Remote Isolation Equipment at Chemical Facilities

Region 2 VPP Sites:

Please see yesterday’s US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) news release in the email chain below.

( https://www.csb.gov/us-chemical-safety-board-releases-new-study-calling-for-greater-use-of-remote-isolation-equipment-at-chemical-facilities/#:~:text=Washington%20D.C.%20July%2025%2C%202024,chemical%20facilities%20in%20the%20United )

The CSB is calling on chemical facilities to immediately assess whether remote isolation should be applied to major process equipment even before formal requirements are put in place in industry standards and federal regulations – and if so, install effective remote isolation equipment in a location that is safe for workers to activate.