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Standard Cited: 19100120 Q02 IX Hazardous waste operations and emergency response.

Inspection Nr: 1199680.015

Citation: 01002B

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: Abatement Completed

Initial Penalty: $0.00

Current Penalty: $0.00

Issuance Date: 06/26/2017

Nr Instances: 2

Nr Exposed: 32

Abatement Date: 03/05/2018

Gravity: 5

Report ID: 0215800

Contest Date: 07/09/2017

Final Order: 02/02/2018

Related Event Code (REC):

Emphasis:


Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History
Type Latest Event Event Date Penalty Abatement Due Date Citation Type Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty J: ALJ Decision 02/02/2018 $0.00 03/05/2018 Serious  
Penalty C: Contested 07/26/2017 $0.00 07/07/2017 Serious  
Penalty Z: Issued 06/26/2017 $0.00 07/07/2017 Serious  

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

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(ix): The emergency response plan did not address, to the extent not addressed elsewhere, emergency alerting and response procedures: a) Wet End, Refiner Room Area, on or about 3/29/17: The Emergency response plan did not address how employees will be informed that an emergency exists and how they should respond. The alarm system did not inform all affected employees that an emergency exists and what their immediate response should be based on the alarm sequence. Monitoring devices for chlorine dioxide installed by the employer were not functional, preventing the recognition of emergency conditions. b) Basement Area, on or about 2/15/17: The Emergency response plan did not address how employees will be informed that an emergency exists and how they should respond. The alarm system did not inform all affected employees that an emergency exists and what their immediate response should be based on the alarm sequence. Monitoring devices for chlorine dioxide installed by the employer were not functional, preventing the recognition of emergency conditions.

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