Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP). a. On or about 10/20/2015, at the Diversified Foods and Seasonings facility located in Madisonville Louisiana, the employer did not document that it complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice such as ANSI/ASHRAE-15 (American Society of Heating Refrigeration Air-Conditioning and Engineering) and ANSI/IIAR-2 (International Institute Ammonia Refrigeration) as it failed to install visual and audible alarms outside the engine room entrance doors exposing employees to the hazards of dangerous concentrations of ammonia following a release in the engine room. b. On or about 10/20/2015, at the Diversified Foods and Seasonings facility located in Madisonville Louisiana, the employer did not document that it complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice such as ANSI/ASHRAE-15 (American Society of Heating Refrigeration Air-Conditioning and Engineering) when it failed to set ammonia detectors in the engine room at a value not greater than TLV-TWA (Threshold limit value-time weighted average) exposing employees to toxic hazards of ammonia exposure. c. On or about 10/20/2015, at the Diversified Foods and Seasonings facility located in Madisonville Louisiana, the employer did not document that it complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice such as ANSI/ASHRAE-15 (American Society of Heating Refrigeration Air-Conditioning and Engineering) when it failed to ensure that alarms would activate upon failure of the ventilation system in the machine room exposing employees to fire, explosion, and toxic hazards following an ammonia release. d. On or about 10/20/2015, at the Diversified Foods and Seasonings facility located in Madisonville Louisiana, the employer did not document that it complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice such as ANSI/ASHRAE-15 (American Society of Heating Refrigeration Air-Conditioning and Engineering) and ANSI/IIAR-2 (International Institute Ammonia Refrigeration) when it failed to post an authorized personnel sign on the West entrance door of the engine room exposing employees to toxic hazards of ammonia exposure. e. On or about 10/20/2015, at the Diversified Foods and Seasoning facility located in Madisonville Louisiana, the employer did not document that it complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice such as ANSI/IIAR-2 (International Institute Ammonia Refrigeration) when it failed to install an accessible eyewash and body shower station outside of the engine room exit exposing employees to toxic hazards of ammonia exposure.