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BOS4725
Process Safety Management

Unit 1 Assessment

Question 1

From Figure 2.1 on page 21 in the course textbook, select
three accident prevention programs or techniques that would be beneficial to
process safety. Briefly explain the reasons for your selections.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 75 words in length.

Question 2

Your textbook lists eight skills important to process
employees on pages 10 and 11. Which of these skills do you think contributes
most to risk reduction efforts? Explain your choice.

Your response must be a minimum of 75 words in length.

Question 3

Workplace errors can be divided into errors of omission and
errors of commission. Provide examples that illustrate the difference. Which
type of error do you feel is easier to control? Explain your choice.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 75 words in length.

Question 4

There are seven factors that often contribute to human error
as listed on page 35 of your textbook. List them in the order in which you
think they should be addressed. Explain your choices for the first and last
items on your list.

Your response must be a minimum of 75 words in length.

Question 5

Discuss how employees working in the process industries can
contribute to the overall reduction of workplace risk. Why is a risk-free
workplace not possible? Support your discussion with examples.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

Question 6

Describe a serious hazard that exists where you work, or used
to work, and discuss how you would apply the Three E’s of safety to eliminate
the hazard or reduce the risks it presents.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

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Process Safety Management

Unit 2 Assessment

Question 1

Match each item to its correct interval

Question	Selected Match
A Process Hazard Analysis must be updated and revalidated	every five years.
Operating procedures required by the PSM standard must be reviewed and recertified	annually.
Refresher training required by the PSM standard must be provided	every three years.
Employers must certify that they have evaluated compliance with the PSM standard	every two years.

Queston 2

Which of the following is exempt from the provisions of the
PSM Standard?

Question 3

The PSM Standard would not apply to a chemical processing
operation that uses:

Question 4

How long must records of process hazard analyses and updates
be kept on file?

Question 5

Incident investigations required by the PSM Standard must be
initiated:

Question 6

What analysis technique is most widely used to evaluate
process hazards?

Question 7

Discuss how the Process Safety Management Standard uses risk
management principles rather than detailed compliance specifications. Provide
examples from three of the fourteen PSM Standard elements.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

Question 8

Summarize the incident investigation requirements of the PSM
Standard. How can incident investigations contribute to developing risk
reductions in a process hazard analysis?

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

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Process Safety Management

Unit 3 Assessment

Question 1

Explain the difference between physical hazards and health
hazards. Provide three examples of each.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 75 words in length.

Question 2

Identify a chemical that exhibits at least three of the
health hazards discussed in the course textbook. Explain how you made the
determination.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 75 words in length.

Question 3

Explain the difference between asphyxiates and systemic
poisons. Include examples of each in your discussion.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 75 words in length.

Question 4

In petrochemical processing plants, what would be the most
effective method of reducing fire hazards? Support your discussion with
examples.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 75 words in length.

Question 5

There are five methods of suppressing fires discussed in the
course textbook. For each of the five methods, identify the type(s) of fire
fighting equipment that could be used.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in
length.

Question 6

Provide an example of a chemical that can enter the body
through all four routes of exposure. Describe one or more workplace scenarios
that demonstrate how each of the exposures could happen.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in
length.

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Process Safety Management

Unit 4 Assessment

Question 1

Explain why employees who collect chemical samples for
analysis must be protected from minor chemical exposures, even if those exposures
cause no immediate harm.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 75 words in length.

Question 2

Identify three factors that can contribute to the severity of
a chemical burn. Propose a control method for each factor.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 75 words in length.

Question 3

Other than hearing loss, what are some of the other effects
of noise and vibration on personnel and equipment? Provide examples in your
discussion.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 75 words in length.

Question 4

How is static electricity created? How can it be controlled
in a chemical or petrochemical process?

Your essay response must be a minimum of 75 words in length.

Question 5

Identify and explain two process safety hazards related to
pressure. In your discussion, describe how the hazards are created, how they
can be detected, and how they can be controlled. Provide examples.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 500 words in length.

Question 6

In the context of Process Safety Management, what is
mechanical integrity? Provide and discuss three examples of process safety
hazards that can have an adverse effect of mechanical integrity.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 500 words in length.

