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Standard Cited: 19100119 E01 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.
Inspection Nr: 106657.015
Citation: 01002
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $4,900.00
Issuance Date: 12/30/2011
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 02/28/2012
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0522300
Contest Date:
Final Order: 01/24/2012
Related Event Code (REC): R
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 01/24/2012 | $4,900.00 | 02/28/2012 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 12/30/2011 | $7,000.00 | 01/29/2012 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1): The process hazard analysis was not appropriate to the complexity of the process and did not identify, evaluate, and address the control of the hazards involved in the process: The process hazard analysis (PHA) done in 2007 for reactor 29 and 30, and in prior years, mentioned the possibility of hydrostatically overfilling the reactors in the Latex process and lists high pressure alarms as one means to prevent this from occurring. This was not appropriate because the unexpectedly rapid rise in pressure due to a pressure produced by a relatively incompressible liquid, as opposed to gas pressure rise, precludes any action by the operator in response to an alarm.