Section 7872 Of Chapter 2. Process Safety Management Standards From California Labor Code >> Division 5. >> Part 7.5. >> Chapter 2.
7872
. (a) As used in this section and in Section 7873, "turnaround"
means a planned, periodic shutdown, total or partial, of a refinery
process unit or plant to perform maintenance, overhaul, and repair
operations and to inspect, test, and replace process materials and
equipment. "Turnaround" does not include unplanned shutdowns that
occur due to emergencies or other unexpected maintenance matters in a
process unit or plant. "Turnaround" also does not include routine
maintenance, where routine maintenance consists of regular, periodic
maintenance on one or more pieces of equipment at a refinery process
unit or plant that may require shutdown of such equipment.
(b) Every September 15, every petroleum refinery employer shall
submit to the division a full schedule of planned turnarounds for all
affected units for the following calendar year.
(c) At the request of the division, at least 60 days prior to the
shutdown of a process unit or plant as part of a planned turnaround,
a petroleum refinery employer shall provide access onsite and allow
the division to review the following documentation for the process
unit or plant scheduled to be shut down for that turnaround:
(1) All corrosion reports and risk-based inspection reports
generated since the last turnaround.
(2) Process hazard analyses generated since the last turnaround.
(3) Boiler permit schedules.
(4) All management of change records related to repairs, design
modifications, and process changes implemented since the last
turnaround or scheduled to be completed in the planned turnaround
referenced in this subdivision and identified in subdivision (b).
(5) Work orders scheduled to be completed in the planned
turnaround referenced in this subdivision and identified in
subdivision (b).
(6) All temporary repairs made since the last turnaround,
including, but not limited to, clamps and encapsulations. As used in
this section, "temporary repairs" means repairs made to piping
systems in order to restore sufficient integrity to continue safe
operation until permanent repairs can be scheduled.
(7) Notification and description of all repairs, design
modifications, or process changes described in a corrosion report,
risk-based inspection report, process hazard analysis, boiler permit
schedule, management of change record, work order, or other document
listed in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, that the petroleum
refinery employer has deferred to a subsequent operational period or
turnaround.
(d) The division may request additional information as necessary
to perform its responsibilities in this part pursuant to Section
6314.
(e) At the request of the division, at least 30 days before the
shutdown of a process unit or plant as part of a planned turnaround,
a petroleum refinery employer shall provide access onsite and allow
the division to review any changes to the information or documents
reviewed by the division pursuant to subdivision (c) and relevant
supporting documents.
(f) At the division's request, a petroleum refinery employer shall
provide the division with physical copies, or, at the division's
discretion, electronic copies if available, of the documentation
reviewed by the division pursuant to subdivisions (c), (d), and (e).
(g) By agreement with a petroleum refinery employer, the division
may modify the reporting period as to any individual item of
information.
(h) This section is not intended to limit or increase the division'
s authority in Part 1 (commencing with Section 6300) to prohibit use
of a place of employment, machine, device, apparatus, or equipment or
any part thereof that constitutes an imminent hazard to employees.
(i) The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this
section is to improve the ability of the state to conduct inspections
of petroleum refining operations.