Recent Blog Posts

Management of Change & Pre-Startup Safety Review (Title Page)

August 12th, 2022

Chad Collin wrote a series on the topic of MOC’s and PSSR’s. The blog series entitled Management of Change & Pre-Startup Safety Review is available in the following links: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3  

Ammonia Week in Review | May 4, 2018

May 4th, 2018

A farmer is air-lifted to a hospital after exposure to ammonia in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Farmer Airlifted to Hospital After Inhaling Chemical Fumes – An unnamed farmer at the time was switching tanks when he came in contact with anhydrous ammonia about a 1/2 mile north of Sigel on Rte 45. […keep […]

Management of Change and Communicating with the Local CUPA

May 1st, 2018

Did you notify your local CUPA[1] about the recent modifications at your facility? If not, you probably should have. For facilities located in California and subject to the California Accidental Release Prevention Program (CalARP), communication with the local CUPA may be required when making modifications to a process. Covered Process Modification [CalARP §2745.11] If a facility […]