Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005 Hazard:

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: [A] Initial startup [B] Normal operations [C] Temporary operations [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 [E] Emergency operations [F] Normal shutdown [G] Startup following a turnaround, or after an emergency shutdown At a worksite at 832 E 3rd Street, Milan, MO 64556: The employer failed to protect employees from hazards related to highly hazardous chemicals at the facility. This was last demonstrated on or about May 13, 2024, and at times prior thereto, when the ammonia refrigeration technicians were not provided with complete written operating procedures with clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and did not address all of the elements under A-G of this standard. a) A standard operating procedure for the "E-11" West Plate Freezer Room was found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address any of the elements under A-G. b) A standard operating procedure for the "E-14" #1 Cooler - Real Pet was found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address all of the elements under A-G, this included information on valves associated with the equipment. c) A standard operating procedure for the "E-15" #2 Cooler - Real Pet was found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address all of the elements under A-G, this included information on valves associated with the equipment. d) A standard operating procedure for the "E-19" #6 Cooler - Real Pet was found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address any of the elements under A-G. e) A standard operating procedure for the "E-20" #6 Cooler - Real Pet was found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address any of the elements under A-G. f) A standard operating procedure for the "E-23" #7 Cooler - Real Pet was found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address any of the elements under A-G. h) A standard operating procedure for the "E-33" -10 F Freezer #1 was found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address all of the elements under A-G, this included information on valves associated with the equipment. i) A standard operating procedure for the "E-35" to "E38" were found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address any of the elements under A-G. j) A standard operating procedure for the "E-46" -25F Freezer #2 was found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address all of the elements under A-G, this included information on valves associated with the equipment. k) A standard operating procedure for the "E-51" -10F Holding Freezer #3 was found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address all of the elements under A-G, this included information on valves associated with the equipment. l) A standard operating procedure for the "PF-04" Plate Freezer was found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address all of the elements under A-G, this included information on valves associated with the equipment. m) A standard operating procedure for the "PF-08" Plate Freezer was found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address all of the elements under A-G, this included information on valves associated with the equipment. n) A standard operating procedure for the "PF-10" Plate Freezer was found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address all of the elements under A-G, this included information on valves associated with the equipment. o) A standard operating procedure for the "PF-11" Plate Freezer was found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address all of the elements under A-G, this included information on valves associated with the equipment. p) A standard operating procedure for the "E-16" Plate Freezer was found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address any of the elements under A-G. q) A standard operating procedure for the "VT-1 Surge Drum" to "VT-4 Surge Drum" were found to be incomplete and lacked clear instructions for safely conducting activities in accordance to process safety information and did not address any of the elements under A-G.