Process Safety Management

Standards

Process safety management (PSM) is addressed in specific standards for general industry and construction. This section highlights OSHA standards and documents related to process safety management (PSM).

OSHA Standards

General Industry (29 CFR 1910)
General Industry (29 CFR 1910)		Related Information
1910 Subpart H - Hazardous Materials		Related Information
1910 Subpart H - Hazardous Materials	1910.119, Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.	Related Information

Construction (29 CFR 1926)
Construction (29 CFR 1926)		Related Information
1926 Subpart D - Occupational Health and Environmental Controls		Related Information
	1926.64, Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals. For requirements as they pertain to construction work, follow the requirements in 29 CFR 1910.119.	Related Information

State Plan Standards

There are 29 OSHA-approved State Plans operating state-wide occupational safety and health programs. State Plans are required to have standards and enforcement programs that are at least as effective as OSHA's and may have different or more stringent requirements.

Additional Federal Register notices

Note: The notices in this list provide additional information that is not necessarily connected to a specific OSHA standard highlighted on this Safety and Health Topics page.

Interpretation of OSHA's Standard for Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals. Final Rule 72:31453-31457, (June 07, 2007).

Additional Directives

Note: The directives in this list provide additional information that is not necessarily connected to a specific OSHA standard highlighted on this Safety and Health Topics page.

Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals. CPL 02-01-065, (January 26, 2024).
PSM Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program. CPL 03-00-021, (January 17, 2017).
Petroleum Refinery Process Safety Management National Emphasis Program. CPL 03-00-010, (August 18, 2009).
OSHA Response to Significant Events of Potentially Catastrophic Consequences. CPL 02-00-094, (July 22, 1991).

Additional Letters of Interpretation

Note: The letters in this list provide additional information that is not necessarily connected to a specific OSHA standard highlighted on this Safety and Health Topics page.

RAGAGEP in Process Safety Management Enforcement (May 11, 2016).
Use of ANSI/ISA S84.00.01-2004 Parts 1-3 (IEC 61511 MOD) to comply with OSHA's Process Safety Management standard (November 29, 2005).

Other OSHA Resources

PSM of Highly Hazardous Chemicals. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2002). Summarizes the elements contained in the PSM Standard.
Process Safety Management. OSHA Publication 3132, (2000). This booklet summarizes the OSHA PSM Standard, including the background and need for the standard.
Process Safety Management Guidelines for Compliance. OSHA Publication 3133, (1994). Provides guidance on complying with the PSM Standard.

Other Federal Standards

Note: These are NOT OSHA regulations. However, they do provide guidance from their originating organizations related to worker protection.

US Department of Defense

5154.4S, Ammunition & Explosives Safety Standards
4145.26M, Contractor's Safety Manual for Ammunition, Explosives and Related Dangerous Material

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Risk Management Plan (RMP) Rule Overview. EPA's equivalent rule to OSHA PSM.

National Consensus Standards and Recommendations from other Professional Organizations

Note: These are NOT OSHA regulations. However, they do provide guidance from their originating organizations related to worker protection.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Petroleum Institute (API)

Safe Entry and Cleaning of Petroleum Storage Tanks, Planning and Managing Tank Entry from Decommissioning Through Recommissioning.
API 500, Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities.
API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: Maintenance Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration. Includes Supplement 1 and Supplement 2.

American Petroleum Institute (API)

API 598, Valve Inspection and Testing.
API 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction, Second Edition. Includes Addendum 1.
API Recommended Practices
- API RP 574, Inspection of Pressure Relieving Devices.
- API RP 520-1, Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure-Relieving Devices in Refineries Part I, "Sizing and Selection."
- API RP 752, Management of Hazards Associated With Location of Process Plant Buildings, CMA Manager's Guide.
- API RP 2003, Protection Against Ignitions Arising Out of Static, Lightning, and Stray Currents.
- API RP 574, Inspection of Piping, Tubing, Valves, and Fittings.
- API RP 55, Conducting Oil and Gas Producing and Gas Processing Plant Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide.
- API RP 2220, Improving Owner and Contractor Safety Performance.
- API RP 750, Management of Process Hazards.
- API RP 521, Guide for Pressure-Relieving and Depressuring Systems.

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

The NFPA mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.

NFPA 495, Explosive Materials Code. Covers the manufacture, transportation, storage, sale, and use of explosive materials.
NFPA 77, Recommended Practice on Static Electricity
NFPA 780, Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems