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29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii): Inspection and testing procedures did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. In The Alternative OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): OSH ACT of 1970 Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees: On or about March 5, 2016 and at times prior thereto, in the 62 Diesel Hydrotreater Unit at the Pasadena Refining System, Inc. refinery in Pasadena, Texas, the employer did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice (RAGAGEP) for Inspection and testing of the piping. Examples of such RAGAGEP include but are not limited to API RP 570 (Piping Inspection Code: In-Service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems), API RP 571 (Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry), API RP 574 (Inspection Practices for Piping System Components) and API RP 939-C (Guidelines for Avoiding Sulfidation (Sulfidic) Corrosion Failures in Oil Refineries) For piping circuit 10"-P-0112-Cs the employer failed to: a) Identify a piping circuit in which sulfidation can occur in the mechanical integrity inspection plan. b) Evaluate the piping system based on present or possible damage mechanisms. c) Establish a corrosion rate for the piping circuit. d) Calculate and track wall loss caused by sulfidation corrosion.