Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 009A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(g)(1)(i): The employer did not train each employee involved in the operating process, in an overview of the process and in the operating procedures as specified in paragraph (f) of 29 CFR 1910.119: The employer is failing to protect employees engaged in production activities throughout the facility. This was most recently documented where employees were exposed to chemical hazards associated with a catastrophic release of Ammonia in that the employer is failing to provide training as listed below for the Refrigeration Department employees regarding the Iola Russell Stover Candies (RSC) site-specific safety and health hazards, emergency operations to include shut down and safe work practices related to their assigned duties and responsibilities to perform tasks in the Ammonia process. a) New Maintenance Supervisor and Skilled Specialists have not received training on the site specific operating procedures for processes and Ammonia refrigeration equipment. The covered subject should include but not limited to the operational phases, operational limits, safety and health considerations. b) New Maintenance Supervisor and Skilled Specialists have not received training on the site specific Ammonia Emergency Response Plan and Ammonia Release Response Plan while required to respond to the recent September Ammonia release incident. c) The employer does not provide training for all of the Refrigeration Department personnel on the site specific overview of the process. d) The employer does not provide training for all of the Refrigeration Process Department personnel on the Unloading Anhydrous Ammonia Tank Wagon System Entire Operating Procedure. e) Adequate training is not provided to personnel performing daily rounds, during which observations and readings were taken on various process equipment in the North and South Ammonia systems. The on the job training provided to these new personnel does not cover the consequences of deviation from operational limits for the process equipment. 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) requires certification and documentation that the abatement of the above violation is completed.