Jenkins Academy of Applied Technology
Process Safety Management
Learn how OSHA PSM helps prevent major chemical releases. Covers process hazards, safe work, training, changes and emergencies. Fourteen audible lessons; allow about 45–60 minutes.
PSM-001 · School of Occupational Safety · General Occupational Safety
Open for enrollment · Free with sign-up · Noncredit. 14 lessons and a 28-question final knowledge assessment.
For: Operating, maintenance and contractor personnel; supervisors
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Optional assessment and certificate: $49.99 one time, plus applicable tax; included with active SMS. Learning and practice remain free. Purchase alone never awards a certificate. See the exact completion requirements and purchase terms →
What you will study
- Understand PSM and covered processes
- Use employee knowledge and access to information
- Use current process safety information
- Understand process hazard analysis and follow-through
- Follow operating limits and safe work practices
- Provide initial, refresher and verified training
- Coordinate host and contractor responsibilities
- Verify readiness before introducing chemicals
- Maintain the equipment that controls the hazard
- Control ignition sources and permitted work
- Manage changes before they affect the process
- Investigate events and learn from near misses
- Prepare for releases and know your response limits
- Verify the program, records and follow-up
Assessment and completion
Complete the lessons in order and correctly answer every practice check. Practice is unlimited. Pass the final with at least 80% overall and every critical decision correct. Three final attempts are available per set, using alternating assessment forms and targeted lesson review after an unsuccessful attempt. An assessment attempt counts only when the server confirms it.
After passing, submit a 1–5 star rating to finish the course. Every rating is accepted equally; written feedback is optional. Your account retains the online knowledge completion, and you can download a knowledge record. This course does not issue an OSHA Outreach card or a professional or occupational certification.
Employer workplace component
Online knowledge component only. This course does not provide process-operator qualification, PHA-leader competence, HAZWOPER response qualification or proof of facility compliance. Actual process-specific operator, maintenance and contractor training, verified understanding and employer controls remain separate.
The employer determines applicability and provides instruction in language and vocabulary the employee understands. Where the standard requires interaction with a knowledgeable or qualified trainer, arrange appropriate access through the employer. Academy support is asynchronous and has no guaranteed response time. Use the employer’s designated route for urgent safety decisions and required timely trainer access.
Online completion alone does not establish workplace compliance, operator qualification, competent-person status or permission to perform a hazardous task. Keep employer verification and any medical information in the employer’s appropriate records.
Learning resources
- Learner reference and sources ↗
- Employer workplace verification ↗
- Regulatory crosswalk ↗
- Process and role review ↗
- Training and understanding record ↗
- Contractor coordination record ↗
- Change and startup readiness review ↗
- PSM action and record tracker ↗
Version 1.0.0. Federal source review: 2026-10-22. The regulatory crosswalk identifies the course scope and primary sources; state-plan and employer requirements may add obligations.
Assessment and retake policy · Registration and record policy