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

29 CFR 1910.119(g)(1)(i): Each employee involved in operating a process was not provided training which included emphasis on the specific safety and health hazards, emergency operations including shutdown, and safe work practices applicable to the employee's job tasks. (a) On October 11, 2018, employees were not trained 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 so a contractor could clean the tank. This caused employee exposure to a spill of waste water containing undetermined amounts of hazardous process chemicals, such as but not limited to acrylonitrile and styrene. 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.