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

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(6): The employer did not update and revalidate the requirements in paragraph (e)(4) of this section at least every five years, to assure that the process hazard analysis is consistent with the current process: At the facility the employer did not update and revalidate the process hazard analysis for the refrigeration system at least every five years to assure that the Process Hazard Analysis for the Ammonia Refrigeration processes is consistent with the current process, from 1995 when the initial Process Hazard Analysis conducted by Phillips Refrigeration Consultants, Inc., to the present, except for 2015 and 2019. Employees engaged in repair, replace, inspection and maintenance activities of covered process equipment at the engine rooms, roof top, and production floor areas were exposed to the hazards of inhalation of toxic ammonia, asphyxiation, chemical burns, and fire. 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) requires certification and documentation that the abatement of the above violation is complete.