County Hurt By Accidents Urges OSHA To Strengthen PSM Overhaul

Local officials from a California county where numerous industrial facility accidents have occurred in recent years are urging OSHA to strengthen its facility worker safety program by covering additional substances and hazards, and adding requirements for facilities to conduct new analyses and emergency drills. “Facilities that handle substances need to understand their hazards,” the Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials Programs says in recent comments to OSHA. “The burden for handling materials safely should be on the facility not a regulatory...