SOCMA Urges OSHA, EPA To Refocus Facility Safety Efforts On Enforcement

Officials with the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) say the group is pushing both OSHA and EPA to prioritize enforcing their Risk Management Program (RMP) and process safety management (PSM) standard facility safety policies rather than overhauling and expanding them through pending rules. Robert Helminiak, vice president of SOCMA’s government relations team, named both agencies’ safety programs as top priorities during a Jan. 24 webinar on the trade group’s regulatory and legislative priorities for the coming year. “The...