CSB: OSHA Process Safety Standard Falls Short In Covering Hazards Blamed In Deadly HA Blast

A key safety agency has found gaps in OSHA's process safety management (PSM) standard, suggesting a deadly blast in 2011 during a fireworks disposal project in Hawaii may have partly been a result of the standard not requiring a safety review of the work procedures. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) notes in an official report that the PSM standard lacks a mandate to review fireworks disposal, but does not directly make formal a recommendation to OSHA.