[SystemSafety] US Chemical Safety Board report discusses safety case regulatory approach

[C. Michael Holloway]

Greetings,

Here's the first paragraph of a news report issued by the US Chemical 
Safety Board on Monday:

November 10, 2014-- In the final Regulatory Report unanimously approved 
by the CSB Board and released to the public today, the U.S. Chemical 
Safety Board (CSB) proposes recommendations for substantial changes to 
the way refineries are regulated in California. Entitled "Regulatory 
Report: Chevron Richmond Refinery Pipe Rupture and Fire," the CSB report 
calls on California to enhance its process safety management (PSM) 
regulations for petroleum refineries to ensure a more robust and 
adaptive regulatory regime.

The press release is here: http://goo.gl/cHa7Fu
(complete link address: 
http://www.csb.gov/csb-releases-board-approved-regulatory-report-on-chevron-refinery-fire---proposes-a-more-rigorous-refinery-industry-regulatory-system-in-california-/)

Here's an excerpt from the report:

This report highlights the significant attributes of the safety case 
regime that together result in a more effective regulatory approach to 
process safety and risk reduction. It also provides a detailed contrast 
of the safety case regulatory model to the existing regulatory 
structures in the US and California, and makes recommendations to 
improve California's regulatory oversight of its petroleum refineries 
and to promote a broader national dialogue on the safety case regulatory 
approach.

The full report is here: http://goo.gl/EGh1HW
(complete link address: 
http://www.csb.gov/assets/1/19/Chevron_Regulatory_Report_11102014_FINAL.pdf)

Some people may be particularly interested in Appendix C: Frequently 
Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding the Safety Case Regulatory Approach.

-- 
/*cMh*/

*C. Michael Holloway*, Senior Research Engineer
Safety Critical Avionics Systems Branch, Research Directorate
NASA Langley Research Center / MS 130 Hampton VA 23681-2199 USA
office phone: +1.757.864.1701 /often forwarded to/ +1.757.598.1707

The words in this message are mine alone; neither blame nor credit NASA 
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