Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard: CHEMNEP

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i)(D): The employer's written operating procedures covering the steps for each operating phase did not address emergency shutdown including the conditions under which emergency shutdown is required, and the assignment of shutdown responsibility to qualified operators to ensure that emergency shutdown in a safe and timely manner: a)Phases 1&2: On or about August 23, 2010, the employer did not ensure that the employees were protected from hazards associated with leaking anhydrous ammonia. The employer's emergency shutdown procedures did not instruct the employees to shut down the entire ammonia supply to Phases 1&2 in the event of an anhydrous ammonia leak that could not be independently isolated and did not address what the employees had to do when dealing with leaking, cracked, broken, or ruptured lines carrying anhydrous ammonia.