How to design plant evacuation alarms: Part 1

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States)

OSTI ID:7016590

Kruger, D A ^[1]

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1. Webb, Murray and Associates, Inc., Houston, TX (United States)

Using new guidelines, safety managers can evaluate plant emergency alarms and decide if their systems meet OSHA requirements. Under OSHA's CFR 1910.119 Process Safety Management (PSM) and 29 CFR 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) directives, employers must develop, implement and maintain alarm systems to protect and evacuate all employees during an emergency. The paper discusses OSHA requirements; information sources and availability; and performance over time. Part 2 will examine how alarm signals are interpreted by workers. Using the Do's and Don'ts for alarms, safety engineers can effectively design around signaling problems so that employees are able to see, hear or feel emergency signals and respond quickly and correctly.

• OSTI ID: 7016590
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States), Journal Name: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States) Vol. 73:10Pt1; ISSN HYPRAX; ISSN 0018-8190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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