Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 007C Hazard: REFINERY

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) The employer did not follow Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP) when piping sections were not inspected at intervals prescribed by API 570, RAGAGEP identified, as applicable, in the Quality Assurance Inspection/Repair Manual (BWO UOSH-018B-0009). This violation was identified during the inspection at Big West Oil, 333 W Center Street, North Salt Lake, UT 84054, on September 8, 2010, when the Compliance Officer reviewed the piping histories (BWO UOSH-123A-0001 through - 0017) of the selected piping circuit, ALK-FE-34 Propane stripper to E320, E-318, on Alky P&ID Sheet 5 (BWO UOSH-010B07-0008) which had the designation, H2A2, for Hydrofluoric Acid contents, and therefore was Class I piping. American Petroleum Institute (API) 570, Table 2, allows 5 years as the maximum inspection interval for Class I piping. ALK-FE-34 was last inspected on January 21, 2002, which is greater than five years prior to May 17, 2010, the opening date of the inspection. The PSM Engineer submitted the Quality Assurance Inspection/Repair Manual (BWO UOSH-018B-0009) which identifies API 570 as the applicable RAGAGEP and states that inspection of the process equipment shall be conducted every 5 years as a maximum interval. Class I pipes that contain hydrofluoric acid must be inspected every 5 years to avoid failure of the pipe and to prevent potentially hazardous exposures to employees. This may be a system-wide occurrence that requires evaluation of all procedures throughout the facility.t