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2018 Số: 6 20/06/2018

Be Prepared for Authority Inspections

A. CHUYỆN GÌ ĐÃ XẢY RA?

Recently we’ve seen an increase in scheduled and unscheduled Picture 1: Serious Process Safety Incident in China resulting in shutdowns and
authority inspections.
authority inspections:

In April 2018 two sites in the US were subject to air permit

In May 2018 the Chinese Environmental Authorities asked an
related inspections. At one site, the inspection included
allnex plant to shut down as a preventative measure to allow for
measurements and took about a week. The inspections went
an inspection of Process Safety Information and procedures after
well because the sites were able to demonstrate that compliant
2 serious process safety incidents in the area. Both incidents
measurement systems are in place.
were related to hot work. Our plant was subject to multiple
inspections thereafter and was able to resume production
thanks to demonstrated effective process safety and hot work
procedures as part of their SHE Management System. In March 2018 one site in the US was subject to an unannounced
routine OSHA inspection. The inspection did not result into
findings. During this inspection a Process Safety Management
(PSM) audit was announced.

In the past six months most of our plants in Europe have been
subject to Seveso (PSM) and/or environmental

inspections. Our site’s SHE Management Systems proof to be

important assets to manage compliance with legal regulations
and inspection requests.

B.LÀM THẾ NÀO ĐIỀU NÀY XẢY RA?

In many countries the Public Opinion expects more authority

oversight and has reduced tolerance for deviations.
Different SHE regulations have built-in authority inspection and
SHE Management System requirements, e.g. Seveso.
SHE standard SHE102 helps the sites to prepare for an
inspection. Following requirements are covered: X

More and more SHE information needs to be reported digitally

to local authorities and is therefore easily available.
Initial point of contact;

Sign-in procedure for auditors;

In some countries, e.g. China, authorities request access to on-
line monitoring data. Scope of the inspection;

C. CHÚNG TA CÓ THỂ LÀM GÌ? Accompanying arrangements, e.g. notes and pictures;

Close-out meeting requirements;

Excellent housekeeping sets the tone for an inspection.

Keeping track of documents that were shared during or after an
inspection; and
Having the basic SHE requirements under control with proper
documentation helps significantly. Items typically looked at are:
Labeling, use of personal protection equipment, safe behaviors, Internal notifications and reporting.
documented risk assessments, incident investigations,
equipment state and preventive maintenance records, and Ensure good follow-up with the inspector(s) after the
management of change.

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inspection.
Verify the legal compliance section of your SHE Management
System and cover compliance during internal audits. Global SHE
provides assistance with this.

Safety Flashes are stored in SharePoint (Safety Health Environment – CR SHE & PSRA – SHE Mgmt. System – Comm. Meetings). If you have questions on this topic or suggestions for future safety flashes, please contact

Bart.DeRidder@allnex.com X
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