Standard Cited:19100119 M01 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.

Violation Items
Nr: 311611081 Citation: 01013 Issuance: 03/08/2010 ReportingID: 0524700
Viol Type:Serious NrInstances:2 Contest Date:03/31/2010
Abatement Date:04/19/2010 Nr Exposed:25 Final Order:
Initial Penalty:7000.00 REC: Emphasis:
Current Penalty:7000.00 Gravity:10 Haz Category:REFINERY



Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 013 Hazard: REFINERY
29 CFR 1910.119(m)(1): The employer did not investigate each incident which resulted in, or could reasonably have resulted in, a catastrophic release of a highly hazardous chemical in the workplace: a.BP-Husky Refining, LLC - Oregon, Ohio: On or about May 17, 2006, the employer failed to initiate an incident investigation following the identification of hydrocarbons in the fire water system in the Crude 2 Unit. Incident report 2006-IR-1837512 was entered into the computerized incident tracking system, but it was classified as a near miss, no incident investigation team was established to investigate, the 'Comprehensive List of Causes' did not contain the source of the cross contamination of hydrocarbons into the fire water system, there were no findings or causal factors related to the incident, and there were no recommendations made. b.BP-Husky Refining, LLC - Oregon, Ohio: On or about February 10, 2008, the employer failed to initiate an incident investigation following the identification of zyme contamination in the fire water system in the Crude Vac 2 Unit. Incident report 2008- IR-2805454 was entered into the computerized incident tracking system, but it was classified as a near miss, "no formal investigation at this time" was entered into the form, there was no identification of factors that contributed to the incident, the source of the contamination was not identified, and there were no recommendations made. c.BP-Husky Refining, LLC - Oregon, Ohio: On or about September 29, 2009, the employer did not conduct an incident investigation for the leak in the flare line at the blowdown drum tie-in point in the Alky 1 unit. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.