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29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. Instance a). On or about March 2, 2021, at the Blue Bell facility located in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, the employer did not document that equipment complied with its chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice (RAGAGEP), such as ANSI IIAR-2 2014 (International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration) section 6.6.2, when pipes penetrating the machinery room separation were not sealed to the wall to which they penetrated. Instance b). On or about March 2, 2021, at the Blue Bell facility located in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, the employer did not document that equipment complied with its chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice, such as ANSI IIAR-2 2014 section 6.10.2, when the southwest door of the machinery room was not constructed with a self-closing mechanism and was not constructed to open in the direction of egress for occupants leaving the machinery room. Instance c). On or about March 2, 2021, at the Blue Bell facility located in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, the employer did not document that equipment complied with its chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice, such as ANSI IIAR-2 2014 section 6.12.1, when the emergency stop switch for mechanical equipment in the refrigerating machinery room was not installed adjacent to the machinery room door and the function of the switch was not clearly marked by signage. Instance d). On or about March 2, 2021, at the Blue Bell facility located in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, the employer did not document that equipment complied with its chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice, such as ANSI IIAR-2 2014 section 6.12.2, when an emergency ventilation control switch for mechanical equipment in the refrigerating machinery room was not installed outside and adjacent to the machinery room door. Instance e). On or about March 2nd 2021, at the Blue Bell facility located in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, the employer did not document that equipment complied with its chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice, such as ANSI IIAR-2 2014 section 6.13.1, when audible and visual alarms were not installed inside and outside of each entrance to the machinery room. Instance f). On or about March 2nd 2021, at the Blue Bell facility located in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, the employer did not document that equipment complied with its chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice, such as ANSI IIAR-2 2014 section 6.14.7.4, when the failure of the emergency mechanical ventilation system in the machinery failed to notify a monitored location. Instance g). On or about March 2nd 2021, at the Blue Bell facility located in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, the employer did not document that it complied with its chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice, such as ANSI IIAR-2 2014 section 6.14.7.1, when the emergency mechanical ventilation system provided less than the required 30 air changes per hour based on the gross machinery room volume.