Have you asked yourself the following question? How do I, as the person in my organization who is accountable for compliance, hold my fellow leaders, that is, operational, maintenance, quality, and folks on floor, accountable for reliably executing their part of our compliance plan?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s risk management plan (RMP), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s process safety management (PSM) regulation, as well as all state and local permits are designed to reduce the likelihood and/or consequences of an accident or major process failure associated with your respective manufacturing systems. Each was born out of several major accidents that led to the need for governmental oversite. Hopefully, you have a trusted resource with regulatory knowledge and experience that can provide your manufacturing plant(s) with a compliance plan. Is that enough? NO! You must ensure compliance each minute of each hour of operation. Having the permit or plan is not enough.