In the last 2–3 years, Process Safety Management (PSM) audits have become more difficult to perform. As time has passed since the adoption of the PSM Standard and Risk Management Program (RMP) rule, as well as state PSM regulations, the guidance published in support of applying the regulations has expanded, while the regulations themselves, at least the federal ones, have remained static. Facilities have become more sensitive to the number and the nature of audit findings, continuous improvement in PSM programs has become somewhat controversial, and the definitions of “overdue” and “timely” have become more difficult to interpret and apply. These issues and others have conspired to create some of these difficulties.

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当前执行 PSM 审核的挑战

在过去的 2-3 年中，过程安全管理 (PSM) 审核变得更加难以执行。自从采用 PSM 标准和风险管理计划 (RMP) 规则以及州 PSM 法规以来，随着时间的推移，为支持应用这些法规而发布的指南已经扩大，而法规本身，至少是联邦法规，一直保持静止。设施对审计结果的数量和性质变得更加敏感，PSM 计划的持续改进已经引起了一些争议，“逾期”和“及时”的定义变得更加难以解释和应用。这些问题和其他问题共同造成了其中一些困难。