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

29 CFR 1910.119(l)(3): Employees involved in operating a process and maintenance and contract employees whose job tasks will be affected by a change in the process were not informed of, and trained in, the change prior to start-up of the process or affected part of the process: At the establishment, the employer did not provide training to employees regarding specific safety and health hazards, emergency operations to include shut down and safe work practices related to their assigned duties and responsibilities. Employees have not received the required knowledge, skills, and abilities including but not limited to the training on the operation and the effect of the emergency shutdown control switches located on the outside of the two engine rooms. Emergency stop button designed to shut down the entire ammonia system in the event of an emergency. Employees were exposed to catastrophic release of ammonia which result in asphyxiation, explosion and flash fire leading to death and injury to persons in and near the facility. 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) requires certification and documentation that the abatement of the above violation is completed.