Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provided clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and addressing at least steps for each operating phase, safe operating limits, safety and health considerations, and safety systems and their functions as outlined by this paragraph: a) For the Chlorine and Sulfur Dioxide containing Processes - On or about September 19, 2014, the employer had not maintained readily accessible clear operating procedures meeting 29 CFR part 1910.119(f)(1)-(4) for the emergency capping kits A, B, and C, nor developed and implemented clear operating procedures for when to activate their use, the altered state operations during their use, or when to decommission their use. b) For the Chlorine and Sulfur Dioxide containing Processes - On or about March 11, 2015, the employer had not developed and implemented clear operating procedures meeting 29 CFR part 1910.119(f)(1)-(4) for the sniff vats that generate sodium hypochlorite and sodium bisulfite from the process chemicals recovered from the filling and nightly process shutdown procedures. c) For the Chlorine and Powell Continuous Flow Bleach Process - On or about March 11, 2015, the employer had not developed and implemented clear operating procedures meeting 29 CFR part 1910.119(f)(1)-(4) for the Powell continuous flow bleach process. Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.