CSB Touts Facility Inspections, Bolstering Push For New OSHA Audit Rules

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) in a new report is touting the benefits of preventive inspections at petroleum refineries to prevent accidents and worker injuries, a finding that bolsters pending efforts by EPA and OSHA to strengthen their facility safety rules with new requirements for independent audits. CSB's Aug. 2 report focuses on a pair of 2014 releases that burned workers at Tesoro's refinery in Martinez, CA. The report “Process Safety Culture Case Study Martinez, California,”...