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

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii): Inspection and testing procedures did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices: On or about February 17, 2015, the employer did not conduct inspections and testing in accordance with API 510, such as but not limited to the following instances: a) The employer has not provided access to possible confined spaces so that inspection and testing of pressure vessels and piping could be conducted. The employer did not complete inspections of process equipment as specified by consensus standards, such as but not limited to API 510. API 510 Section 6.5.2.5 requires that the inspector be given sufficient access to all parts of the vessel so that an accurate assessment of the vessel condition can be made. Inspection records for the past ten year indicate that UT and visual inspections were limited due to access, such as but not limited to the following vessels: CB31D, CB12D, 261D, CB271D, CB272D, 281D, 301D, 302D, 311D, 312D, 313D, 361D b) The employer did not complete inspection and testing of process equipment as specified by consensus standards, such as but not limited to API 510, Section 6.5.1.1. Inspection records indicate that the following pressure vessels have not had visual or UT inspections during the past ten years in accordance with API 510: V-5, V-6, V-7, V-8, V-9, V-11, V-13, V-270, V-300, V-318, V-320, V-502, V-620, V-661, V-662, V-1250, V1260 c) The employer did not to complete inspection and testing of process equipment as specified by consensus standards, such as but not limited to API 570, Section 6.3.3. Inspection records indicate that Midstream did not schedule inspection intervals; not to exceed the lesser of one half the remaining life of the pipe as determined from corrosion rates indicated in API 570, Section 7.1.1.1 or the maximum intervals recommended in Table 2: - Piping circuit 3 G-3061 A-D, located in the New Cryo Area was inspected on August 2, 2011 and (TML 2.02) the pipe was found to have a remaining life of 6.87 years. The pipe was not inspected in 3.4 or 5 years in accordance with API 570, Section 6.3.3. -Piping circuit 2 G-3022 - A-B, located in the Liquid Product Storage Area was inspected on October 3, 2005 and the pipe was found to have a remaining life of 6.1 years. The pipe was not inspected in 3.0 or 5 years in accordance with API 570, Section 6.3.3. -Piping circuit 6 NG-3090 A-B, located in the Liquid Product Storage Area was inspected on October 10, 2005 and the pipe was found to have a remaining life of 5.6 years. The pipe was not inspected in 2.8 years in accordance with API 570, Section 6.3.3. d) The employer did not to complete inspection and testing of process equipment as specified by consensus standards, such as, but not limited to, API 510, Section 6.5.1.1. Inspection records indicate that the inspection period between internal or on-stream inspections and thickness measurement inspections exceeded one-half the remaining life of the pressure vessel and whenever the remaining life is less than four years, the inspection interval exceeded a maximum of two years for E/P Mix Tank V-210 and V-345 North Glycol after Scrubber.