Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100119 G01 I Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.
Inspection Nr: 994622.015
Citation: 01006
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $4,500.00
Current Penalty: $1,600.00
Issuance Date: 03/06/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 59
Abatement Date: 10/15/2015
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0729700
Contest Date: 03/27/2015
Final Order: 10/29/2015
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 10/29/2015 | $1,600.00 | 10/15/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 04/10/2015 | $4,500.00 | 04/20/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/06/2015 | $4,500.00 | 04/20/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.119(g)(1)(i): Each employee presently involved in operating a process, and each employee before being involved in operating a newly assigned process, shall be trained in an overview of the process and in the operating procedures as specified in paragraph (f) of this section. The training shall include emphasis on the specific safety and health hazards, emergency operations including shutdown, and safe work practices applicable to the employee's job tasks: At the establishment the employer had not provided process safety management training to operators and maintenance personnel performing tasks in the chlorine process. Employee(s) were exposed to the release of chlorine compounds to the atmosphere that can lead to injury or death to persons working at the facility.