[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 13]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR68.52]

[Page 169]
 
                TITLE 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
      CHAPTER I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 68 - CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart C - Program 2 Prevention Program
 
Sec. 68.52  Operating procedures.

    (a) The owner or operator shall prepare written operating procedures 
that provide clear instructions or steps for safely conducting 
activities associated with each covered process consistent with the 
safety information for that process. Operating procedures or 
instructions provided by equipment manufacturers or developed by persons 
or organizations knowledgeable about the process and equipment may be 
used as a basis for a stationary source's operating procedures.
    (b) The procedures shall address the following:
    (1) Initial startup;
    (2) Normal operations;
    (3) Temporary operations;
    (4) Emergency shutdown and operations;
    (5) Normal shutdown;
    (6) Startup following a normal or emergency shutdown or a major 
change that requires a hazard review;
    (7) Consequences of deviations and steps required to correct or 
avoid deviations; and
    (8) Equipment inspections.
    (c) The owner or operator shall ensure that the operating procedures 
are updated, if necessary, whenever a major change occurs and prior to 
startup of the changed process.