Distillery software

Process Safety Management Software for Distilleries

Distilleries handle flammable liquid at industrial scale, and serious operators run OSHA 1910.119 process safety management discipline whether or not an atmospheric-storage exemption technically applies. Spirit Sight tracks the full 14-element PSM frame with a completeness view per element, and pairs it with a management-of-change workflow so no process or equipment change goes live without review.

In short: Process safety management software tracks the 14 elements of OSHA 1910.119, process safety information, process hazard analysis, operating procedures, training, contractors, pre-startup safety review, mechanical integrity, hot work, management of change, incident investigation, emergency planning, compliance audits, employee participation, and trade secrets, with element-by-element completeness, and runs management of change from request through hazard review, approval, and pre-startup review.

The 14 elements, measured

PSM fails in the gaps between elements: the PHA that was done but never revisited, the operating procedure nobody certified this year. Spirit Sight gives each element a register and rolls them into an element-by-element completeness view, so the state of the program is a percentage you can defend, not an impression.

Management of change, enforced

Most process incidents trace back to an unreviewed change. The MOC workflow carries every equipment, chemical, or procedure change through hazard review, approval sign-off, and a pre-startup safety review before the change goes live. Review findings route into the corrective-action queue, so an identified hazard gets an owner and a due date, not a margin note.

Built on records you already keep

Mechanical integrity draws on the equipment-safety module's relief-valve and boiler records; incident investigation draws on the incident log; contractor safety draws on the contractor register; hot work draws on the permit board. PSM in Spirit Sight is a frame over live records, not a parallel binder that goes stale between audits.

FAQ

Frequently asked

Does a distillery legally need PSM?
It depends on threshold quantities and how storage is classified, and many distilleries fall under an atmospheric-storage exemption. Serious operators run PSM-equivalent discipline anyway, because the hazards are identical whether or not the citation applies. The software supports the program either way.
What does the MOC workflow enforce?
Change request, hazard review, approval sign-off, and pre-startup safety review, in order, before a change goes live. Findings from review feed the CAPA queue with owners and due dates.
How is element completeness calculated?
Each of the 14 elements carries its own records and status; the cockpit rolls them into a per-element and overall completeness view, so gaps are visible by element instead of hidden in an overall impression.

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