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

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazards of anhydrous ammonia in that: a) On or about 5/17/11, the compressor room had doors that communicated with the maintenace shop that were not self-closing fire doors as required by ANSI/ASHRAE 15- 1994 8.14(b). b) On or about 5/17/11, the compressor room wall leading into the maintenance shop had pipes piecing the wall, openings between the wall top and the roof deck, and wood sections. The compressor room wall was not tight, of noncombustible construction and were not of at least one-hour fire resistive construction. In addition, pipes were not sealed to the walls as required by ANSI/ASHRAE 15-1994 8.14(c) and (f). Among other methods, several feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct these hazards include: a) install self-closing fire doors; b) seal openings in the wall and replace wood sections with one-hour fire resistive construction materials in accordance with ANSI/ASHRAE 15-1994 8.14(b), (c), and (f), respectively. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED