the unique requirements of the ammonia refrigeration system and our industry.