Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 008 Hazard: CHEMNEP

29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1): The employer did not establish and implement written procedures to manage changes to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures; and, changes to facilities that affect a covered process: (a)At the water treatment plant, a written management of change program had not been developed and implemented to inform all employee(s) working in the chlorine process when changes to the process chemicals, technology, equipment, or procedures have occurred. (b)the employer had not developed nor implemented a written management of change program to address changes to the chlorine process; there has been several changes to the program where no management of change was conducted such as the following: (1)No management of change for the removal of the pressure regulator #7. (2)No management of change for the removal of the yoke valves. (3)No management of change for the removal of the pressure gauge #8 (4)No management of change for attaching a clear plastic tubing to the second pvc plastic vent line entering the chlorine feed room. Employee(s) were exposed to release of chlorine compounds to the atmosphere that can lead to death or injury to persons working in the facility. 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) requires certification and documentation that the abatement of the above violation is completed.