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

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that the equipment in the process complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP): a)The employer fails to comply with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP), as outlined in ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (1968 edition), Division 1, Section VIII, UG-135(d) and Appendix M. This violation most recently observed at the Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. located at 111 Red Bluff Road, Pasadena, Texas on or about October 13, 2010, and at times thereafter, in the Alky 2 Unit, where adequate controls were not in place, on the 2 inch intervening block valve between E-101 and its relief, located on vessel D-1, which remained in the open position during operation, exposing the employees to potential fire and hazardous substances. b)The employer fails to comply with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP), as outlined in ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (1968 Edition), Division 1, Section VIII, UG-135(d) and Appendix M. This violation most recently occurred at the Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. located at 111 Red Bluff Road, Pasadena, Texas on or about October 13, 2010, and at times thereafter, in the FCC Unit, where adequate controls were not in place on the intervening valve between E-58 and D- 58, which are protected by PSV 3309, remained in the open position during operation, exposing employees to potential fire and hazardous substances. c)The employer fails to comply with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP), as outlined in ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (1968 edition), Division 1, Section VIII, UG-135(d) and Appendix M.This violation most recently occurred at the Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. located at 111 Red Bluff Road, Pasadena, Texas on or about October 20, 2010, and at times thereafter, in the FCC Unit, where adequate controls were not in place for the block valve on the pilot line for PSV 3312 remained in the open position during operations. Exposing employees to potential fire and hazardous substances. d)The employer fails to comply with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP), as outlined in ANSI/ISA S-84.001-2004. This violation most recently occurred at the Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. located at 111 Red Bluff, Pasadena, Texas on or about June 30, 2010, and at times thereafter, in the Szorb Unit,on SIS-1 and SIS-24 when the employer did not adhere to the manufacturer's testing intervals defined by the SIL determination. Therefore exposing employees to potential fire and hazardous substances. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing steps that it is taking to ensure that equipment in the process complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP).