Team OSHA or Team EPA?

Team OSHA or Team EPA?

By Susan Frizzell When it comes to clean air and threshold quantities (TQ’s), are you Team OSHA or Team EPA? Please take a deep breath, and let’s discuss it. The Clean Air Act of 1990 set the requirement for Team OSHA and Team EPA to identify chemicals...
NAPE 2020 SUMMIT

NAPE 2020 SUMMIT

By Susan Frizzell The NAPE Summit 2020 was held Feb. 3-7, 2020 in Houston, Texas. It was my first year to attend and was so much more than I ever expected. My day started at 75-degree Fahrenheit temps in Lafayette, LA. The temperature was supposed to stay warm all day...
Tips for Internal PSM Audit Preparedness

Tips for Internal PSM Audit Preparedness

 By Adele Mayeaux Does your process safety management (PSM) audit have you concerned, and are you unsure what to do? Well, you have come to the right place. We have sat on both sides of the audit table, and we can give you a few pointers to ease your mind. Scrambling...
PHA in Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen

PHA in Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen

By Susan Frizzell Instead of cooking, could you do a PHA (Process Hazard Analysis) in Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen? What if a facilitator called everyone names, screamed “shut it down” and walked out? As I sit watching Gordon Ramsay in...
New Year’s Resolutions for the Workplace

New Year’s Resolutions for the Workplace

By Susan Frizzell Is this the year your PSM program quits smoking and loses weight? As we enter a new year and a new decade, we all contemplate New Year’s Resolutions to be a better self. We decide to adopt healthier eating habits and to engage in a more active...