Cal. Code Regs. tit. 19 § 5090.3

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 52, December 27, 2024
Section 5090.3 - 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 developed and/or updated, as necessary to reflect current practice, or whenever the tasks or steps to perform on the covered process are found to be inadequate or inaccurate.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 19, § 5090.3

Note: Authority cited: Sections 25531 and 25534.05, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 25531, Health and Safety Code; and Section 68.52, Part 68, Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering section 2755.3 to new section 5090.3 filed 3-6-2024 (Register 2024, No. 10).