Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A 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) On October 11, 2018, employees were exposed to a spill of waste water containing unknown amounts of hazardous process chemicals, such as but not limited to acrylonitrile and styrene, while opening the manway on the water side of the organic trap holding tank in the CN/DN area of the facility. Employees were not provided with appropriate RAGAGEP for determining that the water side of the tank was empty, because the employer did not include in their standard operating procedures, lock out/tag out program or line breaking procedures that employees were to remove the flex nozzle on top of the water side of the organic trap tank to ensure the tank was empty before opening the manway to the water side of the tank. 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, or written records.