[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 15]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR68.69]

[Page 171]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 68_CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart D_Program 3 Prevention Program
 
Sec.  68.69  Operating procedures.

    (a) The owner or operator shall develop and implement written 
operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely 
conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with 
the process safety information and shall address at least the following 
elements.
    (1) Steps for each operating phase:
    (i) Initial startup;
    (ii) Normal operations;
    (iii) Temporary operations;
    (iv) Emergency shutdown including the conditions under which 
emergency shutdown is required, and the assignment of shutdown 
responsibility to qualified operators to ensure that emergency shutdown 
is executed in a safe and timely manner.
    (v) Emergency operations;
    (vi) Normal shutdown; and,
    (vii) Startup following a turnaround, or after an emergency 
shutdown.
    (2) Operating limits:
    (i) Consequences of deviation; and
    (ii) Steps required to correct or avoid deviation.
    (3) Safety and health considerations:
    (i) Properties of, and hazards presented by, the chemicals used in 
the process;
    (ii) Precautions necessary to prevent exposure, including 
engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective 
equipment;
    (iii) Control measures to be taken if physical contact or airborne 
exposure occurs;
    (iv) Quality control for raw materials and control of hazardous 
chemical inventory levels; and,
    (v) Any special or unique hazards.
    (4) Safety systems and their functions.
    (b) Operating procedures shall be readily accessible to employees 
who work in or maintain a process.
    (c) The operating procedures shall be reviewed as often as necessary 
to assure that they reflect current operating practice, including 
changes that result from changes in process chemicals, technology, and 
equipment, and changes to stationary sources. The owner or operator 
shall certify annually that these operating procedures are current and 
accurate.
    (d) The owner or operator shall develop and implement safe work 
practices to provide for the control of hazards during operations such 
as lockout/tagout; confined space entry; opening process equipment or 
piping; and control over entrance into a stationary source by 
maintenance, contractor, laboratory, or other support personnel. These 
safe work practices shall apply to employees and contractor employees.