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5th Circuit Backs OSHA’s Reading Of PSM Standard In Enforcement Suit


July 15, 2020 at 05:24 PM
A federal appellate court is backing OSHA’s interpretation of its process safety management (PSM) standard against a poultry plant’s argument that the agency is applying an overbroad definition of “process” equipment subject to the rule, and is requiring more testing than “reasonable” engineering practices dictate.

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