Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment: For the ammonia process, as observed on or about/between 07/07/2016 -08/31/2016, maintenance procedures were not being implemented in that the following equipment was not being inspected or serviced in accordance with the employer's mechanical integrity program. a) Semi-annual inspections of auxiliary equipment for the ammonia process including, but not limited to, sight glasses and strainers for the ammonia process were not being done. The last inspection of this equipment had taken place in 2004. b) Five year piping inspections were not being done according to the employer's mechanical integrity program for the ammonia process. The employer's mechanical integrity program specified a 5 year piping inspection audit, and the last piping inspection/audit occurred on 06/01/2009. c) Hydrostatic testing of the ammonia transfer hoses was not being done. The manufacturer of the hoses specifies hydrostatic testing every 3 to 5 minutes every 12 months.