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29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(iii): The frequency of inspections and tests of process equipment shall be consistent with applicable manufacturers' recommendations and good engineering practices, and more frequently if determined to be necessary by prior operating experience. a. On or about April 23, 2024, and at times prior, the employer did not ensure that mechanical integrity inspections were performed in accordance with the applicable manufacturers' recommendations and good engineering practices per ASME Code 31.3 - 2016 for Process Piping, regarding the CR1 covered process and the two-piece 1-inch compression fitting joint from the pipe assembly of the fluid feed piping into the CR1 reactor. As a result, there was a compression fitting failure that resulted in the separation of the piping on the CR1 Reactor that caught an ignition source, thereby exposing employees working on and in the vicinity of the CR1 covered process to contact, explosion and fire hazards.