Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. (a) Machinery Room - On, or about September 17, 2015, the employer did not document that the door leading from the ice making room into the machinery room, which was not marked with a restricted access sign, complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) such as, but not limited to IIAR 2-2008 Equipment, Design, and Installation of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Mechanical Refrigeration Systems, Section 13.1.2 Accessibility, Para. 13.1.2.4, which requires access to refrigerating machinery rooms to be restricted to authorized personnel; and for each door to be clearly marked with permanent signs posted at each entrance indicating this restriction. (b) Machinery Room - On, or about September 17, 2015, the employer did not document that the machinery room doors that were not tight-fitting, in that they were not equipped with seals, complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) such as, but not limited to IIAR 2-2008 Equipment, Design, and Installation of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Mechanical Refrigeration Systems, Section 13.1.10 Entrances and Exits, Para. 13.1.10.1, which requires each refrigeration machinery room to be equipped with a tight-fitting door or doors that open outward and are self-closing if they open into the building. (c) Machinery Room - On, or about September 17, 2015, the employer did not document that the mechanical ventilation system inlet air obtained from the loading dock area where vehicles with internal combustion engines were operated and carbon monoxide could exist, complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) such as, but not limited to IIAR 2-2008 Equipment, Design, and Installation of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Mechanical Refrigeration Systems, Section 13.3 Ventilation, Para. 13.3.3.2, which requires the ambient inlet air to be clean and uncontaminated. (d) Machinery Room - On, or about September 17, 2015, the employer did not document that the machinery room emergency ventilation system exhaust fan that discharged horizontally, complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) such as, but not limited to IIAR 2-2008 Equipment, Design, and Installation of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Mechanical Refrigeration Systems, Section 13.3 Ventilation, Para. 13.3.7.1, which requires all exhaust fans to discharge vertically with a minimum discharge velocity of 2500 feet per minute (FPM). Note: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this violation, in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.