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

29 CFR 1910.119(f): Operating procedures. 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer shall develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and shall address at least the following elements. 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i): Steps for each operating phase: 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i)(D): 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 is executed in a safe and timely manner. a. On or about December 29, 2022, and at times prior, the employer did not ensure that it's procedure for emergency shutdown for the Stripper Building/MIBK Recovery Unit (MRU) covered processes included all of the necessary steps and was properly implemented with affected employees. The emergency shutdown procedure for the Stripper Building/MRU did not include the use of the "emergency stop" buttons in the procedure or the steps on how to shut down the MRU. Employees working on and in the vicinity of the MRU covered process were exposed to fire, explosion, and contact hazards.