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

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(2): The employer did not use or did not use correctly one or more of the methodologies presented in 29 CFR 1910.119(e)(2)(i) through (vii) that were appropriate to determine and to evaluate the hazards of the process being analyzed. The employer does not ensure the correct use of one or more of the methodologies presented in 29 CFR 1910.119(e)(2)(i) through (vii) that are appropriate to evaluate the hazards of the process being analyzed. The violation occurred on or about November 6, 2012 and times prior thereto, occurred in the propane container filling and evacuation areas where The employer failed to ensure that the 2004 and 2011 process hazard analyses was appropriate to the complexities of the process and did not identify evaluate, and control the hazards involved. AmeriGas's use of the What-if methodology did not correctly evaluate the hazards of the process being analyzed. In the propane container filling and evacuation areas the hazards present in the process were not addressed or not specific enough to provide appropriate recommendations to safeguard the hazards. Hazards include but not limited to: a. Failure or leak in the carrousel rotary joint b. Failure of buried liquid propane piping to the carrousel This condition exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date the employer must submit documentation showing it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps it is taking to ensure the correct use of one or more of the methodologies presented in 29 CFR 1910.119(e)(2)(i) through (vii) that are appropriate to evaluate the hazards of the process being analyzed.