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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19100119 J02 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.

This violation item has been deleted.

Inspection Nr: 1212648.015

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Date: 09/05/2017 2

Initial Penalty: $12,675.00

Current Penalty: $0.00

Issuance Date: 07/31/2017

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 37

Related Event Code (REC): R

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0626700

Contest Date:

Final Order: 09/15/2017

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	09/15/2017	$0.00	09/05/2017	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	07/31/2017	$12,675.00	09/05/2017	Serious

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

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not implement written procedures to maintain on-going integrity of process equipment as required. On or about February 12, 2017, and at times prior to, in the Sulfur Recovery Unit at Houston Refining in Houston, TX, the employer did not ensure that the frequency of inspections and testing of process piping was performed in accordance with INP-PRO-201, Inspection, Testing, and Repair of Piping when: a) The employer failed to inspect piping circuit 42-TG-1023-CAD (ISO439-0038-04), at the designated 5 year inspection interval (INP-PRO-201 Section 4.2.4.2.2 Table II) at the following locations: 1. TML 1 2. TML 2 3. TML 3 4. TML 4 5. TML 5 6. TML 6 7. TML 7 8. TML 8 9. TML 9 10. TML 10 11. TML 11 12. TML 12 13. TML 13 14. TML 14 15. TML 15 16. TML 16 17. TML 17 b) After the piping was placed in service, subsequent measurements of 42-TG-1023-CAD (ISO439-0038-04), were not made at appropriate intervals to establish corrosion (INP-PRO-201 Section 4.1.10), at the following locations: 1. TML 1 2. TML 3 3. TML 4 4. TML 5 5. TML 6 6. TML 8 7. TML 9 8. TML 10 9. TML 11 10. TML 12 11. TML 14 12. TML 15 13. TML 16 14. TML 17 c) Corrosion under insulation (CUI) inspection was not performed on piping circuit 42-TG-1023-CAD (ISO439-0038-04) to monitor corrosion (INP-PRO-104), at the following locations: 1. TML 1 2. TML 2 3. TML 3 4. TML 4 5. TML 5 6. TML 6 7. TML 7 8. TML 8 9. TML 9 10. TML 10 11. TML 11 12. TML 12 13. TML 13 14. TML 14 15. TML 15 16. TML 16 17. TML 17

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