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29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5): Equipment deficiencies. The employer shall correct deficiencies in equipment that are outside acceptable limits (defined by the process safety information in paragraph (d) of this section) before further use or in a safe and timely manner when necessary means are taken to assure safe operation: The employer is failing to protect employees from chemical hazards associated with the anhydrous ammonia refrigeration system. This violation was most recently documented at a worksite located at or near 1009 W M St., Hastings, Nebraska 68901 on July 24, 2018. The employer is failing to provide Process Safety Information for the safety system in the engine room, specifically no audio or visual alarms are in or outside of the engine room. The engine room is not equipped with alarms that audibly or visually indicate that an ammonia leak is present. Its chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice (RAGAGEP), ANSI/IIAR 2-2014 ANSI/IIAR 2 -2014 (Standard for Safe Design of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems), Section 6.13.1 states that for ammonia detection for machinery rooms, audible and visual alarms shall be provided inside the room to warn that access to the room is restricted to authorized personnel and emergency responders when the alarm has activated. Additional audible and visual alarms shall be located outside of each entrance to the machinery room.