Pre-startup Safety Review

DOE-HDBK-1101-96

(3)

Contract employer responsibilities.

(i)

The contract employer shall assure that each contract employee is trained in the

work practices necessary to safely perform his/her job.

(ii)

The contract employer shall assure that each contract employee is instructed in the

known potential fire, explosion, or toxic release hazards related to his/her job and

the process, and the applicable provisions of the emergency action plan.

(iii) The contract employer shall document that each contract employee has received and

understood the training required by this paragraph. The contract employer shall

prepare a record which contains the identity of the contract employee, the date of

training, and the means used to verify that the employee understood the training.

(iv) The contract employer shall assure that each contract employee follows the safety

rules of the facility including the safe work practices required by paragraph (f)(4) of

this section.

(v)

The contract employer shall advise the employer of any unique hazards presented

by the contract employer's work, or of any hazards found by the contract employer's

work.

(i) Pre-startup Safety Review.

(1)

The employer shall perform a pre-startup safety review for new facilities and for modified

facilities when the modification is significant enough to require a change in the process

safety information.

(2)

The pre-startup safety review shall confirm that prior to the introduction of highly

hazardous chemicals to a process:

(i)

Construction and equipment is in accordance with design specifications;

(ii)

Safety, operating, maintenance, and emergency procedures are in place and are

adequate;

(iii) For new facilities, a process hazard analysis has been performed and

recommendations have been resolved or implemented before startup; and modified

facilities meet the requirements contained in management of change, paragraph (l).

(iv) Training of each employee involved in operating a process has been completed.

(j) Mechanical Integrity.

(1)

Application. Paragraphs (j)(2) through (j)(6) of this section apply to the following process

equipment:

(i)

Pressure vessels and storage tanks;

(ii)

Piping systems (including piping components such as valves);

(iii) Relief and vent systems and devices;

(iv) Emergency shutdown systems;

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