Robert “Bob” Evangelisti is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Safety & Health at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater (UWW). He has developed, teaches, and/or has taught ten (10) courses in approximately 100 classes to over 3,000 students in both classroom and online formats. Bob is co-editor and co-author of Personal and Public Safety: Understanding Risk and Accepting Responsibility, 2023, Cognella Academic Publishing. He has a Master of Engineering degree from Cornell University. Bob has over 45 years of international and domestic industrial, consulting, and academic experience in the fields of Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH) management, auditing, compliance, training, and engineering. He is a Professional Engineer (P.E.), a Certified Environmental Auditor (CEA), a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), and a Certified Safety Professional (CSP). Bob has presented over 50 papers at various EHS conferences. He has worked in over 20 states and 25 countries. Bob retired from SC Johnson in 2012 and plans to retire from UWW in 2026.
1. Cover OSHA PSM (Process Safety Management) Program and EPA RMP (Risk Management Program)
2. Compare and contrast 29 CFR 1910.119: Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals and 40 CFR 68: Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions
3. Using PSM as the baseline, compare PSM’s 14 elements to RMP Programs 1, 2, 3 focusing on RMP Program 3 which is equivalent to PSM
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 required OSHA & EPA to promulgate chemical process standard to prevent accidental releases that could pose a threat While both OSHA and EPA regulations are “performance-based” and serve the same broad purposes for protecting workers and the environment (natural and human) there are key similarities and differences with agency approaches. This talk will attempt to compare and contrast 29 CFR 1910.119: Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals with 40 CFR 68: Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions.
1. Review 29 CFR 1926 OSHA Construction Industry Regulations Subpart P - Excavations
2. Describe the earth moving and excavation operations, and "cave-in" protection systems
3. Identify the "safety rules" associated with excavation/trenching construction safety
• You should worry about excavation for a number of reasons, including but not limited to:
• What’s under the surface?
• Could this cave in?
• What happens if water enters the trench?
• What about access/egress?
• What about fall protection?
• What about falling objects?
• What about traffic?
• Is the atmosphere hazardous?
• What about sloping & benching?
• Are you ready for an emergency?
• What about rescue?
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