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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. a. Machine room A - On or about October 11, 2023, the employer did not comply with their chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) IIAR 2-2014 6.10.2 when doors to the engine room were not self-closing and tight-fitting (e.g. designed to act as part of the equipment system to provide a secondary containment for releases of ammonia from equipment in the machine room such that the ammonia does not migrate outside the machine room). Failure to enclose and secure the engine rooms can lead to additional personnel being exposed to ammonia in the event of an emergency. b. Machine room B - On or about October 11, 2023, the employer did not comply with their chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) IIAR 2-2014 6.10.2 when doors to the engine room were not self-closing and tight-fitting (e.g. designed to act as part of the equipment system to provide a secondary containment for releases of ammonia from equipment in the machine room such that the ammonia does not migrate outside the machine room). The engine room did not have a door between production and the machine room B. Failure to enclose and secure the engine rooms can lead to additional personnel being exposed to ammonia in the event of an emergency. c. Machine room C - On or about October 11, 2023, the employer did not comply with their chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) IIAR 2-2014 6.10.2 when doors to the engine room were not self-closing and tight-fitting (e.g. designed to act as part of the equipment system to provide a secondary containment for releases of ammonia from equipment in the machine room such that the ammonia does not migrate outside the machine room). The engine room did not have a door between production and the machine room C. Failure to enclose and secure the engine rooms can lead to additional personnel being exposed to ammonia in the event of an emergency. d. Machine room C - On or about October 11, 2023, the employer did not comply with their chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) PA Fire Code Chapter 10, section 1010.1.2.1 "side-hinged swinging doors shall swing in the direction of egress travel were serving a room or area containing an occupant load of 50 or more persons or a Group H occupancy." The egress door had an inward opening screen door that had to be opened prior to exiting using the panic bar door. Failure to ensure machinery doors are equipped with panic hardware can result in delayed emergency evacuation from the machinery room and exposure to fire and toxic hazard. e. Throughout the facility - On or about October 11, 2023, the employer did not comply with their chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) IIAR 2-2014 section 5.14.6. The ammonia piping was not labeled, color coded, and posted with "ammonia," physical state, relative pressure, and direction of flow. Failure to properly label process equipment can lead to human error (i.e., opening the incorrect valve) when operating or performing maintenance on ammonia refrigeration process equipment, exposing employees to fire, explosion, and toxic release hazards. Hanover Foods Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.119(d)(3)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1565223, citation number 1, item number 4a and was affirmed as a final order on 07/13/2022, with respect to a workplace located at 7000 Millington Road, Clayton, DE 19938. Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.