CSB Seeks PSM ‘Remote Isolation’ Requirements In New Safety Study

The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is calling for OSHA to mandate that employers subject to the Process Safety Management (PSM) standard evaluate their need for “remote isolation” safety devices as part of a newly released study that also calls for EPA and industry to seek broader use of the technology. CSB’s June 25 safety study compiles findings and recommendations from a discretionary analysis of several chemical-facility accidents between 2005 and 2019 that the board says could have...