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Process Safety Management

Unit 5 Assessment

Question 1

What is the difference between interlocks and lockouts?
Provide two examples of each. Which would be preferred under the hierarchy of
controls?

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

Question 2

Describe each level of PPE protection available to control
process hazards and give at least three examples of the equipment used for each
level. How would an individual determine when he or she should use PPE to
control process hazards?

Your response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

Question 3

Compare and contrast two of these three methodologies for
conducting a process hazard analysis:

HAZOP Study

What-If Analysis

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis

Be sure to discuss strengths and weaknesses of each of the
two methods you selected.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

Question 4

Explain the difference between administrative programs and
administrative activities. Provide two examples of each.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

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Process Safety Management

Unit 6 Assessment

Question 1

Explain the purpose of confined space entry permits. In your
response, include a discussion of how spaces are designated as permit-required,
two examples of permit-required spaces that might be found in the process
safety industry, and how spaces are certified safe for entry.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

Question 2

Explain the purpose of lockout/tagout permits. In your
response, include at three examples that might be found in the process safety
industry, and who should be involved in the lockout/tagout permit process.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

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Process Safety Management

Unit 7 Assessment

•Question 1

How do the
labeling requirements of OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard contribute to
risk reduction in the chemical process industries? Provide examples in your
response.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 75 words in length.

•Question 2

Discuss how
a Process Hazards Analysis can be used in the development of a site security
plan.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 75 words in length.

•Question 3

What
elements in the Process Safety Management Standard does OSHA’s Hazard
Communication Standard complement? Provide examples in your discussion.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

•Question 4

Imagine you
have been tasked with developing your organization’s Emergency Response Plan
(ERP). Take the ERP plan elements listed in Fig. 18-2 (page 236 in the
textbook) and list them in the order you would develop them. Explain your
decision for the top three.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

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Process Safety Management

Unit 8 Assessment

Question 1

What are the four components of the auditing process? Which
component do you feel is the most important? Explain your choice.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

Question 2

Explain the difference between audits and metrics. How can
the two be used together?

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

Question 3

Discuss three benefits of using metrics in Process Safety
Management. Provide examples in your discussion.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

Question 4

Describe four characteristics of effective metrics. Provide
an example of a leading metric and an example of a lagging metric that meet
these criteria.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

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Process Safety Management

Unit 3 Case
Study

Read the Chemical Safety Board’s case study, The Explosion
at Concept Sciences: Hazards of Hydroxylamine, regarding the February, 1999
hydroxylamine explosion at the Concept Sciences facility in Pennsylvania. Click
here to access that case study. Then write a report that includes the
following:

summary of the incident,

discussion of causal factors,

discussion of how inadequate process safety information
contributed to the incident, and

recommendations for improvements to the process safety
management program at the facility.

Your response should be a minimum of two pages in length,
double-spaced. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced;
paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations, and cited per
APA guidelines.

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Process Safety Management

Unit 6
Article Critique

Locate the following article in the Business Source Complete
database in the CSU Online Library:

Manuele, F. A. (2012). Management of change. Professional
Safety, 57(7), 35-43.

Read the article and write a critique that includes the
following elements:

a brief introduction to the article,

summary of the key points in the article,

discussion of how the article supports the Management of
Change requirements in OSHA’s PSM Standard, and

summary of the article’s conclusions and your own opinions.

Your critique should be a minimum of two pages in length,
double-spaced, excluding the cover and reference pages. All sources used,
including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material
must have accompanying citations, and cited per APA guidelines.

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Process Safety Management

Unit 7 Case
Study

Search through the investigation reports on the U.S.
Chemical Safety Board website (www.csb.gov) and select one that you find
interesting. Be sure the report has enough detail for you to be able to
complete the assignment. Prepare a case study that includes the following
elements:

a summary of the incident,

identification of five Process Safety Management elements
that were likely deficient and may have contributed to the incident (Include
evidence from the investigation report to support the selection of each
deficient element.),

proposed corrective actions for each of the deficient
elements (Discuss how your proposed actions will help to prevent a
recurrence.), and

summary and conclusions.

Your response should be a minimum of four pages in length,
double-spaced. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced;
paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations, and cited per
APA guidelines.